try {
productTypeHash = (Hashtable<String, Object>) client.execute(
"filemgr.getProductTypeByName", argList);
} catch (XmlRpcException e) {
throw new RepositoryManagerException(e.getLocalizedMessage());
} catch (IOException e) {
throw new RepositoryManagerException(e.getMessage());
}
if (productTypeHash == null) {
return null;
} else