Article - CS436959
Unable to login in windchill with error "Error creating bean with name" in Windchill PDMLink
Modified: 24-Nov-2025
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 12.0 to 13.0
Description
- Unable to login in windchill with error
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet - Context initialization failed org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.mvc.controllers.SetReleaseTargetController#0' defined in file [/appl/ptc/Windchill_12.0/Windchill/codebase/config/mvc/ChangeManagement-configs.xml]: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.ClassFormatError: Extra bytes at the end of class file com/ptc/core/ui/navigationRB
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1334)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1232)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:582)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:953)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:918)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:583)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.configureAndRefreshWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:702)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.createWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:668)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.createWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:716)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.initWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:591)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.initServletBean(FrameworkServlet.java:530)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.HttpServletBean.init(HttpServletBean.java:170)
at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:158)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.initServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1170)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1115)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:1008)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:4948)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5263)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:753)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:727)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:695)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:673)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployDescriptor.run(HostConfig.java:1881)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:515)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:628)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassFormatError: Extra bytes at the end of class file com/ptc/core/ui/navigationRB
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:1017)
at java.base/java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:174)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.defineClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:800)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.findClassOnClassPathOrNull(BuiltinClassLoader.java:698)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClassOrNull(BuiltinClassLoader.java:621)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:579)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoaders.java:178)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:522)
at com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.mvc.controllers.SetReleaseTargetController.<clinit>(SetReleaseTargetController.java:80)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:490)
at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:211)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:87)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1326)
... 33 more- After CPS update unable to access the Windchill with error
2025-11-20 11:27:26,288 ERROR [Servlet engine main] org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet - Context initialization failed org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'com.ptc.mvc.components.support.ComponentBuilderBeanPostProcessor#0' defined in class path resource [config/mvc/jca-mvc.xml]: Cannot create inner bean 'com.ptc.jca.mvc.components.JcaTypedAttrLayOutFactory#459d679c' of type [com.ptc.jca.mvc.components.JcaTypedAttrLayOutFactory] while setting bean property 'typedAttrLayOutFactory'
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveInnerBeanValue(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:421)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.lambda$resolveValueIfNecessary$0(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:149)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveInnerBean(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:262)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveValueIfNecessary(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:148)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1725)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1474)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:606)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:529)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:339)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:373)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:337)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:207)
at org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.registerBeanPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:277)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.registerBeanPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:808)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:611)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.configureAndRefreshWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:706)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.createWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:672)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.createWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:720)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.initWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:595)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.initServletBean(FrameworkServlet.java:537)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.HttpServletBean.init(HttpServletBean.java:169)
at jakarta.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:143)
at jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServlet.init(HttpServlet.java:121)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.initServlet(StandardWrapper.java:843)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:800)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:704)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:4221)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:4508)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:599)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:571)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:654)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:632)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployDescriptor.run(HostConfig.java:1881)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:539)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:123)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:527)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:418)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1621)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:303)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setStateInternal(LifecycleBase.java:389)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setState(LifecycleBase.java:336)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:776)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:772)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1203)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1193)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:145)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:749)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:203)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:412)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:870)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:761)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:569)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:345)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:569)
at com.ptc.tomcat.embedded.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:504)
at com.ptc.tomcat.embedded.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:448)
at com.ptc.tomcat.embedded.Bootstrap.lambda$new$0(Bootstrap.java:167)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:840)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'com.ptc.jca.mvc.components.JcaTypedAttrLayOutFactory#459d679c': Lookup method resolution failed
at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.checkLookupMethods(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:498)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.determineCandidateConstructors(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:368)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.determineConstructorsFromBeanPostProcessors(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1334)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1229)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:569)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:529)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveInnerBeanValue(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:407)
... 73 more
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to introspect Class [com.ptc.jca.mvc.components.JcaTypedAttrLayOutFactory] from ClassLoader [jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader@21588809]
at org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.getDeclaredMethods(ReflectionUtils.java:483)
at org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.doWithLocalMethods(ReflectionUtils.java:320)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.checkLookupMethods(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:476)
... 79 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/ptc/core/ui/resources/ComponentMode
at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:3402)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods(Class.java:2504)
at org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.getDeclaredMethods(ReflectionUtils.java:465)
... 81 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.ptc.core.ui.resources.ComponentMode
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:641)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoaders.java:188)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525)
... 85 more
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