PK95380: JET deletes content within dptk:roundtrip section after regenera ting

Rational Software Architect Standard Edition, Version 7.5.5
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, Version 7.5.5
Rational Software Architect RealTime Edition, Version 7.5.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment:
  - Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2
    - Product name: Rational Software Architect 7.0.0.4, Rational
  Software Architect for WebSphere Software 7.5.3
  
  Description of problem:
  The problem occurs when more code is removed from a user region
  than the distance between it and the following region.
  
  Step to reproduce:
  1. Create a JET template
  2. Add a two roundtrip sections where the first one contains qui
  te an amount of code between initialCode
  ?dptk:roundtrip?//BEGIN PROTECTION?dptk:initialCode?
    //TODO Implementation of business logic
    // some additional long comments
    sample Implementation code
  ?/dptk:initialCode?//END PROTECTION?/dptk:roundtrip?
  3. Run the JET transformation
  4. Change the text within the second roundtrip section of the ou
  tput generated by JET
  5. Run the JET transformation again
  Result:
  Changes within the second roundtrip section are overwritten in t
  he generated output
  
  Workaround:
  Making the initial code as small as possible will reduce the lik
  elihood of the problem. If the number of characters in the initi
  al code can be made smaller than the number of characters betwee
  n the first user region and the next, then the problem will neve
  r occur.
  The 'edge case' to test is: remove all the initial code from the
   first user region and verify that the second region still funct
  ions correctly.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• JET-based transformations can delete content within
  dptk:roundtrip or c:userRegion sections after regenerating
  in the following limited situations:
  * The 'initialCode' portion of the user region is larger (in
  number of characters) than the distance between one user
  region and the next
  * User changes to the initial code reduces the size of
  protected region.
  In this case, subsequent user region content may be lost.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in release RSx 7.5.5.
  

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 APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R753 PSN

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