IV48992: ACTION TAB DOES NOT PERSIST UNLESS APPLY BUTTON PRESSED

IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.3 Fix Pack 5 (6.2.3-TIV-ITM-FP0005)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When creating a situation in the Tivoli Portal client, if you
  do not press the apply button before switching from the formula
  tab to the action tab, the radio buttons in the action tab do
  not persist.
  
  RECREATE INSTRUCTIONS:
  The problem occurs Editing any New Situation in the Situation
  Editor.
  
  Situation Editor Icon -> Create new Situation -> Name the
  situation an create it -> create a formula -> switch to "take
  Action" tab -> change any of the three radio buttons -> click
  "Apply"
  
  The window turn grey for a little than brings you back to the
  "Formula tab.
  
  If you select the "Take Action" tab again, you will see that the
  changes are not kept.
  If you make the changes again and click again the "Apply"
  button, now
  the changes are kept.
  

Local fix

• See recreate instructions for work around.
  

Problem summary

• In the portal client Situation Editor, the Action execution
  options are reset to default values if the System Command is
  empty when the Apply button is clicked. The portal client
  Situation Editor Action tab provides for the optional
  specification of an action to invoke when the situation becomes
  true. Radio buttons indicate which kind of action command is
  desired and provide options to control its execution. If the
  command field is blank, no action will be taken and the
  execution options are irrelevant. Despite this fact, the user
  can change the options and click Apply even if the command is
  blank. If this is done while defining a new situation, the
  definition is saved, the editor is reset to the Formula tab and
  the Action tab execution options are reset to their default
  values. The "tacmd viewsit" command displays the changed values
  even though the portal client does not.
  

Problem conclusion

• The logic was changed to preserve the user's Action execution
  specifications even if the System Command field is left empty
  when Apply is clicked. Even with this fix applied, the editor
  will still reset to the Formula tab the first time the Apply
  button is clicked while a new situation is being defined. The
  editor does not change tabs on subsequent Apply button clicks.
  This tab switching behavior is necessary and not affected by
  this fix.
  
  The fix for this APAR is included in the following maintenance
  vehicle:
  | fix pack | 6.2.3-TIV-ITM-FP0005
  

Temporary fix

• Specify a non-blank System Command when changing the command
  execution options.
  

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

  TEP

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04EP

Applicable component levels

• R623 PSY

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