PI18925: ATTEMPTS TO OPEN A MESSAGING TEST ACTION FAIL WITH NO ERROR MESSAGE

Rational Integration Tester 8.7
Rational Test Virtualization Server 8.7
Rational Performance Test Server 8.7
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 1 (8.7.0.1) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 1 (8.7.0.1) for 8.7
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 2 (8.7.0.2) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 2 (8.7.0.2) for 8.7
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 2 (8.7.0.2) for 8.7
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 3 (8.7.0.3) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 3 (8.7.0.3) for 8.7
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 1 (8.7.0.1) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 4 (8.7.0.4) for 8.7
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 4 (8.7.0.4) for 8.7
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 4 (8.7.0.4) for 8.7
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 3 (8.7.0.3) for 8.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If you try to open a messaging action such as Publish or
  Subscribe when you do not have the required library files
  nothing happens.  No error message is displayed.
  
  If you click Help > About > JVM Console you will see an error
  such as the following:
  
  java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
  com.wm.app.b2b.client.ServiceException
  
  SOLUTION:
  
  1. Run Library Manager to configure the necessary library files
  2. Re-start RIT and load the project
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of Rational Integration Tester working with        *
  * messaging tests.                                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * If the user opened a messaging test action such as Publish   *
  * or Subscribe, but did not have the required library files in *
  * Library Manager, no error message was displayed to indicate  *
  * that the action was unable to complete.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix for this issue was provided in version 8.7.0 of Rational
  Integration Tester. An error message is now displayed concerning
  the missing library files.
  

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

  RATL TEST WORKB

• Fixed component ID

  5725G7900

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSN

     UP

• R801 PSN

     UP

• R850 PSN

     UP

• R851 PSN

     UP

• R860 PSN

     UP

• R870 PSY

     UP