PI15623: RUNNING AN MS EXCEL REPORT IN RATIONAL CHANGE ADDS NEW CELLS BEFORE AND AFTER INDENTED TEXT

Rational Change Interim Fix 1 for 5.3.1.1
Rational Change Interim Fix 2 for 5.3.1.1
Rational Change Interim Fix 3 for 5.3.1.1
Rational Change Interim Fix 4 for 5.3.1.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Headline:
  Running an MS Excel report in Rational Change adds new cells
  before and after indented text
  
  Abstract:
  Attempts to run an IBM Rational Change report and exporting this
  to MS Excel results in attribute values being split over several
  cells if attribute value contains indented text.
  
  Error Description:
  Run an Rational Change report, containing an attribute of type
  CCM_EXTENDED_TEXT, with the attribute value consisting of
  several lines of which one is indented, and export this to MS
  Excel format.
  
  Expected result:
  The attribute value is in one Excel cell only.
  
  Actual result:
  The attribute value is distributed over more than one Excel
  cell, with one extra empty cell each before and after the
  indented text.
  
  Example:
  An attribute value containing three lines of text of which the
  second one is indented results in it being distributed over 5
  cells instead of 1 cell:
  
  1st cell: normal line not indented
  2nd cell: empty line before indented line
  3rd cell: indented line
  4th cell: empty line after indented line
  5th cell: all remaining lines
  
  WORKAROUND:
  There is no known workaround at this time.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Running an MS Excel report in Rational Change adds new cells
  before and after indented text.
  

Problem conclusion

• This issue will be fixed in 5.3.1.1 iFix 01.
  

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 CHANGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724V87CG

Applicable component levels

• R530 PSN

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