HD82670: LICENSING: CATIA CRASH AFTER SHAREABLE SMD LICENSE CHANGE IN VP MNAV ENVIRONMENT

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• Licensing: CATIA crash after shareable SMD
  license change in VPMNav environment
  .
  Scenario:
  Setup:
  To be able to reproduce and to have the save
  environment the following steps are important.
  1.Delete the content of your CATSettings directory
  for the CATIA environment.
  2.Start CATIA  and select the license MD2 and
  DER. Confirm with OK. Stop CATIA.
  3. Restart CATIA and choose English for the
  language.(if necessary)
  4. Restart CATIA again.
  5.Go to Tools-Options and type in you VPM
  Navigator server and the orbix port.
  6.Launch the connect to VPM Navigator:
  7. Login to VPM navigator.
  8. Open the delivered CATPart with drag and drop
  into the CATIA session.
  9.Aftre opening CATPart, CATIA will show popup
  windows
  10. Press the OK button.
  11.Save the part in ENOVIA
  12. Go to Tools-Options-General-Shareable
  Products and select the SMD license.
  13. Go to Tools-Customise
  14. Select Part Design and Generative Sheetmetal
  Design and close the windows with the Close
  button.
  15.Go to Tools-Options-General-Shareable
  Products and unselect the SMD license.
  16. Now the setup is complete and the scenario can
  be replayed. Restart CATIA again.
  Scenario:
  1.Start CATIA with VPM Navigator and login:
  2. Query for the part stored in the setup of the
  scenario. Launch the query command :
  Type in * (database contains only the part from the
  setup)
  3. Open CATPart in CATIA:
  4. Select : Document Window as Open Mode
  5. Confirm the warning pressing the OK button.
  6. Start Tools-Options-General-Shareable Products
  and select the check box for the SMD License.
  7. Now switch to workbench : Generative
  Sheetmetal Design
  8. When the system switches to Generative
  sheetmetal design, just switch back to part design
  workbench, to be able to release the SMD license.
  9.Start Tools-Options-General-Shareable Products
  and deselect the check box for the SMD License
  and confirm using the OK button.
  10. Repeat the previous steps at minimum 3 times
  again:
  10.1.Take the shareable SMD license with Tools-
  Option
  10.2.Switch to Generative Sheetmetal Design
  workbench
  10.3.Switch to Part Design workbench
  10.4.Release the SMD license with Tools-Option
  11. CATIA crash abruptly while performing one of
  above 4 steps. This is problem.
  .
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Licensing: CATIA crash after shareable SMD license change in VP
  MNav environment
  Licensing: CATIA crash after shareable SMD
  license change in VPMNav environment
  .
  Scenario:
  Setup:
  To be able to reproduce and to have the save
  environment the following steps are important.
  1.Delete the content of your CATSettings directory
  for the CATIA environment.
  2.Start CATIA  and select the license MD2 and
  DER. Confirm with OK. Stop CATIA.
  3. Restart CATIA and choose English for the
  language.(if necessary)
  4. Restart CATIA again.
  5.Go to Tools-Options and type in you VPM
  Navigator server and the orbix port.
  6.Launch the connect to VPM Navigator:
  7. Login to VPM navigator.
  8. Open the delivered CATPart with drag and drop
  into the CATIA session.
  9.Aftre opening CATPart, CATIA will show popup
  windows
  10. Press the OK button.
  11.Save the part in ENOVIA
  12. Go to Tools-Options-General-Shareable
  Products and select the SMD license.
  13. Go to Tools-Customise
  14. Select Part Design and Generative Sheetmetal
  Design and close the windows with the Close
  button.
  15.Go to Tools-Options-General-Shareable
  Products and unselect the SMD license.
  16. Now the setup is complete and the scenario can
  be replayed. Restart CATIA again.
  Scenario:
  1.Start CATIA with VPM Navigator and login:
  2. Query for the part stored in the setup of the
  scenario. Launch the query command :
  Type in * (database contains only the part from the
  setup)
  3. Open CATPart in CATIA:
  4. Select : Document Window as Open Mode
  5. Confirm the warning pressing the OK button.
  6. Start Tools-Options-General-Shareable Products
  and select the check box for the SMD License.
  7. Now switch to workbench : Generative
  Sheetmetal Design
  8. When the system switches to Generative
  sheetmetal design, just switch back to part design
  workbench, to be able to release the SMD license.
  9.Start Tools-Options-General-Shareable Products
  and deselect the check box for the SMD License
  and confirm using the OK button.
  10. Repeat the previous steps at minimum 3 times
  again:
  10.1.Take the shareable SMD license with Tools-
  Option
  10.2.Switch to Generative Sheetmetal Design
  workbench
  10.3.Switch to Part Design workbench
  10.4.Release the SMD license with Tools-Option
  11. CATIA crash abruptly while performing one of
  above 4 steps. This is problem.
  .
  .
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• THE PROBLEM WAS SUBMITTED ON CATIA
  VERSION 5 RELEASE 18.
  THIS PROBLEM IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE ON CATIA
  VERSION 5 RELEASE 20 GA LEVEL.
  AND ON V5R19SP04 LEVEL
  .
  .
  

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

• R519 PSN

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