PM61792: ACTIVATING FROM COMMAND LINE WITH -G PARAMETER DISPLAYS MISLEADING ERROR AND DOCUMENTATION SUGGESTS THAT IS VALID

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• Activating from a command line using the activate command with
  only the -g parameter like this:
  
  "activate -g"
  
  Results in an error something like this:
  
  "Unable to log in.  This can be due to either mismatching
  product versions on your machine and the server, or to network
  problems..."
  
  When using that same "activate -g" command in version 5.6, it
  brings up an empty activate dialog box, but does not actually
  produce any error.  So the error appears to be misleading and in
  the DDL topic "Activating Projects", the documentation for the
  activate command suggest that the other parameters are optional.
  Yet clearly activation does require more than the -g parameter
  to succeed.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of IBM SPSS Data Collection who activate via command   *
  * line                                                         *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * ACTIVATING FROM COMMAND LINE WITH -G PARAMETER DISPLAYS      *
  * MISLEADING ERROR AND DOCUMENTATION SUGGESTS THAT IS VALID    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to IBM SPSS Data Collection 7.0                      *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

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

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSN

     UP

• R700 PSY

     UP