PH68903: ITX 11 DESIGN STUDIO ERRORS AND CRASHES WHEN SWITCHING TO AN ENGLISH LOCALE (WHEN SYSTEM LOCALE IS NOT ENGLISH)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This issue can be seen using IBM Sterling Transformation
  Extender 11 on a system where the system locale is set to a
  non-English value (i.e. French).
  
  The Design Studio can be forced into English using a small edit
  to the DTXCommon.bat (uncomment the 'SET NLLOCALE=' line in the
  'Locale for Eclipse Applications' section) however this does not
  
  update the runtime effectively.  An entry in the config.yaml in
  the 'runtime' section, 'locale: en' is ignored.
  
  The symptoms of the issue include (but are not limited to):
  - Design Studio crash with logged message - Required filter
  org.eclipse.ui.navigator.resources.filters.workingSet is not
  present. Working set support will not function correctly.
  - Audit log files will contain localised error messages,
  instead of English, as per expectations with the 'locale: en'
  setting. - Other random behaviour and crashes, not replicable,
  if the
  system locale is English.
  

Local fix

• ITXCQ - ITX00063306
  PB / PB
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• IBM Transformation Extender users who using English language in
  non English locale
  
  Problem Description:
  Unable to switch runtime to the English language, instead it
  defaults to system locale.
  
  Platforms Affected:
  Windows
  

Problem conclusion

• This issue has now been resolved. The system now correctly
  handles `Config.yml` settings, and if a `dtx.ini` file is
  present, it will prioritize the settings from the `ini` file.
  Previously, when the runtime was switched to the English
  language, the system locale would override the settings in
  `config.yaml`, leading to an incorrect locale.
  
  Applies to:
  11.0.0.0, 11.0.1.1, 11.0.2.0
  
  Fixed in the next service packs and releases.
  
  To obtain the fix for this APAR:
  
  To see if the next fix pack or product release is available,
  check the IBM Transformation Extender product Release Notes
  page:
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/318755
  
  If a fix pack release is available, download it from Fix
  Central:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  
  If a new product release is available, download it from
  PassportAdvantage:
  https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/pao_customer.html
  
  
  If the fix pack or product release is not available and you
  require the APAR fix immediately, request a Limited Availability
  
  Interim Fix (LAIF) by opening a support Case:
  https://www.ibm.com/mysupport
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ITX

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q2300

Applicable component levels