HD48920: AFTER ADD A COMMAND TO A TOOLBAR CATIA CRASHES AFTER RESTART IF NO DEFAULT DOCUMENT ARE OPENED.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After add a command to a toolbar CATIA crashes
  after restart if no default document are opened.
  Scenario
  1. Start CATIA
  2. Select Tools / Options / General / User Interface
  Style / P2.
  (Figure1)
  3. Select Tools / Options / Infrastructure / Product
  Structure Tab
  Part Number / Manual input ON. (Figure2)
  4. Close CATIA.
  5. Start CATIA
  6. Select Start / Shape / Automotive BIW
  Fastening.
  7. Select Tools / Customize / Command Tab.
  8. The Measure Inertia command is added to
  Measure Toolbar.
  (Figure3)
  9)Click Close.
  10)Close CATIA.
  11)Start CATIA.
  12)Click Cancel.(Figure4)
  13)Select Start / Mechanical Design ->Part Design
  Workbench.
  14)Select Start / Mechanical Design ->Assembly
  Design Workbench.
  Result)
  Command interrupted.
  It described it as an example by "Measure Inertia"
  command this time.
  It "Click OK to terminate" even if an arbitrary
  command is added
  according to the above-mentioned procedure.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• After add a command to a toolbar CATIA crashes after restart if
  no default document are opened.
  After add a command to a toolbar CATIA crashes
  after restart if no default document are opened.
  Scenario
  1. Start CATIA
  2. Select Tools / Options / General / User Interface
  Style / P2.
  (Figure1)
  3. Select Tools / Options / Infrastructure / Product
  Structure Tab
  Part Number / Manual input ON. (Figure2)
  4. Close CATIA.
  5. Start CATIA
  6. Select Start / Shape / Automotive BIW
  Fastening.
  7. Select Tools / Customize / Command Tab.
  8. The Measure Inertia command is added to
  Measure Toolbar.
  (Figure3)
  9)Click Close.
  10)Close CATIA.
  11)Start CATIA.
  12)Click Cancel.(Figure4)
  13)Select Start / Mechanical Design ->Part Design
  Workbench.
  14)Select Start / Mechanical Design ->Assembly
  Design Workbench.
  Result)
  Command interrupted.
  It described it as an example by "Measure Inertia"
  command this time.
  It "Click OK to terminate" even if an arbitrary
  command is added
  according to the above-mentioned procedure.
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION 5
  RELEASE 17 GA level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON
  V5R16SP03.
  The abend was the result of a bad type returned
  by a pointer cast in the code.
  The problem is fixed: The crash does no more
  occur.
  .
  

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

• R516 PSN SP51603

     UP06/03/06 I 1000