HE04181: USE OF A SYSTEM VARIABLE FOR DEFAULT MATERIAL CATALOG PATH

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Scenario:
  1. Customize a material catalog file and name it as
  xyz.CATMaterial.
  2. Keep this file in a location (say) C:\MyCatalog.
  3. Assign a windows system environment variable MYCATPATH=
  C:\MyCatalog.
  4. Open CATIA V5 and go to
  Tools>Options>Infrastructure>Material Library>Material Tab.
  5. In the default material catalog path, enter
  ${MYCATPATH}\xyz.CATMaterial.
  6. Open a new part and click on the material icon.
  Problem:
  The default material catalog doesn???t come up as denoted by
  the proper syntax.
  Expected Result:
  The default material catalog should come up using the syntax
  for environment variable.
  The result should be the same as inputting
  C:\MyCatalog\xyz.CATMaterial.
  

Local fix

• empty
  

Problem summary

• Scenario:
  1. Customize a material catalog file and name it as
  xyz.CATMaterial.
  2. Keep this file in a location (say) C:\MyCatalog.
  3. Assign a windows system environment variable MYCATPATH=
  C:\MyCatalog.
  4. Open CATIA V5 and go to
  Tools>Options>Infrastructure>Material Library>Material Tab.
  5. In the default material catalog path, enter
  ${MYCATPATH}\xyz.CATMaterial.
  6. Open a new part and click on the material icon.
  Problem:
  The default material catalog doesn?t come up as denoted by
  the proper syntax.
  Expected Result:
  The default material catalog should come up using the syntax
  for environment variable.
  The result should be the same as inputting
  C:\MyCatalog\xyz.CATMaterial.
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON V5R22 GA Level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R21 SP1.
  Additional Closure Information:
  Incident Diagnosis:
  Use of a system variable for default material catalog path
  doesnt work.
  Correction Explanation:
  When we read the default catalog path, we check if in this
  path we found a environment variable. This behavior is now
  corrected.
  Bypass / Correction Limitation:
  None
  

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

• R521 PSN SP52101

     UP11/07/18 I 1000