HD67590: EHF - ELECTRICAL SOFTWARE ERROR INSIDE THE FLATTEN COMMAND

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Scenario:
  1. Open the CATProduct file
  2. Switch it to Design Mode.
  3. File / Desk and run CATDUA on
  505-22797-201 HARNESS
  505-22797-201 LIBRARY
  505-22797-201 BUNDLE
  4. Update All
  5. In "Electrical Harness Assembly" workbench, run
  the Cleaning Tool c:ElecCnxAudit
  6. Run through the tree and check that no "flexible
  curve" elements have a red cross in its icon.
  7. Edit / Search / Advanced / Electrical.'Bundle
  Segment'.'fully connected'=FALSE. Notice that
  there are NO bundle segments NOT fully connected.
  8. Edit / Search / Advanced / Electrical.'Bundle
  Segment'.'Bend radius ok'=FALSE. Notice that
  there are NO bundle segments NOT fully connected.
  9. Switch to "Knowledware Expert" workbench and
  press "Expert Check" icon.
  10. Choose language "KWE Advanced Language"
  11. Create the following rule:
  Bns:BundleSegment
  let Extremity1(BundleSegmentExtremity)
  let Extremity2(BundleSegmentExtremity)
  Bns.Elec_BundleSegmentExtremities
  (Extremity1,Extremity2)
  if (Extremity1.IsGeoAndElecConnectionSame ==
  FALSE) ThisCheck.AddTupleFailed(Bns,Extremity1)
  if (Extremity2.IsGeoAndElecConnectionSame ==
  FALSE) ThisCheck.AddTupleFailed(Bns,Extremity2)
  12. Press "Solve". Notice that NO errors are found.
  At this point, we have checked the harness using
  all available methods.
  13. Create a new Product.
  14. Switch to Electrical Harness Flattening, and
  press "Harness Falttening Parameters" icon.
  Press "OK".
  15. Press "Extract" icon.
  16. Select the harness in the previous window.
  17. Update all.
  18. Press the "Flatten" icon and select the harness
  (Geometrical Bundle) in the tree.
  19. Click "OK" when the message box warns about
  loops.
  20. Click "OK" int the "Flatten" window.
  Result :
  The following message is displayed: "Electrical
  Software Error inside the flatten command."
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• EHF - Electrical Software Error inside the flatten command
  Scenario:
  1. Open the CATProduct file
  2. Switch it to Design Mode.
  3. File / Desk and run CATDUA on
  505-22797-201 HARNESS
  505-22797-201 LIBRARY
  505-22797-201 BUNDLE
  4. Update All
  5. In "Electrical Harness Assembly" workbench, run
  the Cleaning Tool c:ElecCnxAudit
  6. Run through the tree and check that no "flexible
  curve" elements have a red cross in its icon.
  7. Edit / Search / Advanced / Electrical.'Bundle
  Segment'.'fully connected'=FALSE. Notice that
  there are NO bundle segments NOT fully connected.
  8. Edit / Search / Advanced / Electrical.'Bundle
  Segment'.'Bend radius ok'=FALSE. Notice that
  there are NO bundle segments NOT fully connected.
  9. Switch to "Knowledware Expert" workbench and
  press "Expert Check" icon.
  10. Choose language "KWE Advanced Language"
  11. Create the following rule:
  Bns:BundleSegment
  let Extremity1(BundleSegmentExtremity)
  let Extremity2(BundleSegmentExtremity)
  Bns.Elec_BundleSegmentExtremities
  (Extremity1,Extremity2)
  if (Extremity1.IsGeoAndElecConnectionSame ==
  FALSE) ThisCheck.AddTupleFailed(Bns,Extremity1)
  if (Extremity2.IsGeoAndElecConnectionSame ==
  FALSE) ThisCheck.AddTupleFailed(Bns,Extremity2)
  12. Press "Solve". Notice that NO errors are found.
  At this point, we have checked the harness using
  all available methods.
  13. Create a new Product.
  14. Switch to Electrical Harness Flattening, and
  press "Harness Falttening Parameters" icon.
  Press "OK".
  15. Press "Extract" icon.
  16. Select the harness in the previous window.
  17. Update all.
  18. Press the "Flatten" icon and select the harness
  (Geometrical Bundle) in the tree.
  19. Click "OK" when the message box warns about
  loops.
  20. Click "OK" int the "Flatten" window.
  Result :
  The following message is displayed: "Electrical
  Software Error inside the flatten command."
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION
  5 RELEASE 19 GA level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED
  ON V5R17SP08 AND V5R18SP03.
  Incident Diagnosis
  Electrical Software Error inside the flatten
  command. Data becomes corrupted.
  Correction Explanation
  This problem has been fixed.
  For the correction of this problem to be taken into
  account, you have to run the "Knowledge Expert"
  rule :
  - After running the Knowledge Rule, a certain BNS
  is detected having faulty distant Connection.
  Highlight that BNS using Highlight Failed
  Components (by Right Click on the Rule)
  The Highlighted BNSs? Left extremity has a faulty
  Distant Elec Cnx.
  - Please UNLINK this BNS Extremity in EHA WB,
  using 'Unlink' icon
  - Followed by LINK ing it with the immediate
  adjacent BNS.
  - Re-run the Knowledge Rule to ensure that this
  time there are no faulty Connections detected.
  - Proceed further with the scenario steps : the
  Flatten Error is no more reproducible.
  Answer and By-Pass
  This problem has been corrected on V5R17 SP8,
  V5R18 SP3 and V5R19ga.
  .
  

Temporary fix

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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

• R518 PSN SP51803

     UP08/01/25 I 1000

• R517 PSN

     UP