PI77580: ABILITY TO CHANGE/SELECT THE DEFAULT ".LOG" PATH WHEN IMPORTING RECORDS USING CLEARQUEST ECLIPSE.

Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 5 (9.0.0.5) for 9.0
Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 1 (9.0.1.1) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 2 (9.0.1.2) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 6 (9.0.0.6) for 9.0
Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 3 (9.0.1.3) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 4 (9.0.1.4) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 5 (9.0.1.5) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 6 (9.0.1.6) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 7 (9.0.1.7) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 8 (9.0.1.8) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 9 (9.0.1.9) for 9.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• When importing records using the ClearQuest Eclipse client, the
  default ".log" path (Eg.: C:\<users>\<userid>) is not easy to be
  changed to a different path.
  
  It is necessary to make this ".log" path change/selection
  easier.
  
  Workaround:
  
  There is a bug in java (not ClearQuest) for the call
  System.getProperty("user.home"):
  
  http://bugs.java.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=4787931
  
  The call should be retrieving the homepath or userprofile, but
  this is not what it does here because of this bug.
  
  If you go into the registry and change the value of:
  
  "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ex
  plorer\Shell Folders\Desktop]"
  
  From C:\users\<userid> to a value like c:\temp\nonsense it will
  use the value c:\temp\ on the next time you start cqec.
  
  You have to have a directory c:\temp but not necessarily
  c:\temp\nonsense since the way this bug is functioning is going
  to strip 'nonsense' out of the equation anyway.
  
  When cqec starts again you will see the initial "welcome to
  Clearquest..." cqec screen - that's because that new reg value
  causes the C:\temp\.Rational (rcp configuration) to be recreated
  in the new location.
  
  If that doesn't happen then it didn't work.  If it did work the
  next import will create the log in c:\temp.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * ClearQuest Eclipse                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When importing records using the ClearQuest Eclipse client,  *
  * the default ".log" path, i.e., the user's home directory     *
  * (for example, C:\Users\John Smith), can not easily be        *
  * changed to a different path.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearQuest 9.0.0.5 and 9.0.1.1
  The path where the import logs are generated can now be changed
  by setting the CLEARQUEST_IMPORT_LOG_DIR environment variable.
  Just set the CLEARQUEST_IMPORT_LOG_DIR environment variable and
  restart the ClearQuest Eclipse client, and it will generate the
  import logs under the path you specified.
  

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

  CLEARQUEST WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G3600

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

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