JSON response giving Http 500 internal server error - java

I am getting Internal Error when trying to make an ajax POST Call which returns JSON.
The ajax call is made from JS page:
$.post(
'FilterAsJson',
$(formWithReportData).serialize(),
function(data){funtion_body}
);
This is my Spring MVC calling method:
#RequestMapping(value = "/Reporting/FilterAsJson", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public #ResponseBody PagedQueryResult<GetEntitlementOverviewReportResult> filterAsJson(#ModelAttribute GetEntitleReportQuery query, HttpSession session)
{
getEntitlementOverviewFromSession(session).updateFromQuery(query, session);
return queryDispatcher.dispatch(query);
}
The issue comes where I am setting only few fields in this class GetEntitlementOverviewReportResult(17 out of 30). This is a bean class with simple setter getters. If I set all the 30 fields it works fine.
Can you suggest how the JSON response is set so I can rectify this issue.

A 500 error means that your server encountered an error while processing the request. Since you are using AJAX, you do not see the full message from the server.
2 Options:
A - Check the server logs
B - See below:
Best way I know of to check this with an asynchronous call is to press F12 to bring up your developer tools in your web browser.
Then, you click the "Network" tab on the browser tool and you can see all of the requests that your application makes.
Make your request that is giving you a 500 error, then find it in the list of network requests. You should see the 500 error and be able to see the actual output (server response) that will give you an actual message.

#RequestMapping(value = "/Reporting/FilterAsJson", headers = "Accept=application/json", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public #ResponseBody PagedQueryResult<GetEntitlementOverviewReportResult> filterAsJson(#ModelAttribute GetEntitleReportQuery query, HttpSession session) {
getEntitlementOverviewFromSession(session).updateFromQuery(query, session);
return queryDispatcher.dispatch(query);
}
UPDATED
Oh, i see. I didn't understand question properly.
Show us please class GetEntitleReportQuery which propagate #ModelAttribute.
Also check what does method serialize when you filled not all fields. Does it exist?
UPDATED
An idea.
When u filled up not all fields of class, he try to find class with such fields and can't find. So, try to named your class in Controller and add binding result param: filterAsJson(#ModelAttribute("query") GetEntitleReportQuery query, HttpSession session, BindingResult result) also send from JSP with name "query".

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In response the comment
My issue is just how to access the
BindingErrors from a JSP if I'm using
an AbstractCommandController. Ajax
isn't really that important in the
equation. I just didn't want to use a
formController because it didn't make
sense.
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HttpServletRequest request,
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This is untested and from memory.
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