PI78603: CRYPTIC ERROR: STR.INDEXOF IS NOT A FUNCTION WHEN TRYING TO LINKFROM CQ TO A PROJECT AREA WITHOUT THE NECESSARY ACCESS RIGHTS.

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 program error.

Error description

• Steps to reproduce
  1. In RTC, create a project area to which only specific users
  have access
  2. Using and RTC admin user, create a project relationship from
  a CQ user database to the project area created in step 1.
  3. Try to link a CQ record to a WI in the project area. This
  time, when asked for RTC credentials, log in with an RTC user
  that does not have read access to the project area.
  4. Instead of expected dialog box or any meaningful error
  message, the error:"TypeError: str.indexOf is not a function"
  pops up.
  
  The expected behavior would be to get a meaningful error
  message, such as the one appearing when trying to log in in RTC
  to the project area with the same user:
  
  "Error!
  The project XXXX does not exist or is not accessible with
  your credentials.
  If you have JazzAdmins privileges you can investigate the
  problem in the Jazz Admin Web UI."
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * CQ Web                                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When creating an OSLC link from CQ to a RTC record in a      *
  * project area where the user does not have read access, a     *
  * cryptic error is displayed: "STR.INDEXOF IS NOT A FUNCTION   *
  * WHEN TRYING TO LINK FROM CQ TO A PROJECT AREA WITHOUT THE    *
  * NECESSARY ACCESS RIGHTS."                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearQuest 9.0.1.4.
  When creating an OSLC link from CQ to a RTC record in a project
  area where the user does not have read access, the error message
  displayed is now relevant:  "Failed authenticate to OSLC
  provider, or authenticated but lacked necessary permissions to
  access the artifact."
  

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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