HD60483: ASD: ELEMENTS OF EXTERNAL REFERENCE ARE NOT CHANGED TO ACTIVATI ON IN VISU MODE.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• ASD: ELEMENTS OF EXTERNAL REFERENCE ARE
  NOT CHANGED TO ACTIVATION IN VISU MODE.
  .
  SETTINGS:
  1) Select "Tools" > "Options" by menu
  bar. "Option" dialog box is displayed.
  2) Select "Product Structure" on the tree.
  3) Select "Cache Management" tab.
  4) Activate the "Work with the cache system".
  5) Click "OK".
  6) Restart CATIA.
  .
  SCENARIO:
  0) Start CATIA.
  1) Open the file: "T9270.CATProduct".
  Workbench: "Assembly Design".
  2) Click "Part2.1(Part2.CATPart)" on the tree by
  MB3.
  3) Select "Representations" > "Design Mode" by
  context menu. "Part2" is changed to design mode.
  4) Expand "Part2(Part2.1)" on the tree. "Part2" is
  displayed on the tree.
  5) Expand "Part2" on the tree. "External
  References" is displayed on the tree.
  6) Expand "External References" on the tree.
  (Please confirm that "Lin.1" and "Sketch.1" are
  deactivation.)
  7) Click "Part1.1(Part1.CATPart)" on the tree by
  MB3.
  8) Select "Part1.1 object" > "Activate / Deactivate
  Component" by context menu. "Part1.1
  (Part1.CATPart)" is changed to activation. "Lin.1"
  and "Sketch.1" of "External References" are not
  changed to activation.
  9) Click "Part1.1(Part1.CATPart)" on the tree by
  MB3.
  10) Select "Representations" > "Design Mode" by
  context menu. "Lin.1" and "Sketch.1" of "External
  References" are not changed to activation. This is
  problem.
  .
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ASD: ELEMENTS OF EXTERNAL REFERENCE ARE NOT CHANGED TO ACTIVATI
  ON IN VISU MODE.
  ASD: ELEMENTS OF EXTERNAL REFERENCE ARE
  NOT CHANGED TO ACTIVATION IN VISU MODE.
  .
  SETTINGS:
  1) Select "Tools" > "Options" by menu
  bar. "Option" dialog box is displayed.
  2) Select "Product Structure" on the tree.
  3) Select "Cache Management" tab.
  4) Activate the "Work with the cache system".
  5) Click "OK".
  6) Restart CATIA.
  .
  SCENARIO:
  0) Start CATIA.
  1) Open the file: "T9270.CATProduct".
  Workbench: "Assembly Design".
  2) Click "Part2.1(Part2.CATPart)" on the tree by
  MB3.
  3) Select "Representations" > "Design Mode" by
  context menu. "Part2" is changed to design mode.
  4) Expand "Part2(Part2.1)" on the tree. "Part2" is
  displayed on the tree.
  5) Expand "Part2" on the tree. "External
  References" is displayed on the tree.
  6) Expand "External References" on the tree.
  (Please confirm that "Lin.1" and "Sketch.1" are
  deactivation.)
  7) Click "Part1.1(Part1.CATPart)" on the tree by
  MB3.
  8) Select "Part1.1 object" > "Activate / Deactivate
  Component" by context menu. "Part1.1
  (Part1.CATPart)" is changed to activation. "Lin.1"
  and "Sketch.1" of "External References" are not
  changed to activation.
  9) Click "Part1.1(Part1.CATPart)" on the tree by
  MB3.
  10) Select "Representations" > "Design Mode" by
  context menu. "Lin.1" and "Sketch.1" of "External
  References" are not changed to activation. This is
  problem.
  .
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION
  5 RELEASE 18 GA level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED
  ON V5R17SP05.
  .
  Incident Diagnosis:
  The External References are not activated /
  deactivated in case of a pointed instance
  is activated / desactivated and is in Visu Mode.
  .
  Correction Explanation:
  The links on Publication are not resolved in this
  case. This is now corrected and result is as
  expected.
  .                                 517
  .
  

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

  CATIA V5 NT>XP

• Fixed component ID

  569151000

Applicable component levels

• R517 PSN SP51705

     UP07/05/04 I 1000