PI20906: APPLICATION CENTER CLIENT ON IOS SHOWS INCORRECT ERROR MESSAGE ON ATTEMPTING TO LOG IN WITH WRONG PASSWORD

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the Application Center client on an iOS device, if
  an attempt is made to log in using an invalid password, the
  client may display the error message:
  
  "Connection failed. Check your connection details (The
  operation couldn't be completed (NSURLErrorDomain error -1012.)"
  
  Rather than an error message indicating that the login
  credentials used are not correct.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of the iOS AppCenter client                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The Application Center client on iOS shows wrong error       *
  * message in case of wrong password.App center client iOS is   *
  * showing connection failed  error massage  when               *
  *  user entered wrong password. The error message is:          *
  * "Connection failed. Check your connection details (The       *
  * operation couldn't be completed (NSURLErrorDomain error      *
  * -1012.)"                                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The code was modified to show a better error message that
  indicates the real reason of the failure.
  

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

  WORKLIGHT CONSU

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

     UP

• R620 PSY

     UP