PH23369: THE COLOR SETTINGS OF CONSOLE IDENTITY IS BACKED TO DEFAULT.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem Description:
  The settings of "RGB hexidecimal color code" and "Use this color
  for the navigation background" is backed to default after
  restating application server.
  
  Reproduction Steps:
  1. Connect to admin console and log on.
  2. Open the Console Identity page.
   System administration > Console Identity
  3. Set "#6A5ACD" to "RGB hexidecimal color code" and check "Use
  this color for the navigation background" on.
  
  4. Logout from admin console and login it again.
  You can find that the setting Console Identity is reflected.
  
  5. Stop application server and start it again.
  
  6. Connect to admin console and log on it.
  You can see that the navigation background collor of admin
  console as default.
  
  7. Open the Console Identity page.
  You can find that "RGB hexidecimal color code" is set as #3366CC
  and "Use this color for the navigation background" is disabled.
  So, these settings are backed as default.
  

Local fix

• The workaround:
  Click on the Save button twice in the Console Identity page.
  
  To confirm that the color changes are saved, look for  the
  properties "ISC.CONSOLE.ID.COLOR" and
  "ISC.CONSOLE.ID.NAV.BG.COLOR" in consoleProperties.xml.
  
  USER_INSTALL_ROOT/config/cells/<cellName>/applications/isclite.e
  ar/deployment/isclite/isclite.war/WEB-INF/consoleProperties.xml
  
   <consoleproperties:console-property id="ISC.CONSOLE.ID.COLOR"
  value="#3366CC"/>
   <consoleproperties:console-property
  id="ISC.CONSOLE.ID.NAV.BG.COLOR" value="on"/>
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server versions 8.5.5.16 and 9.0.5.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: After changing and saving the           *
  *                      background navigation color in the      *
  *                      WebSphere administration console, the   *
  *                      color setting reverts to the default    *
  *                      after restarting the application        *
  *                      server.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  After changing and saving the background navigation color in
  the WebSphere administration console, the color setting
  reverts to the default since it was never saved when the
  application server is restarted.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code to save the background navigation color has been fixed.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix packs
  8.5.5.18 and 9.0.5.4.
  For more information, see 'Recommended Updates for
  WebSphere Application Server':
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R900 PSY

     UP