2711472 - NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/axis/MessageContext when using AXIS adapter

You have a scenario in your system which uses the AXIS Adapter in the sender or receiver communication channels.

When sending a message in this scenario, the same fails with the following error (visible in the XPI traces):

Catching java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/axis/MessageContext
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forNameFW(Class.java:261)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:171)
at com.sap.aii.adapter.axis.modules.AFAdapterBean.ejbCreate(AFAdapterBean.java:42)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.Interceptors_Callback2xStyleInvocation.invoke(Interceptors_Callback2xStyleInvocation.java:23)
at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.AbstractInvocationContext.proceed(AbstractInvocationContext.java:179)
...
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.axis.MessageContext
------------------------- Loader Info -------------------------
ClassLoader name: [sap.com/com.sap.aii.axis.app]
Loader hash code: 31172e72
Living status: alive
Direct parent loaders:
[system:Frame]
[interface:webservices]
[interface:cross]
[interface:security]
[interface:transactionext]
[library:webservices_lib]
[library:opensql]
[library:jms]
[library:ejb20]
[service:p4]
[service:ejb]
[service:servlet_jsp]
[sap.com/com.sap.aii.adapter.axis]
Resources:
/usr/sap/<SID>/<server>/j2ee/cluster/apps/sap.com/com.sap.aii.axis.app/EJBContainer/applicationjars/com.sap.aii.adapter.axis.ejb.jar
/usr/sap/<SID>/<server>/j2ee/cluster/apps/sap.com/com.sap.aii.axis.app/servlet_jsp/XIAxisAdapter/root/WEB-INF/lib/com.sap.aii.adapter.axis.web_api.jar
---------------------------------------------------------------
at com.sap.engine.boot.loader.MultiParentClassLoader.loadClass(MultiParentClassLoader.java:280)
at com.sap.engine.boot.loader.MultiParentClassLoader.loadClass(MultiParentClassLoader.java:249)
... 105 more

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