IZ59540: SITUATION PERSISTENCE IN TEP BEING RESET TO 99.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.2 Fix Pack 8 (6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0008)
IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.2 Fix Pack 9 (6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0009)
IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.2 Fix Pack 6 (6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0006)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment : ITM 6.21 IF3
  Platform    : All components - Windows
  Problem Desc: Situation Persistence "Consecutive true samples"
  is
                limited to 99.  'tacmd viewsit' is not limited
  Reproduction:
  
  Open Situation Editor
  Edit any Situation
  On 'Formula' tab, click on 'Advanced' button
  Enter "150" for "Consecutive true samples"
  Click OK
  Click on 'Advanced' button again.
  Confirm '150' still set
  Click OK, and OK again to exit Situation Editor
  
  Re-edit the situation
  On 'Formula' tab, click on 'Advanced' button
  Observe that "Consecutive true samples" is now '99'
  
  Examine situation export through 'tacmd viewsit -s -e' and
  observe
  that 'SITINFO' contains the correct value (in this example, 150)
  
  - <SITINFO>
      <![CDATA[ COUNT=150;TFWD=Y;TDST=0;~;  ]]>
    </SITINFO>
  

Local fix

• non
  

Problem summary

• In the advanced dialog on the situation editor, if the user sets
  a persistence count greater than 99, then closes the situation
  editor, upon reopening the editor the persistence count is reset
  to 99.
  

Problem conclusion

• Changed persistence count limit to 999.
  
  The persistence count was stored correctly in the management
  server, only the GUI display was incorrect.
  
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
  
     | fix pack | 6.2.1-TIV-ITM-FP0001
  

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

  TEP

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04EP

Applicable component levels

• R621 PSY

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