2908616 - After Java System upgrade/update to 7.5 SLD application no longer works and returns "500 Internal Server Error"

After having Java server (hosting the SLD application) upgraded to Netweaver 7.5, launhcing SLD page http(s)://hostname:port/sld returns "500 Internal Server Error".


And upon matching this error on the DefaultTrace file, following is perceived.

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[EXCEPTION]
java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.lang.String.length() of a null object loaded from field com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerClobBase.value of an object loaded from local variable 'this'
at com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerClobBase.length(SQLServerClob.java:388)
at com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerClob.length(SQLServerClob.java:97)
at com.sap.sql.jdbc.common.CommonWrappedClob.length(CommonWrappedClob.java:59)
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• System Landscape Directory(SLD);
• SAP AS Netweaver Java 7.5;
• Microsoft SQL DB.

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