PM37458: RFT8201 : Object Inspector Showing .enabled Property Incorrectly

IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.2.0.2 iFix01

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environments
  -RFT 8.2 and 8.2.0.1 iFix001 on Windows XP
  
  Description:
  
  -When using the Test Object Inspector in the 'Show Test Object
  Value Properties' mode, the '.enabled' property is always equal
  to true, even if the object is not enabled
  To
  duplicate:??????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ?????????
  
  1. Open any Notepad
  Window.???????????????????????????????????????????
  2. Open RFT, and open any simple test
  script.?????????????????????????
  3. Launch the RFT Object
  Inspector???????????????????????????????????
  4. Click the 'Show Test Object Value Properties'?
  5. On Notepad select 'Edit' from the menu to expose the Edit
  context?
  menu.???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ??????
  
  6. Hover over any disabled menuitem and PAUSE the Object
  Inspector with
  LEFT-SHIFT.?????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ??????
  
  7. Note the disabled menuitem properties list shows
  '.enabled=true'???
  
  -Also while reproducing the customer issue, I noticed that if
  you switch to a different view in the Test Object Inspector, the
  properties in the 'Show Test Object Value Properties' will
  change
  -To
  duplicate:??????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ?????????
  
  1. Open any Notepad
  Window.???????????????????????????????????????????
  2. Open RFT, and open any simple test
  script.?????????????????????????
  3. Launch the RFT Object
  Inspector???????????????????????????????????
  4. Click the 'Show Test Object Value Properties'?
  5. On Notepad select 'Edit' from the menu to expose the Edit
  context?
  menu.???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ??????
  
  6. Hover over any enabled menuitem and PAUSE the Object
  Inspector with
  LEFT-SHIFT.?????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ??????
  
  7. Note the enabled menuitem properties list shows
  '.enabled=true'
  8. Switch to the 'Show Parent Hierarchy' view then back to the
  'Show Test Object Value Properties' view
  9. Note the enabled menuitem now shows '.enabled=false'
  
  Expected: When it is disabled the status should be false
  Actual : It is showing true but after moving to 'Show Parent
  Hierarchy' view then back to the 'Show Test Object Value
  Properties' view show 'True'
  
  Even through programming shows incorrect status of the state.
  You can use the following code:
  applicationmenuBar().click(atPath('Edit'));
  System.out.println(cutCtrlXmenuItem().getProperty('.enabled'));
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Object Inspector were showing  .enabled Property Incorrectly
  for Menu Items
  

Problem conclusion

• Code changes done to get the correct value of property
  .enabled in Menu Items.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RAT FUNC TESTER

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2503

Applicable component levels

• R820 PSN

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