When attempting to upgrade CA Service Desk Manager (CA SDM), a 'Debug Error!' pop-up window appears when executables are launched by the upgrade process.
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Improper file format of the NX_ROOT\NX.ENV and NX_ROOT\pdmconf\NX.ENV_NT.TPL files
The reason why this error appears is because the NX_ROOT\NX.ENV and/or the NX_ROOT\pdmconf\NX.ENV_NT.TPL files was edited manually and was not saved in the right encoding.
If the file is saved in "UTF-8", "Unicode" or "Unicode big endian" encoding, the Visual C++ error will appear.
The supported and correct encoding format for the NX.ENV file is "ANSI".
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Revert the environment back to the pre CA SDM upgrade and ensure that both the NX_ROOT\NX.ENV and NX_ROOT\pdmconf\NX.ENV_NT.TPL files have been saved with the proper encoding.
In addition, it was also noted that the nx_compare.pl tool, which creates the updated version of NX.env during upgrade, it is not handling couple of items properly:
1) Embedded Spaces were removed in directory names with embedded spaces in the names, example: Program Files as ProgramFiles
2) Added 2 unicode characters - and the ‘ in below two lines (those characters can be removed and a correct - or ' can be put in place instead)
# In general batch max size should be in range 2-12MB (as per EBR_MAX_INDEX_BATCH_SIZE * average document size)
and
# Analyst Notification - End User's time in the Queue has expired
3) Removed one additional embedded space in the line below:
@NX_UFAM_ATTRIBUTES=acquire_datealarm_id………....
It should be:
@NX_UFAM_ATTRIBUTES=acquire_date alarm_id …………………..
SOLUTION:
1) It is suggested to use a comparison tool, example: WinMerge, to identify differences like the ones above
2) Fix the wrong/mishandled characters in the NX.env file as mentioned above
3) Save the file
Then, re-attempt the CA SDM upgrade process.
TEC1891415 - Running any CA Service Desk Manager (CA SDM) command results in a Visual C++ error "Debug Assertion Failed"