add default parameter for custom config loading where needed

process/DataCaching_lib/process.js

+import("system.logging");
 import("system.vars");
 import("system.project");
 
@@ -67,11 +68,8 @@ CachedData.prototype.load = function(pDataCallbackFunction)
         cachingEnabled = false;
     else 
     {
-        try 
-        {
-            if (JSON.parse(project.getInstanceConfigValue("custom.dataCaching.client.forceDisable")) == true)
-                cachingEnabled = false;
-        } catch (ex) {/* ignore */}
+        if (JSON.parse(project.getInstanceConfigValue("custom.dataCaching.client.forceDisable", "false")) == true)
+            cachingEnabled = false;
     }
 
     if (!cachingEnabled)

process/WsValidation_lib/process.js

@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ WsValidationUtils.validate = function(pValue, pType, pCountry)
         var url = project.getPreferenceValue("custom." + pType.webserviceName + ".url");
         var countryParamName = project.getPreferenceValue("custom." + pType.webserviceName + ".countryParamName");
 
+        if (!userName || !pw || !url || !countryParamName)
+        {
+            throw new Error("if the webservice " + pType.key + " is enabled, you have to provide also userName, pw, url and countryParamName")
+        }
+
         var actionType = "GET";
 
         if (pValue && pType)
@@ -277,12 +282,7 @@ WsValidationUtils.isWsEnabled = function(pType)
         pType = WsValidationType.get(pType);
     
     // get configurations for this type
-    try 
-    {
-        return JSON.parse(project.getPreferenceValue("custom." + pType.webserviceName + ".enable"));
-    } catch (exception) { 
-        return false;
-    }
+    return JSON.parse(project.getPreferenceValue("custom." + pType.webserviceName + ".enable", "false"));
 }
 
 /**