PK66530: AGENT FAILS TO CAPTURE STDOUT OF PVCS COMMANDS UNLESS TANSCODE I S DISABLED

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Problem description:
  performing a serena dimensions 'download' call does not capture
  all stdout unless disable_transcode is uncommented in bfagent.co
  nf
  
  Exepcted Results:
  any standard command output should be captured regardless of tra
  nscode
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Create a project which calls 'download -r'
  2. run the project against an AIX agent with serena dimensions i
  nstalled
  
  The step log shows:
  
  Dimensions TeamLink Slave: Version 1.2 Build 477
  
  Dimensions TeamLink Slave: Using Dimensions database xxxxxxxx
  
  Dimensions TeamLink Slave: 7622-  Warning: No Resident Software
  
  Definition found for node 'xxxx'
  
  tmp file ?/tmp/bfUcOuia?
  
  end ?...? ... (1)
  
  Running the temp file from the command line produces:
  
  Dimensions TeamLink Slave: Version 1.2 Build 477
  
  Dimensions TeamLink Slave: Using Dimensions database xxxxxxxx
  
  Dimensions TeamLink Slave: 7622-  Warning: No Resident Software
  
  Definition found for node 'xxxx'
  
  Dimensions TeamLink Slave: 7521- Warning: The current working di
  rectory
  is not part of a Work Set directory hierarchy
  
  Dimensions TeamLink Slave: 7508-  Error: No configuration search
   path
  
  
  The 'Error' line is not returned to the console.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• disable_transcode needed for some pvcs commands
  

Problem conclusion

• added to known issues in ifix3 docs
  

Temporary fix

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