PM08039: DOORS 9.2.0.2 doesn't retain values for attributes of Type 'User name' when configured with RDS 5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• DOORS 9.2.0.2 doesn't retain values for attributes of Type 'User
  name' when configured with RDS 5.1
  
  Sample steps to reproduce:
  ---------------------------------
  1.? Configure a DOORS 9.2.0.2 Database with RDS 5.1 using any su
  pported LDAP as the Corporate LDAP.
  2.? Create a new Module in DOORS and create a new attribute of t
  ype 'Username'
  3.? Select any Object in the Module - right click Properties - A
  ttributes - select the newly created attribute (which is of Type
  : Username)
  4.? Enter any valid username as the value for this attribute. Th
  e error message 'The value you have entered is invalid. You shou
  ld be entering a Username' is displayed.
  5.? Exit out of the error message - Click on Manage Users ? Grou
  ps - enter '*' wildcard and hit Refresh. All the users are displ
  ayed. Close the window.
  6.? Redo steps 1 to 4 and now it takes the value correctly. Howe
  ver, if we then exit the session of DOORS and relogin, the value
   for the Attribute has been lost.
  
  
  Workaround:
  ----------------
  -- Modify the shortcut that users use to launch DOORS to include
   -dxl
  command-line switch with the value 'updateUserList()'.
  
  To do this, follow the steps below:
  
  1.? Right click on the DOORS Icon.
  
  2.?  Go to Properties
  
  3.?  Under the 'Shortcut' tab, modify the value of 'Target' fiel
  d by
  appending { -dxl 'updateUserList'}
  
  (without the enclosing flower brackets).
  
  
  With the default installation location, the value of Target shou
  ld
  appear as follows:
  
  'C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\DOORS\9.2\bin\doors.exe' -dxl
  
  'updateUserList'
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  If you have RDS enabled, and define an attribute of type
  username, two problems will be apparent
  
   - attempting to set a username value will fail with a
  message that the username is invalid
   - once a username has been set, once you logout and back-in
  the value will appear to have vanished
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been changed so that the failures do not occur
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TLOGIC DOORS

• Fixed component ID

  5724V61DR

Applicable component levels

• R920 PSN

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