Problema com OJB + spring em aplicação WEB

Pessoal, efetuando a refatoração de uma aplicação web me deparei com o seguinte erro:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Key must not be null
at org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Assert.java:112)
at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager.getResource(TransactionSynchronizationManager.java:133)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.OjbFactoryUtils.getPersistenceBroker(OjbFactoryUtils.java:73)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.PersistenceBrokerTemplate.getPersistenceBroker(PersistenceBrokerTemplate.java:286)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.PersistenceBrokerTemplate.execute(PersistenceBrokerTemplate.java:139)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.PersistenceBrokerTemplate.getObjectById(PersistenceBrokerTemplate.java:172)
at br.com.cpfl.ppart.common.dao.apacheojb.GenericDAOApacheOJB.getById(GenericDAOApacheOJB.java:135)
at br.com.cpfl.ppart.common.service.impl.GenericManagerImpl.getById(GenericManagerImpl.java:113)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:304)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:106)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:89)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
at $Proxy52.getById(Unknown Source)
at br.com.cpfl.ppart.internet.wpp.struts.action.CarregarInboxAction.execute(CarregarInboxAction.java:74)
at org.springframework.web.struts.DelegatingActionProxy.execute(DelegatingActionProxy.java:110)
at org.apache.struts.chain.commands.servlet.ExecuteAction.execute(ExecuteAction.java:53)
at org.apache.struts.chain.commands.AbstractExecuteAction.execute(AbstractExecuteAction.java:64)
at org.apache.struts.chain.commands.ActionCommandBase.execute(ActionCommandBase.java:48)
at org.apache.commons.chain.impl.ChainBase.execute(ChainBase.java:190)
at org.apache.commons.chain.generic.LookupCommand.execute(LookupCommand.java:304)
at org.apache.commons.chain.impl.ChainBase.execute(ChainBase.java:190)
at org.apache.struts.chain.ComposableRequestProcessor.process(ComposableRequestProcessor.java:280)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1858)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:446)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:627)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:172)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:525)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:174)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:875)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:528)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:81)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:689)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
10 Nov 2010 11:06:21 WARN commands.ExceptionCatcher - Exception from exceptionCommand ‘servlet-exception’
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Key must not be null
at org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Assert.java:112)
at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager.getResource(TransactionSynchronizationManager.java:133)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.OjbFactoryUtils.getPersistenceBroker(OjbFactoryUtils.java:73)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.PersistenceBrokerTemplate.getPersistenceBroker(PersistenceBrokerTemplate.java:286)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.PersistenceBrokerTemplate.execute(PersistenceBrokerTemplate.java:139)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.PersistenceBrokerTemplate.getObjectById(PersistenceBrokerTemplate.java:172)
at br.com.cpfl.ppart.common.dao.apacheojb.GenericDAOApacheOJB.getById(GenericDAOApacheOJB.java:135)
at br.com.cpfl.ppart.common.service.impl.GenericManagerImpl.getById(GenericManagerImpl.java:113)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:304)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:106)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:89)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
at $Proxy52.getById(Unknown Source)
at br.com.cpfl.ppart.internet.wpp.struts.action.CarregarInboxAction.execute(CarregarInboxAction.java:74)
at org.springframework.web.struts.DelegatingActionProxy.execute(DelegatingActionProxy.java:110)
at org.apache.struts.chain.commands.servlet.ExecuteAction.execute(ExecuteAction.java:53)
at org.apache.struts.chain.commands.AbstractExecuteAction.execute(AbstractExecuteAction.java:64)
at org.apache.struts.chain.commands.ActionCommandBase.execute(ActionCommandBase.java:48)
at org.apache.commons.chain.impl.ChainBase.execute(ChainBase.java:190)
at org.apache.commons.chain.generic.LookupCommand.execute(LookupCommand.java:304)
at org.apache.commons.chain.impl.ChainBase.execute(ChainBase.java:190)
at org.apache.struts.chain.ComposableRequestProcessor.process(ComposableRequestProcessor.java:280)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1858)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:446)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:627)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:172)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:525)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:174)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:875)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:528)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:81)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:689)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
10 Nov 2010 11:06:21 ERROR [/wpp_internet].[action] - Servlet.service() for servlet action threw exception
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Key must not be null
at org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Assert.java:112)
at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager.getResource(TransactionSynchronizationManager.java:133)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.OjbFactoryUtils.getPersistenceBroker(OjbFactoryUtils.java:73)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.PersistenceBrokerTemplate.getPersistenceBroker(PersistenceBrokerTemplate.java:286)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.PersistenceBrokerTemplate.execute(PersistenceBrokerTemplate.java:139)
at org.springmodules.orm.ojb.PersistenceBrokerTemplate.getObjectById(PersistenceBrokerTemplate.java:172)
at br.com.cpfl.ppart.common.dao.apacheojb.GenericDAOApacheOJB.getById(GenericDAOApacheOJB.java:135)
at br.com.cpfl.ppart.common.service.impl.GenericManagerImpl.getById(GenericManagerImpl.java:113)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:304)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:106)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:89)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
at $Proxy52.getById(Unknown Source)
at br.com.cpfl.ppart.internet.wpp.struts.action.CarregarInboxAction.execute(CarregarInboxAction.java:74)
at org.springframework.web.struts.DelegatingActionProxy.execute(DelegatingActionProxy.java:110)
at org.apache.struts.chain.commands.servlet.ExecuteAction.execute(ExecuteAction.java:53)
at org.apache.struts.chain.commands.AbstractExecuteAction.execute(AbstractExecuteAction.java:64)
at org.apache.struts.chain.commands.ActionCommandBase.execute(ActionCommandBase.java:48)
at org.apache.commons.chain.impl.ChainBase.execute(ChainBase.java:190)
at org.apache.commons.chain.generic.LookupCommand.execute(LookupCommand.java:304)
at org.apache.commons.chain.impl.ChainBase.execute(ChainBase.java:190)
at org.apache.struts.chain.ComposableRequestProcessor.process(ComposableRequestProcessor.java:280)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1858)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:446)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:627)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:172)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:525)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:174)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:875)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:528)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:81)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:689)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

Trabalhei durante duas semanas neste erro, comparando versões de libs e n problemas possíveis e encontrei a solução para tal problema.

Incrívelmente, faltava adicionar o arquivo repository.dtd no dir WEB-INF/classes, e isto ocasionava tal exceção.