org.springframework.ws.client.WebServiceTransportException Not Found 404

SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet [appServlet] in context with path [/smdealer] threw exception org.springframework.ws.client.WebServiceTransportException: Not Found [404]

Problem :

We come across this common exception when using web services with spring.

Exception I Encountered Was :

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SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet [appServlet] in context with path [/smdealer] threw exception
org.springframework.ws.client.WebServiceTransportException: Not Found [404]
 at org.springframework.ws.client.core.WebServiceTemplate.handleError(WebServiceTemplate.java:624)
 at org.springframework.ws.client.core.WebServiceTemplate.doSendAndReceive(WebServiceTemplate.java:548)
 at org.springframework.ws.client.core.WebServiceTemplate.sendAndReceive(WebServiceTemplate.java:499)
 at org.springframework.ws.client.core.WebServiceTemplate.marshalSendAndReceive(WebServiceTemplate.java:348)
 at org.springframework.ws.client.core.WebServiceTemplate.marshalSendAndReceive(WebServiceTemplate.java:342)
 at com.tracfone.udp.delegate.impl.AgentServiceImpl.authenticate(AgentServiceImpl.java:69)
 at com.tracfone.udp.security.CustomAuthenticationProvider.authenticate(CustomAuthenticationProvider.java:41)
 at org.springframework.security.authentication.ProviderManager.authenticate(ProviderManager.java:156)
 at org.springframework.security.authentication.ProviderManager.authenticate(ProviderManager.java:174)
 at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter.attemptAuthenticatio

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Solution :

This exception was caused when i was using incorrect uri for the web service for authentication. The environment variable was invalid. I just updated the environment variable in uri and it worked fine.

Example :

- Pointing the correct URI for the service worked for me.

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