HD57429: ASD / PROPERTIES / 'XMODIFIERS' ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE DEFINED ON AIX CAUSES CATIA TO ABEND.

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• ASD / PROPERTIES / 'XMODIFIERS' ENVIRONMENT
  VARIABLE DEFINED ON AIX CAUSES CATIA TO
  ABEND.
  .
  Customer scenario:
  .
  1. Start AIX and create new dtterm.
  2. Define 'XMODIFIERS' environment variable.
  export XMODIFIERS='@im=none?
  3. Start CATIA with English CATIA menu.
  '/catia/B16/aix_a/code/command/catstart -run
  CNEXT
  -direnv /catia/B16/CATEnv -env CATIA.V5R16.B16'
  4. Select menu 'File/Open'
  and select 'PRODUCT1.CATProduct'.
  5. Double click 'KEY_CYLINDER' in spec tree.
  Workbench is changed to Part Design.
  6. Select 'KEY_CYLINDER.1' and select 'Properties'
  context menu.
  7. Change color from green to yellow and click OK.
  8. Select 'KEY_CYLINDER.2' and select 'Properties'
  context menu.
  >>Then CATIA abnormal end without displaying a
  Properties dialog box.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ASD : XMODIFIERS ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE DEFINED ON AIX CAUSES CAT
  IA TO ABEND
  ASD / PROPERTIES / 'XMODIFIERS' ENVIRONMENT
  VARIABLE DEFINED ON AIX CAUSES CATIA TO
  ABEND.
  .
  Customer scenario:
  .
  1. Start AIX and create new dtterm.
  2. Define 'XMODIFIERS' environment variable.
  export XMODIFIERS='@im=none?
  3. Start CATIA with English CATIA menu.
  '/catia/B16/aix_a/code/command/catstart -run
  CNEXT
  -direnv /catia/B16/CATEnv -env CATIA.V5R16.B16'
  4. Select menu 'File/Open'
  and select 'PRODUCT1.CATProduct'.
  5. Double click 'KEY_CYLINDER' in spec tree.
  Workbench is changed to Part Design.
  6. Select 'KEY_CYLINDER.1' and select 'Properties'
  context menu.
  7. Change color from green to yellow and click OK.
  8. Select 'KEY_CYLINDER.2' and select 'Properties'
  context menu.
  >>Then CATIA abnormal end without displaying a
  Properties dialog box.
  .
  

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 18 GA level AND ON
  V5R17SP03
  Incident Diagnosis
  ASD / PROPERTIES / 'XMODIFIERS' ENVIRONMENT
  VARIABLE DEFINED ON AIX CAUSES CATIA TO
  ABEND
  Reason
  AIX 5.2 ML7 is required for R17SP03
  .
  

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 AIX

• Fixed component ID

  569101000

Applicable component levels

• R517 PSN SP51703

     UP06/12/11 I 1000