HD68486: INTEROP VPM CATIA V5 SESSION HANGS WHILE LOADING TWO ELECTRICAL GEOMETRICAL BUNDLE CATPRODUCTS IN THE SAME CATIA SESSION

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• Scenario :
  1. Start VPM through Startcenter.
  2. Launch CATIA V5 through VPM with Electrical Piping and
     Tubing Settings
  3. Create a new CATProduct using "Electrical Harness Assembly"
     workbench.
  4. Convert the CATProduct into "Geometrical Bundle"
  5. Using catalog browser insert/instantiate two connectors
     (CATParts) from existing catalog in VPM (Connectors must
     have electrical attributes attached to it : "Bundle
     Connection Point")
  6. Using "Smart Place", place the two connectors in space apart
     from each other by 150 mm approximately.
  7. Create a new Multibranchable CATPart document, underneath of
     the same CATProduct
  8. Using the "Route Definition" as shown in the picture at
     right route a branch/bundle segment between the two
     connectors.
  9. Click "OK" to complete the "Route Definition".
     The "Route Definition" window will close.
  10. Double click on Multibranchable CATPart created in step 6
      above to make it active.
  11. In VPM panel, select the environment as "SUBCOMP", and make
      sure you have Object = DOCUMENT.
  12. Click on the green 'Create and Save' icon
     a. "Create and Save" dialog box will appear, as shown in the
        picture at right
     b. Enter all the fields and click on the field box "Source"
        another window will pop up then click "Save as New
        Document".  And select "Keep Modified".
     c. All the Fields should show Green box with tick mark on it.
     d. Click OK to finish, a separate window of "Confirm write?"
        appears as shown on right side.  Click YES to finish.
  13. A new Part/Document "S320DCAGBN2" will get stored in
      SUBCOMP environment.
  14. Repeat step 12 and 13 to "Create and Save" the CATProduct
      created in step 1 above, with part number, description as
      given below and other details remaining same as in the
      picture at right.  PART NUMBER = "S320DCAGBN2"
      SUB COMP = "S320DCAGBN2"
      TYPE = CATProduct
      DESCRIPTION= GBN Power Locks
      CATIA V5 Session behavior inside Source = "Replace by
      target"
  15. A new Part named as "S320DCAGBN2" will get stored in
      SUBCOMP environment.
  16. Since the connectors are instantiated from VPM catalog,
      there is no need to save these connectors.
  17. Close the CATProduct file.
  18. Repeat the steps from 1 to 16 to create another set of
      CATProduct and CATPart with following attributes CATPart
      PART NUMBER = "S320DCAGBN1"
      SUB COMP = "S320DCAGBN1A"
      DESCRIPTION= BASE BUNDLE
      TYPE= CATPART
      CATIA V5 Session behavior inside Source = "Keep Modified"
      CATProduct
      PART NUMBER = "S320DCAGBN1"
      SUB COMP = "S320DCAGBN1"
      DESCRIPTION = BASE BUNDLE
      TYPE = CATPRODUCT
      CATIA V5 Session behavior inside Source = "Replace by
      target"
  19. Close the CATProduct file.
  20. From VPMA window load the CATProduct document "S320DCAGBN2"
      in CATIA V5
  21. While the CATProduct document S320DCAGBN2 is opened in
      CATIA V5, load another CATProduct document "S320DCAGBN1"
      from VPMA panel Problem : CATIA session hangs.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Interop VPM CATIA V5 Session hangs while loading two Electrical
  GeometricalBundleCATProducts in the same CATIA session
  Scenario :
  1. Start VPM through Startcenter.
  2. Launch CATIA V5 through VPM with Electrical
  Piping and Tubing Settings
  3. Create a new CATProduct using "Electrical
  Harness Assembly" workbench.
  4. Convert the CATProduct into "Geometrical
  Bundle"
  5. Using catalog browser insert/instantiate two
  connectors (CATParts) from existing catalog in VPM
  (Connectors must have electrical attributes
  attached to it : "Bundle Connection Point")
  6. Using "Smart Place", place the two connectors in
  space apart from each other by 150mm
  approximately.
  7. Create a new Multibranchable CATPart
  document, underneath of the same CATProduct
  8. Using the "Route Definition" as shown in the
  picture at right route a branch/bundle segment
  between the two connectors.
  9. Click "OK" to complete the "Route Definition".
  The "Route Definition" window will close.
  10. Double click on Multibranchable CATPart
  created in step 6 above to make it active.
  11. In VPM panel, select the environment
  as "SUBCOMP", and make sure you have Object =
  DOCUMENT.
  12. Click on the green 'Create and Save' icon
  a. "Create and Save" dialog box will appear, as
  shown in the picture at right
  b. Enter all the fields and click on the field
  box "Source" another window will pop up then
  click "Save as New Document".
  And select "Keep Modified".
  c. All the Fields should show Green box with tick
  mark on it.
  d. Click OK to finish, a separate window
  of "Confirm write?" appears as shown on right side.
  Click YES to finish.
  13. A new Part/ Document "S320DCAGBN2" will get
  stored in SUBCOMP environment.
  14. Repeat step 12 and 13 to "Create and Save"
  the CATProduct created in step1 above, with part
  number, description as given below and other
  details remaining same as in the picture at right.
  PART NUMBER = "S320DCAGBN2"
  SUB COMP = "S320DCAGBN2"
  TYPE = CATProduct
  DESCRIPTION= GBN Power Locks
  CATIA V5 Session behavior inside Source
  = "Replace by target"
  15. A new Part named as "S320DCAGBN2" will get
  stored in SUBCOMP environment.
  16. Since the connectors are instantiated from VPM
  catalog, there is no need to save these connectors.
  17. Close the CATProduct file.
  18. Repeat the steps from 1 to 16 to create another
  set of CATProduct and CATPart with following
  attributes
  CATPart
  PART NUMBER = "S320DCAGBN1"
  SUB COMP = "S320DCAGBN1A"
  DESCRIPTION= BASE BUNDLE
  TYPE= CATPART
  CATIA V5 Session behavior inside Source = "Keep
  Modified"
  CATProduct
  PART NUMBER = "S320DCAGBN1"
  SUB COMP = "S320DCAGBN1"
  DESCRIPTION = BASE BUNDLE
  TYPE = CATPRODUCT
  CATIA V5 Session behavior inside Source
  = "Replace by target"
  19. Close the CATProduct file.
  20. From VPMA window load the CATProduct
  document "S320DCAGBN2" in CATIA V5
  21. While the CATProduct document
  S320DCAGBN2 is opened in CATIA V5,
  load another CATProduct
  document "S320DCAGBN1" from VPMA panel
  Problem :
  CATIA session hangs.
  .
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• THE PROBLEM WAS SUBMITTED ON :
  CATIA VERSION 5 RELEASE 16.
  THIS PROBLEM IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE ON :
  CATIA VERSION 5 RELEASE 19 GA level AND ON
  V5R17SP08 AND V5R18SP03
  Incident Diagnosis
  Session hangs while loading two Electrical
  Geometrical Bundle CATProducts in the same
  CATIA session.
  Reason
  This problem does not occur on V5R17 SP8, V5R18
  SP3 and V5R19ga.
  .
  

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 HP-UX

• Fixed component ID

  569102000

Applicable component levels

• R518 PSN SP51803

     UP08/01/25 I 1000

• R517 PSN

     UP