PH37165: ERROR RETURNED WHEN CHOOSING "SHOW FILE STATUS" FOR CELLS CHECKEDOUT "-UNRESERVED" IN THE CADENCE INTEGRATION WITH CLEARCASE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When working with IBM Rational ClearCase and Cadence
  integration, if a cell view under Virtuoso is checked out with
  the "-unreserved" option, the "Show file status" gives the
  following errors and no status for the cell is shown.
  
  *Error* parseString: argument #1 should be either a string or a
  symbol (type template = "SSg") - nil
  <<< Stack Trace >>>
  (... in ccaseGetGDMStatus ...)
  (... in unknown ...)
  (... in CciCreateStatusTreeItem ...)
  (... in unknown ...)
  (... in CciCreateStatusTreeItems ...)
  (... in unknown ...)
  (... in CciShowItemStatus ...)
  (... in unknown ...)
  (... in CciLibMenuStatusCB ...)
  CciLibMenuStatusCB("CciMenuItemStatus" "RXS_TOP_ACORE" "a_core2"
  "schematic" "" ... )
  (... in ddsiLMCEval ...)
  (... in ddsLMCMenuItem ...)
  ddsLMCMenuItem(5 "CciMenuItemStatus" "CciLibMenuStatusCB"
  ("RXS_TOP_ACORE" "a_core2" "schematic" "" ""))
  
  WORKAROUND:
  None.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of the ClearCase Cadence Integration.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * In the ClearCase Cadence Integration: If a cell view under   *
  * virtuoso is checked out with "-unreserved" option, the "Show *
  * file status"may throw Errors and not show the status of the  *
  * cell.                                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase versions 9.0.1.12   9.0.2.4
  and 9.1.0.1
  

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

  CLEARCASE WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2900

Applicable component levels