PM51613: OSLC RDF response is not valid if oslc.properties contains second-degree reference field

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment:
  
   - Operating System: Windows 2003 Server
  
   - Product name: ClearQuest
  
   - Product Version: 7.1.2.2 / 7.1.2.4 / 8.0.0.0
  
  
  
  Description of problem:
  
  When running an OSLC request to retrieve a record and a
  second-degree referenced record type's field value (such as
  Project.Owner.fullname), the resulting RDF is invalid and
  contains the data twice.
  
  A sample OSLC request (using OSLC CM 2.0) is the following:
  
  http://server/cqweb/oslc/repo/7.0.0/db/SAMPL/record/16777224-335
  54433?oslc.properties=cq:State,cq:Project{cq:Owner{cq:fullname}}
  
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  
  - Use a SAMPL database
  - Check out the schema, on the Project record type add a
  REFERENCE field pointing to 'users' record type, name it 'Owner'
  - On the 'Project' form, add a form element for the 'Owner'
  field that was just added.
  - Check in Schema, upgrade database
  - From the user administration, set a full name for the 'admin'
  user and upgrade the database
  
  - Log in to the CQ client, update the 'Classics' project and set
  'admin' as the Owner of the project.
  - Using REST client (or any similar client) send the following
  GET request with the headers
  
  'Accept: application/rdf+xml'
  'OSLC-Core-Version: 2.0'
  
  http://server/cqweb/oslc/repo/7.0.0/db/SAMPL/record/16777224-335
  54433?oslc.properties=cq:State,cq:Project{cq:Owner{cq:fullname}}
  
  The resulting RDF contains the user information twice:
  
  --- snip ---
  ?cq:Owner?
  ?oslc_cm:ChangeRequest
  rdf:about='http://server/cqweb/oslc/repo/7.0.0/db/SAMPL/record/1
  6777223-33554434'?
  ?dcterms:type?users?/dcterms:type?
  ?oslc:shortTitle?admin?/oslc:shortTitle?
  ?cq:fullname?Admin User?/cq:fullname?
  ?/oslc_cm:ChangeRequest?
  ?/cq:Owner?
  ?cq:Owner
  rdf:about='http://server/cqweb/oslc/repo/7.0.0/db/SAMPL/record/1
  6777223-33554434'?
  ?dcterms:type?users?/dcterms:type?
  ?oslc:shortTitle?admin?/oslc:shortTitle?
  ?cq:fullname?Admin User?/cq:fullname?
  ?/cq:Owner?
  --- snap ---
  
  The entire RDF returned does not validate against the W3 RDF
  validator.
  
  
  Workaround:
  
  None known
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When running an CQ Web OSLC request to retrieve a record and
  a second-degree referenced record type's field value (such
  as Project.Owner.fullname), the resulting RDF is invalid and
  contains the data twice.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearQuest 7.1.2.6 and 8.0.0.2.
  

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

  CLEARQUEST WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G3600

Applicable component levels

• R712 PSN

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