PM86071: Memory issues using DataGrids due to editorBehavior

Rational Business Developer 9.0
Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 1 (8.5.1.1) for 8.5.1
Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 2 (8.5.1.2) for 8.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment: windows 7  64bit
  
  Product name: IBM? Rational? Business Developer
  
  Program Version    :  8.5.1
  Description.
  Memory issues are observed using DataGrids where when widgets
  are added and the DataGrid refreshed or resized, after the
  DataGrid is destroyed a significant number of egl.elements
  remain.
  
  
  In this scenario creating the DataGrid and destroying it,
  regardless of the widget used, the number of egl.elements
  returns to it's initial state. Selecting the resize and,or
  refresh buttons a few times to then destroy the DataGrid the
  number of egl.elements does not return to the initial value.
  
  
  This has been identified as an issue with the editorBehavior
  where Widgets are created but won't be destroyed when the
  DataGrid has been destroyed because they may be used outside of
  the DataGrid.
  The recommendation is for user's to determine when to destroy
  those widgets by keeping a reference for all the editor behavior
  widgets to destroy them by demand, rather than destroying them
  with the DataGrid.
  
  Alternatively a new property has been created for the DataGrid
  by development, manageEditorBehavior, where once this property
  is set to true all editorBehavior widgets will be managed by EGL
  so that they will be destroyed together with the DataGrid.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• In RBD 8.5.1 and before, when using Datagrid developer has to
  deal with the widgets created by editorBehaviors when re-render
  the DataGird.
  

Problem conclusion

• In RBD 8.5.1.1,9.0 and after, when using DataGrid, developer can
   set property manageEditorBehavior to yes to automatically
  manage the lifecycle of the widgets created by editorBehaviors.
  

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

  RATL BUS DEV

• Fixed component ID

  5724S5000

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R900 PSY

     UP