HE05541: UI : Path for ???Reference directory for Types??? defined throug h environment variable does not work.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• SCENARIO:
  Preparation:
  Set the environment variable ???VARIABLE_NAME??? and set its val
  ue to the "Folder path" where user wishes to save the settings.
  1. Start CATIA V5
  2. Go to Tools / Options / General / Parameters and Measure / Kn
  owledge environment Tab
  3. Input ???${VARIABLE_NAME}\MyDirectory??? as Reference directo
  ry for types and click ok.
  .
  4. Re-start CATIA
  Observation:
  ???Error
  The directory specified for types directory in tools options (Kn
  owledge environment) does not exist.???- This is the problem
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  The path of Reference directory for types defined through enviro
  nment variable should be taken into account.
  Ex: Given that user has set: VARIABLE_NAME=c:\Temp\
  Then $(VARIABLE_NAME}MyDirectory, Above setting should be recogn
  ized as : c:\Temp\MyDirectory and error should not appear after
  re-starting CATIA.
  

Local fix

• empty
  

Problem summary

• SCENARIO:
  Preparation:
  Set the environment variable ???VARIABLE_NAME??? and set its
  value to the "Folder path" where user wishes to save the
  settings.
  1. Start CATIA V5
  2. Go to Tools / Options / General / Parameters and Measure /
  Knowledge environment Tab
  3. Input ???${VARIABLE_NAME}\MyDirectory??? as Reference
  directory for types and click ok.
  .
  4. Re-start CATIA
  Observation:
  ???Error
  The directory specified for types directory in tools options
  (Knowledge environment) does not exist.???- This is the problem
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  The path of Reference directory for types defined through
  environment variable should be taken into account.
  Ex: Given that user has set: VARIABLE_NAME=c:\Temp\
  Then $(VARIABLE_NAME}MyDirectory, Above setting should be
  recognized as : c:\Temp\MyDirectory and error should not
  appear after re-starting CATIA.
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION V5R22 GA level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R21 SP1.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R20 SP6.
  Additional Closure Information:
  .
  Technical explanation of the defect:
   Path for ???Reference directory for Types??? defined through
  environment variable does not work.
  .
  Technical explanation of the correction:
  The correction has been delivered so that path defined
  through environment variable work.
  

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

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