Accessing Permission Scheme page throws Error with "com.atlassian.soy.renderer.SoyException"

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Summary

Problem

When trying to access JIRA permission scheme page like <JIRA Base URL>/secure/admin/ViewPermissionSchemes.jspa

An error will appear on the web page with error below

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Technical details Log's referral number: <some string> Cause Referer URL: http://localhost/secure/admin/ViewIssueTypes.jspa com.atlassian.soy.renderer.SoyException: Unable to compile Soy templates at: jira.webresources:view-permission-schemes com.atlassian.soy.renderer.SoyException: Unable to compile Soy templates at: jira.webresources:view-permission-schemes at com.atlassian.soy.impl.DefaultSoyManager.render(DefaultSoyManager.java:135) [?:?] at com.atlassian.soy.impl.DefaultSoyTemplateRenderer.render(DefaultSoyTemplateRenderer.java:45) [?:?] at com.atlassian.soy.impl.DefaultSoyTemplateRenderer.render(DefaultSoyTemplateRenderer.java:39) [?:?] at com.atlassian.soy.impl.DefaultSoyTemplateRenderer.render(DefaultSoyTemplateRenderer.java:33) [?:?] at com.atlassian.jira.web.tags.SoyTemplateTag.doEndTag(SoyTemplateTag.java:99) [classes/:?] at jsp.secure.admin.views.permissions.viewschemes_jsp._jspx_meth_ww_005fsoy_005f0(viewschemes_jsp.java:565) [classes/:?] at jsp.secure.admin.views.permissions.viewschemes_jsp._jspService(viewschemes_jsp.java:194) [classes/:?] at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70) [jasper.jar:8.0.32] ...

Diagnosis

Check whether the plugin the SOY plugin is enabled by following the steps below:

  1. Navigate to Administration > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.

  2. Change the category to "All Add-ons"

  3. Search for SOY.

Cause

The plugin below is disabled:

1 2 3 4 Soy Function Plugin Version: 1.0 Vendor: Atlassian Add-on key: com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.soyfunction

Solution

Resolution

Enable the Plugin back and check for effect.

Updated on April 11, 2025

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