PM95275: Main column in DOORS table properties corrupted

Rational DOORS and DOORS Web Access Fix Pack 1 (9.5.2.1) for 9.5.2
Rational DOORS Fix Pack 2 (9.5.2.2) for 9.5.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Main column in DOORS table properties corrupted
  In DOORS 9.5.1.x in the table properties-?display of a DOORS
  table the 'Attribute to Display' drop-down has an option for
  'Object Heading ? Text' which causes problems with DOORS
  thinking this is an actual attribute rather than the main
  column.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. restore attached New_Module
  2.dma file in DOORS 9.5.1.x 2. open the module and select File
  -? Export -? Microsoft Office -? Word... from the menu 3. keep
  all the export options set to default and click the Export
  button
  
  This error is thrown: -R-E- DXL: unknown Object attribute
  (Object Heading ? Text) Backtrace: ...
  Support's Observations: I think perhaps this might be a defect
  introduced sometime between DOORS 9.5.0.0 and 9.5.1. This change
  seems to be causing a problem with the Word exporter thinking
  there really is an attribute called 'Object Heading ? Text' as
  opposed to just exporting the contents of the main column.
  Furthermore, you can see that when the 'Object Heading ? Text'
  value is chosen from the drop down in DOORS 9.5.1, this
  interprets to a blank attribute name in DOORS 9.5.0.0.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Main column in DOORS table properties corrupted
  In DOORS 9.5.1.x in the table properties-?display of a DOORS
  table the "Attribute to Display" drop-down has an option for
  "Object Heading ? Text" which causes problems with DOORS
  thinking this is an actual attribute rather than the main
  column.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. restore attached New_Module
  2.dma file in DOORS 9.5.1.x 2. open the module and select
  File -? Export -? Microsoft Office -? Word... from the menu
  3. keep all the export options set to default and click the
  Export button
  
  This error is thrown: -R-E- DXL: unknown Object attribute
  (Object Heading ? Text) Backtrace: ...
  Support's Observations: I think perhaps this might be a
  defect introduced sometime between DOORS 9.5.0.0 and 9.5.1.
  This change seems to be causing a problem with the Word
  exporter thinking there really is an attribute called
  "Object Heading ? Text" as opposed to just exporting the
  contents of the main column. Furthermore, you can see that
  when the "Object Heading ? Text" value is chosen from the
  drop down in DOORS 9.5.1, this interprets to a blank
  attribute name in DOORS 9.5.0.0.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been changed so that this issue no longer
  occurs.
  

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

• R950 PSN

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