APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
When creating a custom report for backup utilization on IBM Storage Protect Plus, the EXCEL output file contains a line break if the length of the virtual machine (VM) name contains more than 10 characters. This can cause issues when using this EXCEL file on visualization software to create e.g. business analytics. If the EXCEL file will be opened as *txt file, any VM name of more than 10 characters will contain the following additional characters: Example: VM name of "1_BackupTest" will be shown as "1_BackupTe st" IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Versions Affected: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.x and later
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level 10.1.10.2 or later. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See Error Description * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is * * projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level * * 10.1.16.1 and 10.1.17. * * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of * * IBM. * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
In IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.10.2 and later, when an Excel VM Backup Utilization report is generated, the fields in the report are truncated to 10 characters. This truncation can cause issues particularly in external tools, which expect the fields of the report to contain full-length data. In IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.16.1 and 10.1.17, an option has been added to the report to wrap lines longer than 10 characters (rather than truncating them), thus allowing external tools to properly consume the report.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT45399
Reported component name
SP PLUS
Reported component ID
5737SPLUS
Reported release
A1F
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2024-02-02
Closed date
2024-02-14
Last modified date
2024-02-14
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
SP PLUS
Fixed component ID
5737SPLUS
Applicable component levels
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 February 2024