PK66190: EXISTING ANT SCRIPTS MAY BREAK AFTER APPLYING RATIONAL APPLICATION DEVELOPER 7.0.0.6/APPLICATION SERVER TOOLKIT 6.1.1.6

Rational Software Architect, Version 7.0.0.7
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, Version 7.0.0.7
6.1.1.7: WebSphere Application Server Toolkit Version 6.1.1 Fix Pack 7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Classes WorkspacePreferenceSet,
  WorkspacePreferenceGet, WorkspacePreferenceFile
  updated by the following maintenance may result in breakage of
  existing ANT scripts due to accompanying attribute changes:
  
  Rational Application Developer 7.0.0.6
  Application Server Toolkit 6.1.1.6
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of the WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Toolkit v6.1.1 and Rational          *
  *                  Application Developer v7.0 J2EE             *
  *                  workspacePreference Ant tasks.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The fix provided by APAR PK59486        *
  *                      causes an error with the                *
  *                      preferencetype attribute on the         *
  *                      workspacePreference J2EE Ant tasks.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  While using the workspacePreferenceSet,
  workspacePreferenceGet, and workspacePreferenceFile J2EE Ant
  tasks the following error may occur after applying the
  WebSphere Application Server Toolkit v6.1.1.7 or Rational
  Application Developer v7.0.0.7 fixpacks:
  
  The <workspacePreferenceSet> type doesn't support
  the "preferencetype" attribute.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for APAR PK59486 was to correct the J2EE
  workspacePreference Ant tasks so that they supported all of
  the Eclipse-based preferences and as a result a new attribute
  was added (preferencetype) to specify the preference store
  scope (i.e. default, configuration, etc).  This functionality
  should have been introduced so that it did not break existing
  applications and therefore will now only be enabled if the Ant
  project property useEclipsePrefs is defined and set to 'true'.
  For example,
  
  <project name="RunJ2EEAntScripts" default="buildAll"
  basedir=".">
  <property name="useEclipsePrefs" value="true" />
  ...
  </project>
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  the WebSphere Application Server Toolkit v6.1.1.7 and Rational
  Application Developer v7.0.0.7 fixpacks. Please refer to the
  Recommended Updates page for WebSphere Application Server
  Toolkit delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27004980
  

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

  WEBAPP SERVER A

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0820

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

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