PM62897: DOORS: The Attribute features settings checked or unchecked when opening a module in Read-only or Exclusive Edit

Rational DOORS Fix Pack 1 (9.5.0.1) for 9.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Attribute features settings shows different behavior when
  opening a module in Read-only mode and Exclusive Edit mdoe.
  The issue is not seen when creating attribute manually. However,
  the issue occurs when using DXL code to create attributes that
  may or may not be a DXL attribute.
  Here's some sample code:
  string dxlCode = 'print \'HI\''
  create object type 'String' inherit false
    //-
  multi false dxl dxlCode changeBars true                //-
  date true history true attribute 'theDXLAttr'
  - The code will create an attribute called 'theDXLAttr'.
  - Close and re-open the module in read-only mode and you'll see
  that the settings are checked.
  - Close and re-open the module in Exclusive Edit mode and you'll
  see that the settings are NOT checked.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  UI is inconsistent when showing a DXL attribute in read-only
  and edit modes.
  

Problem conclusion

• Attribute features are not applicable to DXL attributes,  so
  setting or not setting them has no effect.  Toggling the DXL
  setting (when in edit mode) will always take the current
  defaults for those attributes.
  
  The problem is really just that the dialog shows different
  things in read-only vs edit modes.  Making the read-only
  mode do the same thing as edit mode (by explicitly clearing
  the feature checks when DXL is checked) makes the behaviour
  consistent,  and fixes the issue.
  

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

  TLOGIC DOORS

• Fixed component ID

  5724V61DR

Applicable component levels

• R930 PSN

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