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PM49892: When opening help in German, the help shows the top-levels in Italian

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Abstract:
    
    When opening help in German in Rational Application Developer
    8.0.3, the help navigation shows the top-levels in Italian
    
    Problem:
    
    1. Install Rational Application Developer 8.0.3 with German
    localization
    2. Open menu Hilfe ? Inhalte der Hilfetexte
    
    Result: Notice that all top-level help folders and also some
    beneath are shown in Italian while the actual help is in German
    
    Local fix:
    
    1. Open the website
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21377830
    2. Click on
    http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/d
    ocumentation/updatesites
    3. Download RAD8.0.3_updateSite.zip (538 MB)
    4. Extract the archive file RAD8.0.3_updateSite.zip
    5. Open menu Hilfe ? Lokale Aktualisierungskomponente fuer Hilfe
    Result:
    Browser opens
    6. Enter a name into the field Name and point to the file
    site.xml within the folder created in 4.
    7. Pick as components RAD - Translations, RAD and the other help
    parts
    8. Click Install
    
    Result: Installation of help into ?SDP?/help/work runs
    9. Click OK
    10. Open Hilfe ? Inhalt der Hilfetexte
    
    Result: Help navigation is shown in German
    

Local fix

Problem summary

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    The Italian content was mistakenly put in the German
    translation folder and caused this problem.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The current version of the plugin,
    com.ibm.help.common.nav.doc.nl1_7.6.0.v20110628_1703.jar,
    contains the correct content in the German folder.
    
    The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
    Developer v8.0.4.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM49892

  • Reported component name

    RATL APP DEV WI

  • Reported component ID

    5724J1901

  • Reported release

    803

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2011-10-12

  • Closed date

    2011-11-17

  • Last modified date

    2011-11-17

  • 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

  • R803 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 November 2011