PM68266: TM1 SERVER CRASH AFTER UPDATING NUMERIC ATTRIBUTE WITH CELLPUTN AND OPEN }ELEMENTATTRIBUTES CUBE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using code similar to the following (in a TurboIntegrator
  Process) to update a numeric attribute value:  vEACube =
  '}ElementAttributes_DimensionName';  CellPutN(20201, vEACube,
  '2020 Q1', 'attributeName');    The process completes
  successfully, HOWEVER when an attempt is made to open that cube
  (}ElementAttributes_DimensionName) and display the values by
  calculating the view...  The TM1 Server crashes.    This crash
  has been reproduced using this code in TI Processes against
  9.5.2 branch (specifically 9.5.2 FP2 HF3, 9.5.2 FP1 HF8, 9.5.2
  FP1 HF1) as well as against the 10.1 branch (specifically 10.1
  FP1).  (NOTE:  The crashing thread for 10.1 FP1 is significantly
  different from the crashing threads for the 9.5.2 releases.
  Crashing threads for all the 9.5.2 incidents were the
  same/consistent.
  

Local fix

• As a temporary workaround (until fix is built into the product).
  ..  you can use the CellPutS function instead of CellPutN.  For
  example, change FROM:  vEACube = '}ElementAttributes_DimensionNa
  me';  CellPutN(20201, vEACube, '2020 Q1', 'attributeName');  TO
   vEACube = '}ElementAttributes_DimensionName';  CellPutS('20201'
  , vEACube, '2020 Q1', 'attributeName');      (NOTE the change fr
  om CellPutN to CellPutS, as well as that the value being written
   is now in single quotes (' ') since it's a string.)
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * ALL                                                          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Please upgrade to IBM Cognos TM1 10.1.1 or IBM Cognos TM1    *
  * 9.5.2 FP3                                                    *
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Problem conclusion

• Code Fix
  

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

  TM1 SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5724W49SE

Applicable component levels

• RA11 PSN

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