HD75929: STCAI: CATPART WITH THE LOWERCASE EXTENSION CANNOT BE OPENED

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• STCAI: CATPart with the lowercase extension
  cannot be opened
  .
  Preparation:(Please see attached ppt file)
  1. Launch "Applications Setup", Select "CATIA
  Part", Click "Tools" Button.
  2. In Edit Tab, Select "CATIA Part", Click "Modify"
  Button.
  2-1. Set "CAIOpen.exe" as Command line.
  2-2. Check "Enable CFO for life cycle operations"
  and "Check Out".
  3. In View Tab, Select "CATIA Part", Click "Modify"
  Button.
  3-1. Set "CAIOpen.exe" as Command line.
  3-2. Another settings as follows.
  .
  Scenario:
  1. Launch CATIA V5.
  2. STCAI: Connect, Login "joe".
  3. STEDR: MB3 on catpart with the lowercase
  extension, File Operation, Open as read-only.
  .
  KO: Open Error as "Document cannot be read"
  .
  Additional Information:
  1. The customer has about 300,000 CATIA models
  with the lowercase extension. For example, catpart,
  catproduct, catdrawing, catanalysis etc.
  2. The customer has about 150 SMARTEAM Clients.
  3. Recently, the customer upgraded to SMARTEAM
  V5R17 level.
  .
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• STCAI: CATPart with the lowercase extension cannot be opened
  STCAI: CATPart with the lowercase extension
  cannot be opened
  .
  Preparation:(Please see attached ppt file)
  1. Launch "Applications Setup", Select "CATIA
  Part", Click "Tools" Button.
  2. In Edit Tab, Select "CATIA Part", Click "Modify"
  Button.
  2-1. Set "CAIOpen.exe" as Command line.
  2-2. Check "Enable CFO for life cycle operations"
  and "Check Out".
  3. In View Tab, Select "CATIA Part", Click "Modify"
  Button.
  3-1. Set "CAIOpen.exe" as Command line.
  3-2. Another settings as follows.
  .
  Scenario:
  1. Launch CATIA V5.
  2. STCAI: Connect, Login "joe".
  3. STEDR: MB3 on catpart with the lowercase
  extension, File Operation, Open as read-only.
  .
  KO: Open Error as "Document cannot be read"
  .
  Additional Information:
  1. The customer has about 300,000 CATIA models
  with the lowercase extension. For example, catpart,
  catproduct, catdrawing, catanalysis etc.
  2. The customer has about 150 SMARTEAM Clients.
  3. Recently, the customer upgraded to SMARTEAM
  V5R17 level.
  .
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM IS PERMANENT RESTRICTION IN
  CATIA
  Incident Diagnosis
  .
  CATPart with the lowercase extension cannot be
  opened
  .
  Restriction Explanation
  Lower case extensions are not supported by CAI
  .
  By-Pass
  A Migration procedure to correct the extension case
  is provided to the customer
  .
  

Temporary fix

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