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PM81327: Update BPMN's documentation, save, close, reopen gives 'Invalid view' on diagram

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • After updating a BPMN model's documentation, saving the change,
    closing and reopening the model, pink rectangles with the
    'Invalid view' message appear on the diagram and HTML reports
    are generated with the message: 'org.xml.sax.SAXParseException:
    The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity
    reference.'
    
    The root cause of the problem is that model elements have names
    with the ampersand ('&') character.  After changing and saving
    the BPMN model, the '&' is replaced by the ASCII code value,
    namely '%26', wherever there are references to other BPMN
    models.
    
    Workaround: Refrain from using the ampersand character in your
    BPMN models that have dependencies to other models.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

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    When a model containing event names like "Task ? product" is
    modified and saved, the model opens with an exception when
    closed and opened.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The parameter OPTION_SKIP_ESCAPE_URI was set to its default
    value(true) during save, which was skipping characters like
    "?". Setting it to false solves the issue.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM81327

  • Reported component name

    RATL SW ARCHITE

  • Reported component ID

    5725A3000

  • Reported release

    850

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-01-24

  • Closed date

    2013-06-16

  • Last modified date

    2013-06-16

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Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    RATL SW ARCHITE

  • Fixed component ID

    5725A3000

Applicable component levels

  • R850 PSN

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 September 2020