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PI20752: Closing a modified BPMN diagram gives incorrect 'Save changes?' dialog box

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • In IBM Rational Software Architect (RSA), if you modify a BPMN
    diagram and then close it, the '[BPMN model name] has been
    modified.  Save changes?' dialog box appears, which is a
    misleading message.
    
    The following steps recreate the scenario:
    
    1. Create a BPMN model/diagram
    
    2. Add elements to the diagram
    
    3. Save the changes
    
    4. Add more elements to the diagram
    
    RESULT: The model is 'dirtied' (an asterisk appears on the model
    in the Project Explorer) to indicate unsaved changes, as
    expected.
    
    5. Close the diagram
    
    Expected Result: The '[BPMN model name] has been modified, but
    is still open elsewhere with identical changes. Closing this
    will not lose those changes. Would you like to save now anyway?'
    message appears. If you then click 'No', the changes are not
    discarded and reopening the diagram shows the asterisk, but
    clicking on 'No' on a 'Save' prompt when you close the model in
    the Project Explorer, does discard the changes. This is RSA's
    behavior in v8.5.x.
    
    Actual Result: The 'Save' prompt comes with '[BPMN model name]
    has been modified. Save Changes?' message.  This message is
    misleading because, if you then click 'No', the changes will not
    be discarded, even though you chose 'No' in order to discard the
    changes.
    
    The same problem occurs with UML models and Java classes as well
    as BPMN models.
    
    There is no workaround to this problem.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

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    Closing a modified BPMN diagram gives incorrect "Save
    changes?" dialog box.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This problem has now been corrected
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI20752

  • Reported component name

    SW ARCHITECT WI

  • Reported component ID

    5724I7001

  • Reported release

    900

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-06-25

  • Closed date

    2014-10-31

  • Last modified date

    2014-10-31

  • 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

    SW ARCHITECT WI

  • Fixed component ID

    5724I7001

Applicable component levels

  • R900 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 October 2021