JR42702: THE DATASTAGE DIRECTOR DATASET MANAGEMENT TOOL TAKES A LONG TIME TO FINISH IN OSHADMIN WHEN AN INVALID DATASET IS CHOSEN.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 8.5 Fix Pack 3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The oshadmin process take too long to finish  if a bad
  dataset selected in the Director  Dataset Management Tool .
  
  
  
  Problem reproduction steps in detail:
  
  1) Run IBM WebSphere Datastage and QueryStage director in the
  client tier.
  
  2) Select menu Tools(T) > Dataset Management(A), then file-open
  dialog box is appeared.
  
  3) In the file-open dialog-box, select a file which is not a
  dataset-file and which  is over 1MB in size.
  
  
  3) The server process, orchadmin -describe -d -v -l <selected
  filename> will start.
  The orchadmin process will then take tens of minutes to finish.
  
  While orchadmin is running  director client must  wait.
  
  4) When orchadmin process ends, director client shows the  error
  message: 'Unknown error happened  while reading
  record-schema. '
  
  
  5) Click 'OK' on the error message. A blank Dataset
  Management Tool window is shown.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• The    oshadmin process take too
  long to be terminated if wrong dataset
  selected in the Director Dataset Management Tool .
  
  
  
  Problem reproduction steps in detail:
  
  1) Run IBM WebSphere Datastage and QueryStage director in the
  client tier.
  
  2) Select menu Tools(T) > Dataset Management(A), then file-open
  dialog box is appeared.
  
  3) In the file-open dialog-box, select a file which is not
  dataset-file and which size is over 1MB.
  For example, I tested ascii-text file which size is 1.5MB.
  
  3) The server process, orchadmin -describe -d -v -l <selected
  filename> will start.
  In our environment, orchadmin process normally ended after 12
  minutes.
  During orchadmin running, director client is waiting.
  
  4) When orchadmin process ends, director client show error
  message: 'Unknown error was happen during reading
  record-schema'.
  
  5) Click 'OK' on error message, then, blank Dataset Management
  Tool window is shown.
  

Problem conclusion

• The patch associated with this APAR will prevent the long wait
  time when a non-dataset file is selected
  

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

  WIS DATASTAGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R870 PSY

     UP