PM78346: Copy/paste of a lifeline into another interaction creates a new instance

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This is created from escalation RATLC01815763
  
  Client is using 7.5.5.1. They find out that
  while doing a copy/paste of lifelines between two interactions
  owned by the
  same capsule ; the paste action creates a new redundant capsule
  parts. (named copy_1_xxx)
  
  They would expect that the same capsule parts are used in the
  two cases as the lifelines ?refer to same model elements.
  
  
  Steps to reproduce
  1 - Create a C++ Model
  2 - Add two new Capsules
  3 - Add two Sequence Diagram into Capsule1 =? it creates 2
  Interactions.
  4 - Create a lifeline for capsule2:Capsule2 into Interaction 1
  5 - Copy the lifeline capsule2:Capsule from Interaction1 into
  Interaction2
  =? Copy_1_capsule2:Capsule2
  Client expected capsule2:Capsule2
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  while doing a copy/paste of lifelines between two
  interactions owned by the
  same capsule the paste action creates a new redundant
  capsule parts.
  

Problem conclusion

• The lifeline if copy/pasted to the same Collaboration the
  Represents property will not be copy/pasted. This behaviour
  would be controlled by a new Preference under
  Window-?Preferences-?Modeling-?UML Diagrams-?Sequence and
  Communication.
  

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

  RSA REALTIME

• Fixed component ID

  5724G4701

Applicable component levels

• R755 PSN

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