PI09780: Packaging Utility doesn't display any packages to install when using Passport Advantage

Packaging Utility 1.7.2
Packaging Utility 1.7.3
Packaging Utility 1.7.4

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempts to use Packaging Utility to copy packages from Passport
  Advantage may result in no packages being displayed in the GUI.
  
  Problem:
  
  When you attempt to use Packaging Utility in wizard mode to copy
  packages from Passport Advantage, you may encounter an issue
  where none of the packages you are entitled to appear in the
  content list for selection
  
  Steps to reproduce
  -------------------
  1) Launch Packaging Utility in wizard mode;
  2) Click on 'Copy packages';
  3) Enter your IBM ID when prompted
  
  
  Expected results: once the Passport Advantage repository has
  been read and information retrieved, all entitled software
  packages appear in the content selection list
  
  Actual results: some or no packages appear in the content
  selection list after reading from Passport Advantage repository
  
  Local fix:
  
  Use the Packaging Utility command-line (pucl) interface instead
  to copy packages from Passport Advantage.
  
  For more information, please see the following InfoCenter
  documentation:
  
  IBM Installation Manager 1.7.1 ? Installing ? Managing packages
  with Packaging Utility ? Working from the command line -
  http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/install/v1r7/topic/com.ibm.cic
  .commandline.doc/topics/c_pucl.html
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  The IBM Packaging Utility graphical user interface behaves
  erratically  when a repository digest, the repository.xml
  file, does not accurately reflect the contents of the
  repository.  In addition the Copy wizard waits a long time
  to read the full details (the offering jars) for all
  packages before displaying them to the user.
  

Problem conclusion

• A change was made in the 1.7.2 IBM Packaging Utility to
  display the digest information first, and only display the
  detail information when the user clicks on a package.  This
  change more closely matches the behavior of the IBM
  Installation Manager.
  

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

  IBM INSTALL MGR

• Fixed component ID

  RATLIMG00

Applicable component levels

• R160 PSN

     UP