Unable to Add the Widget to Backoffice

[Former Member]

Creating new custom widget.

Created definition.xml and .zul file.

Build Platform and started server.

login to backoffice and Switched to the Application Orchestrator by pressing F4.

From the main tab on the top of the page, by clicking + button to added a new widget

I Can see widget but when click on Add & Connect OR Add & Close

I get error message

Console Error

 java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The given userID is null!
         at com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument(Preconditions.java:135) ~[guava-23.0.jar:?]
         at de.hybris.platform.servicelayer.util.ServicesUtil.validateParameterNotNull(ServicesUtil.java:138) ~[coreserver.jar:?]
         at de.hybris.platform.servicelayer.user.impl.DefaultUserService.getUserForUID(DefaultUserService.java:91) ~[coreserver.jar:?]
         at com.hybris.backoffice.cockpitng.core.user.impl.DefaultPlatformAuthorityGroupService.getAllAuthorityGroupsForUser(DefaultPlatformAuthorityGroupService.java:114) ~[classes/:?]
         at com.hybris.backoffice.cockpitng.core.user.impl.DefaultPlatformAuthorityGroupService.getActiveAuthorityGroupForUser(DefaultPlatformAuthorityGroupService.java:65) ~[classes/:?]
         at com.hybris.cockpitng.engine.impl.DefaultWidgetWizartionDelegate.applyRoleRestrictions(DefaultWidgetWizartionDelegate.java:134) ~[cockpitadmin-18.08.12-RC2.jar:?]
         at com.hybris.cockpitng.engine.impl.DefaultWidgetWizartionDelegate.lambda$createAddWidgetWizardEventListener$0(DefaultWidgetWizartionDelegate.java:80) ~[cockpitadmin-18.08.12-RC2.jar:?]
         at com.hybris.cockpitng.adminmode.wizards.AddWidgetWizardController.addWidgetToSlot(AddWidgetWizardController.java:345) ~[cockpitadmin-18.08.12-RC2.jar:?]
         at com.hybris.cockpitng.adminmode.wizards.AddWidgetWizardController.access$200(AddWidgetWizardController.java:55) ~[cockpitadmin-18.08.12-RC2.jar:?]
         at com.hybris.cockpitng.adminmode.wizards.AddWidgetWizardController$5.onEvent(AddWidgetWizardController.java:331) ~[cockpitadmin-18.08.12-RC2.jar:?]
         at org.zkoss.zk.ui.AbstractComponent.onEvent(AbstractComponent.java:3162) ~[zk-8.5.0.jar:3.6.4]
         at org.zkoss.zk.ui.AbstractComponent.service(AbstractComponent.java:3132) ~[zk-8.5.0.jar:3.6.4]
         at org.zkoss.zk.ui.AbstractComponent.service(AbstractComponent.java:3074) ~[zk-8.5.0.jar:3.6.4]
         at org.zkoss.zk.ui.impl.EventProcessor.process(EventProcessor.java:138) ~[zk-8.5.0.jar:3.6.4]
         at org.zkoss.zk.ui.impl.UiEngineImpl.processEvent(UiEngineImpl.java:1846) ~[zk-8.5.0.jar:3.6.4]
         at org.zkoss.zk.ui.impl.UiEngineImpl.process(UiEngineImpl.java:1618) [zk-8.5.0.jar:3.6.4]
         at org.zkoss.zk.ui.impl.UiEngineImpl.execUpdate(UiEngineImpl.java:1321) [zk-8.5.0.jar:3.6.4]
         at org.zkoss.zk.au.http.DHtmlUpdateServlet.process(DHtmlUpdateServlet.java:606) [zk-8.5.0.jar:3.6.4]
         at org.zkoss.zk.au.http.DHtmlUpdateServlet.doGet(DHtmlUpdateServlet.java:482) [zk-8.5.0.jar:3.6.4]
         at org.zkoss.zk.au.http.DHtmlUpdateServlet.doPost(DHtmlUpdateServlet.java:490) [zk-8.5.0.jar:3.6.4]
         at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:661) [servlet-api.jar:?]

Steps followed : Adding the Widget to an Application

[former_member649347]

Please add the widget configuration in *widget.xml

[x1111111111]

Hi khajamohiddin ,

I followed steps mentioned in https://help.sap.com/viewer/5c9ea0c629214e42b727bf08800d8dfa/6.6.0.0/en-US/8bd4366a86691014b818f8dd6...

I don't see anything mentioned about widget configuration in *widget.xml

Can you please provide reference widget configuration in *widget.xml

[former_member649347]

Hi x1111111111 ,

<widget-connection sourceWidgetId="STUB_com.widgets.actions.YOUR_ACTION"
outputId="currentObject" targetWidgetId="*"
inputId="incomingMessage" />