opname: shouldMerge cannot process request, because object doesn't exist

if (rec != null)
			{
				try
				{
					result = resHandle.shouldMerge(rec);
				}
				catch (OBJECT_NOT_EXIST ex)
				{
					// This is expected to happen whenever a resource has gone away, for example during a crash or if it has exited the 2PC process early by returning XA_RDONLY out of prepare
				}
				catch (Exception e) {
                    _endpointFailed = true;

                    jtsLogger.i18NLogger.warn_resources_errgenerr("ExtendedResourceRecord.shouldMerge", e);
                }

				rec = null;
			}

 [jacorb.poa.controller] (RequestController-1) rid: 42 opname: shouldMerge cannot process request, because object doesn't exist