JR34873: REPEATABLY OPENING AND CLOSING STAGE EDITORS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE DESIGNER TO CRASH IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT WAYS.

Download Fix Pack 2 for InfoSphere Information Server Version 8.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• [Problem]
  repeatably opening and closing stage editors will eventually
  cause the Designer to crash in various different ways.
  
  [Environment]
  IS8.1
  Server OS:Windows2003 R2 SP2
  Client OS: Windows XP Professional Version2002 SP2
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  DataStage Clients
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  Repeatably opening and closing stage editors will eventually
  cause the Designer to fail.  The failure can occur in many
  different ways, but it after it has occurred the Designer will
  exit losing any unsaved work.
  ****************************************************************
  RECOMMENDATION:
  Install the patch, or restart the Designer after 2-3 hours use
  to avoid the graphic object limit from being reached.
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Each time a stage editor was opened and closed, operating
  system graphics objects were leaked (ie they were allocated but
  never released).  Repeatably opening and closing stage editors
  would eventually cause the Designer process to reach its limit
  on the number of these objects it can have allocated at one
  time.  Once this limit had been reach the Designer would fial
  upon the next attempted allocation.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WIS DATASTAGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

• R810 PSN

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