Getting javax.faces.application.ViewExpiredException trying to run my JSF application on IBM WAS Liberty 8.5.5.9

Question

The following exception is thrown when trying to run my Java EE app on WebSphere Liberty 8.5.5.9 Java EE 7 full profile. It previously ran without issues AS-IS on 8.5.5.8.

 

SRVE0777E: Exception thrown by application class 'javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service:214'

 

Caused by: javax.faces.application.ViewExpiredException: /index.go - No saved view state could be found for the view identifier: /index.go

at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.RestoreViewExecutor.execute(RestoreViewExecutor.java:183)
... 4 more

 

 

Answer 1

If you can verify that you are currently using Apache MyFaces 2.x which is the defualt JSF implementation of IBM WebSphere and that this exception is thrown during loading of @ViewScoped backing beans, and the following is not already present in your web.xml, add this:

 

<context-param>
    <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.SERIALIZE_STATE_IN_SESSION</param-name>
    <param-value>false</param-value>
</context-param>