"SOAP invocation failed: java.security.PrivilegedActionException: com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.SOAPExceptionImpl: Message send failed" When using an "Invoke Soap Method" in PAM 4.3.5

Products

• Process Automation Manager

Issue/Introduction

When using an "Invoke Soap Method" in PAM, the following error appears in PAM UI and c2o.log:

SOAP invocation failed: java.security.PrivilegedActionException: com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.SOAPExceptionImpl: Message send failed

and 

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal character(s) in message header value: Basic

 

Environment

Release : 4.3

Component : Process Automation

Cause

length of the username and password and special character's in the password, like "?"

Resolution

Remove the "?" from the password and use a shorter username and password for the connection to WebServices.