HD51617: MEMORY TOP-DOWN ALLOCATION TESTING / CATIA BECOMES INACTIVE WHI LE OPENING A SPECIFIC CATPART ON WINDOWS XP 64 BIT.

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• MEMORY TOP-DOWN ALLOCATION TESTING /
  CATIA BECOMES INACTIVE WHILE OPENING A
  SPECIFIC CATPART ON WINDOWS XP 64 BIT.
  Preparation
  1) Use REGEDIT in command line mode.
  2) Select
  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
  Manager \MemoryManagement.
  3) Select Edit -> New -> DWORD Value.
  4) Select Edit -> Rename.
  5) Enter AllocationPreference.
  6) Select Edit -> Modify.
  7) Enter Value data 10000000
  8) Press OK.
  9) Exit REGEDIT.
  10) ReStart Windows.
  .
  Scenario
  1) Start CATIA V5 R16SP02HF11
  2) Open File -> MomAlc.CATPart.
  (Drag CATPartfile from File Explorer to CATIA
  Window.)
  .
  Result
  CATIA becomes inactive.
  .
  Expected Result.
  .
  CATIA should NOT become inactive. Part should be
  opened.
  .
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• MEMORY TOP-DOWN ALLOCATION TESTING / CATIA BECOMES INACTIVE WHI
  LE OPENING A SPECIFIC CATPART ON WINDOWS XP 64 BIT.
  MEMORY TOP-DOWN ALLOCATION TESTING /
  CATIA BECOMES INACTIVE WHILE OPENING A
  SPECIFIC CATPART ON WINDOWS XP 64 BIT.
  Preparation
  1) Use REGEDIT in command line mode.
  2) Select
  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
  Manager \MemoryManagement.
  3) Select Edit -> New -> DWORD Value.
  4) Select Edit -> Rename.
  5) Enter AllocationPreference.
  6) Select Edit -> Modify.
  7) Enter Value data 10000000
  8) Press OK.
  9) Exit REGEDIT.
  10) ReStart Windows.
  .
  Scenario
  1) Start CATIA V5 R16SP02HF11
  2) Open File -> MomAlc.CATPart.
  (Drag CATPartfile from File Explorer to CATIA
  Window.)
  .
  Result
  CATIA becomes inactive.
  .
  Expected Result.
  .
  CATIA should NOT become inactive. Part should be
  opened.
  .
  .
  

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 17 GA level AND ON
  V5R16SP05.
  .
  The problem reproduced on R16 SP02.
  .
  Additional Information.
  .
  The problem is also NOT reproducible on R16 SP03
  .
  

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 SP51605

     UP06/06/08 I 1000