This seems to be the same problem. Exception occurs when instanciating com.aspose.slides.Presentation. We’re using aspose-slides 15.8.0.
Caused by: javax.ejb.EJBException: See nested exception; nested exception is: java.lang.Exception: See nested Throwable
at com.ibm.ejs.container.util.ExceptionUtil.EJBException(ExceptionUtil.java:475)
at com.ibm.ejs.container.util.ExceptionUtil.EJBException(ExceptionUtil.java:365)
at com.ibm.ejs.container.BusinessExceptionMappingStrategy.mapException(BusinessExceptionMappingStrategy.java:392)
at com.ibm.ejs.container.BusinessExceptionMappingStrategy.setUncheckedException(BusinessExceptionMappingStrategy.java:554)
at com.ibm.ejs.container.EJSDeployedSupport.setUncheckedLocalException(EJSDeployedSupport.java:567)
… 68 more
Caused by: java.lang.Exception: See nested Throwable
at com.ibm.ejs.container.util.ExceptionUtil.Exception(ExceptionUtil.java:346)
… 73 more
Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at java.lang.J9VMInternals.ensureError(J9VMInternals.java:134)
at java.lang.J9VMInternals.recordInitializationFailure(J9VMInternals.java:123)
at com.aspose.slides.p6a2feef8.p9f36407e.k.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.p6a2feef8.p9f36407e.k.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.p6a2feef8.p9f36407e.h.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.vr.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.vi.(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.vi.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.bmr.int(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.bmr.static(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.bla.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.bla.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.bla.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.bla.(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.TextFrame.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.Table.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.Table.try(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.bir.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.yh.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.yh.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.cz.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.bdj.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.awc.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.auw.byte(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.auw.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.Presentation.int(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.Presentation.if(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.Presentation.(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.Presentation.(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.Presentation.(Unknown Source)
… 68 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.aspose.slides.ms.pbdb106a0.p6a2feef8.p.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.ms.pbdb106a0.p6a2feef8.o.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.ms.pbdb106a0.p6a2feef8.o.do(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.ms.pbdb106a0.p6a2feef8.p.for(Unknown Source)
at com.aspose.slides.ms.pbdb106a0.p6a2feef8.p.(Unknown Source)
… 98 more