PM73991: ERROR DURING A COMMAND LINE EXECUTION OF TESTS

Rational Test Workbench 8.5.1
Rational Performance Test Server 8.5.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server 8.5.1
Rational Test Workbench Fix Pack 1 (8.5.1.1) for 8.5.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 2 (8.5.1.2) for 8.5.1
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 2 (8.5.1.2) for 8.5.1
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 2 (8.5.1.2) for 8.5.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 3 (8.5.1.3) for 8.5.1
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 3 (8.5.1.3) for 8.5.1
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 4 (8.5.1.4) for 8.5.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 4 (8.5.1.4) for 8.5.1
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 5 (8.5.1.5) for 8.5.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 5 (8.5.1.5) for 8.5.1
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 5 (8.5.1.5) for 8.5.1
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 3 (8.5.1.3) for 8.5.1
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 4 (8.5.1.4) for 8.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If a Tester project uses an environment variable to point to a
  test data file then when a users switches to an environment
  where this value is undefined or empty the test runs for an
  unexpected number of iterations and appears to pass even though
  it should not be able to read the test data file.
  
  Historical Information:
  
  This issue was previously logged under "GHT5-23845"
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of GH Tester and Rational Integration Tester       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * If a Tester project uses an environment variable to point to *
  * a test data file then when a users switches to an            *
  * environment where this value is undefined or empty the test  *
  * runs for an unexpected number of iterations and appears to   *
  * pass even though it should not be able to read the test data *
  * file.                                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Updated to Rational Integration Tester 8.5.1 where this      *
  * problem no longer occurs.  Note that this problem does exist *
  * in all versions of Rational Integration Tester prior to      *
  * 8.5.1.                                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem was caused because although Tester evaluates the
  contents of tags at test-compilation time it did not check if
  the tag's value referred to a valid file.  From Rational
  Integration Tester 8.5.1 a check is made to see if the file
  exists.  If it does not then the test will immediately fail and
  an appropriate warning is shown to the user.
  

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

  GREEN HAT TESTE

• Fixed component ID

  5725G79GT

Applicable component levels

• R540 PSN

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