HD97707: EXTERNAL LINKS TABLE NOT UPDATED PROPERLY WHEN A FEATURE IS DELE TED

APAR status

• Closed as user error.

Error description

• SCENARIO:
  1.Build the given workspace.
  2.Launch the CATIA.
  3.Open the given ???Test Body Section.CATPart??? in CATIA.
  4.Select the "Test" icon in the upper left corner of the
  screen available in Part Design Workbench.
  5. Select "Test Body Section" from the specification tree
  6. Select the "Federated" button in the TestDialog window
  7. Select the "Execute" button from the TestDialog window
  8.Select the "Cancel" button from the TestDialog window
  9.Right mouse button click on XXXLftSurfNrml.1 in the
  specification tree , Press on  Delete
  (Delete exclusive parents - unchecked) then click OK
  10.GO to  File --->SaveAs "Test Body Section Delete.CATPart".
  11.File + Exit
  12.Start CATIA V5R20 independently (outside) of this
  application.
  13. File + Open "Test Body Section Delete.CATPart
  .
  PROBLEM:-
  The following message is generated when the CATPart is
  opened:
  "The startup catalog files in the following list could not be
  found or contain the wrong information for the active
  document.
  XXXLftSurfNrml.CATfct Verify your installation or ask the
  owner of this document to send them."
  .
  Expected Results:
  The CATPart will open successfully without any messages being
  generated.
  Apparently, the External Links Table still contains an entry
  to XXXLftSurfNrml.CATfct even though that feature has been
  deleted from the CATPart. When the XXXLftSurfNrml.1 feature
  is deleted from the CATPart, the link to
  XXXLftSurfNrml.CATfct should also be removed from the
  External Links Table.
  

Local fix

• empty
  

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• This is user Error.
  Additional Closure Information:
  Incident Diagnosis:
  The remaining link has been created by the AccessCatalog API :
  HRESULT hr = ::AccessCatalog( &CatalogName,&clientId,
  spSpecContainer, &piCatalog );
  According to CAA documentation, this API creates a link
  between the spSpecContainer container and the piCatalog
  catalog :
  HRESULT AccessCatalog( (...) CATIContainer*
  iContainer (...) )
  (...)
  Parameters:
  (...)
  iContainer
  A container in the current document to which the catalog will
  be connected. (...).
  .
  Correct Application:
  Avoid using AccessCatalog API.
  Refer the  CAA documentation in order to learn how to create
  startup instances without using AccessCatalog API :
  .
  Foundations
  3D PLM PPR Hub Open Gateway
  Feature Modeler
  Getting Started with Your Own Features
  Creating, Storing and Activating Your Features
  Feature Creation
  (...)
  HRESULT CAAEPointFactory::Create(CAAIPoint **oPoint)
  {
  CATBaseUnknown *piContainer = NULL;
  rc = QueryInterface(IID_CATBaseUnknown,
  &piContainer);
  ...
  CATOsmSUHandler pointSU("CAAPoint",
  "CAAClientID");
  CATISpecObject_var spPoint;
  HRESULT rc = pointSU.Instantiate(spPoint,
  piContainer);
  ...
  rc =
  spPoint->QueryInterface(IID_CAAIPoint, (void **)
  oPoint);
  return rc;
  }
  (...)
  .
  Documentation:
  Manual
  Reference:CAAOsmTechArticles/CAAOsmTaCreatingOwnFeatures.htm
  Chapter: Other or (if Other): Feature Modeler
  Topic:
  

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