HE06975: CATALOG BROWSER : PROBLEM WHEN USING CATALOG FAVORITES

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Scenario:
  1) Remove All CATSettings
  2) Start CATIA R19SP6
  3) Tools / Options / Catlog Editor
  The catalog favourites list is as follows:
  ISO.catalog
  US.catalog
  JIS.catalog
  EN.catalog
  4) Tools / Mecanical Standard Parts / ISO.catalogs
  -> The ISO.catalog is loaded
  5) Measure the time taken for the Catalog Browerwindow to appear
  6) Exit CATIA
  .
  7) Remove All CATSettings
  8) Start CATIA R19SP6
  9) Tools / Options / Catlog Editor
  Add the customer catalog at the top of the catalog favourites li
  st as follows:
  ELECTRICAL_LINKED.catalog
  US.catalog
  JIS.catalog
  EN.catalog
  10) Tools / Mecanical Standard Parts / ISO catalogs
  -> The ISO.catalog is loaded
  11) Measure the time taken for the Catalog Browerwindow to appea
  r
  -> It takes longer because both the ELECTRICAL_LINKED and the IS
  O catalog are loaded
  .
  Expected result:
  If the catalog favourites list is customized only the ISO catlog
   should be loaded when
  Tools / Mechanical Standard Parts / ISO catalogs is selected
  .
  

Local fix

• empty
  

Problem summary

• Scenario:
  1) Remove All CATSettings
  2) Start CATIA R19SP6
  3) Tools / Options / Catlog Editor
  The catalog favourites list is as follows:
  ISO.catalog
  US.catalog
  JIS.catalog
  EN.catalog
  4) Tools / Mecanical Standard Parts / ISO.catalogs
  -> The ISO.catalog is loaded
  5) Measure the time taken for the Catalog Browerwindow to
  appear
  6) Exit CATIA
  .
  7) Remove All CATSettings
  8) Start CATIA R19SP6
  9) Tools / Options / Catlog Editor
  Add the customer catalog at the top of the catalog favourites
  list as follows:
  ELECTRICAL_LINKED.catalog
  US.catalog
  JIS.catalog
  EN.catalog
  10) Tools / Mecanical Standard Parts / ISO catalogs
  -> The ISO.catalog is loaded
  11) Measure the time taken for the Catalog Browerwindow to
  appear
  -> It takes longer because both the ELECTRICAL_LINKED and the
  ISO catalog are loaded
  .
  Expected result:
  If the catalog favourites list is customized only the ISO
  catlog should be loaded when
  Tools / Mechanical Standard Parts / ISO catalogs is selected
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA V5R20 SP7.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R21 SP1.
  Additional Closure Information:
  Technical explanation of the defect:
  By default when catalog browser is launched using
  OpenCatalogBrowser method it is trying to load the
  last opened catalog, if launch for the first time
  it is checking favorites (tools -> options ->
  Catlog Editor), in case of BR (user provider
  catalogue) this take lot of time (1 min).
  Technical explanation of the correction:
  Call method OpenCatalogBrowser using mode
  'CATCatalogDisplayNoDfltCatalog' (do not try load
  default catalog).
  Possible by-pass and/or correction limitation:
  

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

• R520 PSN

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