IT12987: SCHEDULE CREATION IN CHINESE FAILS FOR VALID DATE RANGES

iSeries_Media_5020601_2
Media_IM_5020601_2
iSeries_Media_5020601_2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• There are errors while configuring the schedules though the
  time range entered is correct. Below are the scenarios:
  
  Scenario 1: Create a schedule based on timer, with default and
  under schedule exclusions page if you choose anytime current
  day and next day that is PM to AM it does not work. For
  example, 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM,
  where if you choose a time in the same day, such as
  10:00 PM to 11:00 PM, it works.
  
  Scenario 2: Create a schedule based on "run daily" as below
  in English locale:
  Change the language in the My Account page to traditional
  Chinese, and create the same schedule as above and it fails.
  
  Scenario 3: Create a schedule based on run daily as below.
  When we choose 1:00 AM to 3:00 AM which is between the above
  time range, it fails.
  
  Scenario 4: Create a schedule based on days of the week and
  the configuration fails.
  
  Scenario 5: The scenario3 when created to run weekly in
  Chinese fails while choosing the time range itself.
  
  Scenario 6: It is the same issue with run based on month.
  

Local fix

• RTC 426949/SR/BR
  No Workaround available
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  ALL
  
  
  Problem Description:
  There are errors while configuring the schedules though the time
  range entered is correct. Below are the scenarios. Please refer
  to the schedules.doc(it contains screenshots which are missing
  here)
  Scenario 1 : Create a schedule based on timer, next page go with
  default and under schedule exclusions page if you choose anytime
  current day and next day that is PM to AM it does not work, that
  is for example 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM
  where as if you choose a time in the same day, that is lets say
  10:00 PM to 11:00 PM it works
  Scenario 2 :  Create a schedule based on "run daily"  as below
  in english locale
  Change the language in the My Account page to traditional
  chinese, and create the same schedule as above and it fails
  Scenario 3 : Create a schedule based on run daily as below
  When we choose 1:00 AM to 3:00 AM which between the above time
  range, it fails
  Scenario 4:  Create a schedule based on days of the week in
  english
  In chinese the same configuration fails
  Scenario 5 :  The scenario3 when created  run weekly  in chinese
  it would fail while choosing the time range itself
  Scenario 6  :  It is the same issue with run based on  month
  
  Platforms Affected:
  All
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem was in the comparison of the word 'every' written in
  chinese. The properties file had incorrect translation for this
  'every' word in chinese and so the behavior was unexpected.
  Resolved the issue and now it works perfectly.
  
  
  DELIVERED IN:
  5020601_2
  

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

  STR B2B INTEGRA

• Fixed component ID

  5725D0600

Applicable component levels