PM68164: Internet Browser settings must match System Architect/XT server locale settings or you will get an error saving definitions

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Configuration:
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  Tool = Rational System Architect
  Version = 11.4.2
  
  Description:
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  Internet Browser settings must match SA/XT server locale
  settings or you will get an error when saving definitions
  
  How to reproduce:
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  1. Set the locale on the SA/XT server to use a non-english
  standard. For example Swedish
  2. Restart SA/XT
  3. Start an Internet Browser on the client with English locale
  4. Connect to SA/XT and open an encyclopedia as Updater
  5. Edit any definition (example Explorer Object Report) and save
  
  ==? You will get an error like this:
      'Error: Invalid entry. Property: Initial Time, Value:
  12:10:13 PM, Invalid entry. Property: Last Change Time, Value:
  4:37:50 PM'
  
  Other information:
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  * This happens because the time format in the client Browser
  does not correspond to the SA/XT server
  
  Work Around:
  ------------
  See to it that the internet browser use the same language as the
  OS on the SA/XT server.
  
  This can be done like this:
  * In Firefox: From the 'Tools - Options' menu, select the
  'Languages' section.
  * In Internet Explorer: From the 'Tools - Internet Options -
  Languages' menu item.
  -? Make sure to add the language the OS locale on the SA/XT
  server is set to use, then move this language to the top
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Internet Browser settings must match System Architect/XT
  server locale settings or you will get an error saving
  definitions
  
  Error message:
  If the Client OS and the Server OS has different
  (non-English) settings you will get an error like this:
   "Error: Invalid entry. Property: Initial Time, Value:
  12:10:13 PM, Invalid entry. Property: Last Change Time,
  Value: 4:37:50 PM"
  

Problem conclusion

• Working As designed. This happens because the time format in
  the client Browser does not correspond to the SA/XT server.
  What is happening is that when it gets the time it displays
  it in the format of the browser setting but when it sends it
  back to SA for verification it says it incorrect because SA
  is saying that it should be in the format of Locale time.
  
  See Technote:
  
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21599873
  
  In addition - in the Information Center added an 'Important'
  note in the 'Client PC requirements' section of the topic
  'Requirements for hardware, operating system, client PC, and
  Internet Information Services (IIS)'. The note contains
  instructions for setting the language option in both
  browsers, and a link to the technote.
  

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

  TLOGIC SYS ARCH

• Fixed component ID

  5724V68SX

Applicable component levels

• RB42 PSN

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