Not providing Entity in JPQL causes java.lang.ClassCastException

[ajaypaul-ibm]

Getting issue when using named query in JPQL
Please refer logs :

[INFO] [ERROR   ] CWWJP0015E: An error occurred in the org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.PersistenceProvider persistence provider when it attempted to create the container entity manager factory for the AnnuityDSJPAOnly persistence unit. The following error occurred: Exception [EclipseLink-28018] (Eclipse Persistence Services - 5.0.0-B02.v202404111748): org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.EntityManagerSetupException
[INFO] Exception Description: Predeployment of PersistenceUnit [AnnuityDSJPAOnly] failed.
[INFO] Internal Exception: Exception [EclipseLink-7158] (Eclipse Persistence Services - 5.0.0-B02.v202404111748): org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.ValidationException
[INFO] Exception Description: Error encountered when building the @NamedQuery [GetHolderAnnuities] from entity class [class org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.metadata.queries.NamedQueryMetadata].
[INFO] Internal Exception: java.lang.ClassCastException: org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.NullExpression incompatible with org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.IdentificationVariable

Steps to Reproduce
For a named query, use the new way of defining JPQL For e.g.
FROM Annuity WHERE annuityHolderId = :holderId
instead of SELECT a FROM Annuity AS a WHERE a.annuityHolderId = :holderId
Expected behavior
This new way of using JPQL should work without any issues.

Diagnostic information:

OpenLiberty Version: [Open Liberty 24.0.0.9-beta (wlp-1.0.92.cl240820240729-1903)]
Affected feature(s) [persistence-3.2]
Java Version: [java.version = 20.0.2
java.runtime = IBM Semeru Runtime Open Edition (20.0.2+9)]
server.xml configuration (WITHOUT sensitive information like passwords)
If it would be useful, upload the messages.log file found in $WLP_OUTPUT_DIR/messages.log
Additional context
Here is the ffdc for the error:

------Start of DE processing------ = [8/7/24, 11:29:05:593 CDT ]
Exception = jakarta.persistence.PersistenceException
Source = com.ibm.ws.jpa.management.JPAPUnitInfo.createEMFactory
probeid = 759
Stack Dump = jakarta.persistence.PersistenceException: Exception [EclipseLink-28018] (Eclipse Persistence Services - 5.0.0-B02.v202404111748): org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.EntityManagerSetupException
Exception Description: Predeployment of PersistenceUnit [AnnuityDSJPAOnly] failed.
Internal Exception: Exception [EclipseLink-7158] (Eclipse Persistence Services - 5.0.0-B02.v202404111748): org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.ValidationException
Exception Description: Error encountered when building the @NamedQuery [GetHolderAnnuities] from entity class [class org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.metadata.queries.NamedQueryMetadata].
Internal Exception: java.lang.ClassCastException: org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.NullExpression incompatible with org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.IdentificationVariable
        at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.EntityManagerSetupImpl.createPredeployFailedPersistenceException(EntityManagerSetupImpl.java:2157)
        at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.EntityManagerSetupImpl.predeploy(EntityManagerSetupImpl.java:2133)
        at org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.PersistenceProvider.createContainerEntityManagerFactoryImpl(PersistenceProvider.java:390)
        at org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.PersistenceProvider.createContainerEntityManagerFactory(PersistenceProvider.java:354)
        at com.ibm.ws.jpa.management.JPAPUnitInfo.createEMFactory(JPAPUnitInfo.java:984)
        at com.ibm.ws.jpa.management.JPAPUnitInfo.initialize(JPAPUnitInfo.java:819)
        at com.ibm.ws.jpa.management.JPAPxmlInfo.extractPersistenceUnits(JPAPxmlInfo.java:190)
        at com.ibm.ws.jpa.management.JPAScopeInfo.processPersistenceUnit(JPAScopeInfo.java:90)
        at com.ibm.ws.jpa.management.JPAApplInfo.addPersistenceUnits(JPAApplInfo.java:121)
        at com.ibm.ws.jpa.container.osgi.internal.JPAComponentImpl.processEJBModulePersistenceXml(JPAComponentImpl.java:651)
        at com.ibm.ws.jpa.container.osgi.internal.JPAComponentImpl.applicationStarting(JPAComponentImpl.java:377)
        at com.ibm.ws.container.service.state.internal.ApplicationStateManager.fireStarting(ApplicationStateManager.java:53)
        at com.ibm.ws.container.service.state.internal.StateChangeServiceImpl.fireApplicationStarting(StateChangeServiceImpl.java:52)
        at com.ibm.ws.app.manager.module.internal.SimpleDeployedAppInfoBase.preDeployApp(SimpleDeployedAppInfoBase.java:550)
        at com.ibm.ws.app.manager.module.internal.SimpleDeployedAppInfoBase.installApp(SimpleDeployedAppInfoBase.java:511)
        at com.ibm.ws.app.manager.module.internal.DeployedAppInfoBase.deployApp(DeployedAppInfoBase.java:625)
        at com.ibm.ws.app.manager.ear.internal.EARApplicationHandlerImpl.install(EARApplicationHandlerImpl.java:79)
        at com.ibm.ws.app.manager.internal.statemachine.StartAction.execute(StartAction.java:199)
        at com.ibm.ws.app.manager.internal.statemachine.ApplicationStateMachineImpl.enterState(ApplicationStateMachineImpl.java:1369)
        at com.ibm.ws.app.manager.internal.statemachine.ApplicationStateMachineImpl.run(ApplicationStateMachineImpl.java:912)
        at com.ibm.ws.threading.internal.ExecutorServiceImpl$RunnableWrapper.run(ExecutorServiceImpl.java:280)
        at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1144)
        at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:642)
        at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1639)
Caused by: Exception [EclipseLink-28018] (Eclipse Persistence Services - 5.0.0-B02.v202404111748): org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.EntityManagerSetupException
Exception Description: Predeployment of PersistenceUnit [AnnuityDSJPAOnly] failed.

**Please note :**The createQuery version of OpenLiberty/open-liberty#29319 was resolved, but not the createNamedQuery version of the same query.