PM37950: 'document.setAjaxTrace(true)' causes crash in IE8 Compatibility view browser mode

IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.2.0.2 iFix01

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In RFT 8.2.0.1 and IE8 compatibility view browser mode,
  customer is seeing problem where the
  'document.setAjaxTrace(true)' fails with
  com.rational.test.ft.TargetGoneException and causes the IE8
  browser tab to crash.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  'document.setAjaxTrace(true)' causes crash in IE8
  Compatibility view browser mode
  

Problem conclusion

• In Compatibility View, Internet Explorer 8 reports version
  vector, document mode, and user agent string as if it is
  Internet Explorer 7;however, the user agent string also
  includes a token indicating that the browser is really
  Internet Explorer 8.
  Previously we were checking version vector to insert
  XDomainRequest wrapperScript into Broswer based on some
  conditional check for IE8 version.
  I have done changes to Include a new conditional check to
  check for token "Trident/4.0"  which remains same in IE8
  mode and in compatibility view mode.
  

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

  RAT FUNC TESTER

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2503

Applicable component levels

• R820 PSN

     UP