PM98457: can not delete activity diagram in freeform diagram in RSA

Rational Software Architect RealTime Edition Fix Pack 1 (9.0.0.1) for 9.0
Rational Software Architect Fix Pack 1 (9.0.0.1) for 9.0
Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software Fix Pack 1 (9.0.0.1) for 9.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Client is using RSA 8.0.3, they found following issue:
  
  Copy a activity diagram into a freeform diagram,  select the
  activity diagram and press delete, but after delete, the
  activity diagram is still there, until user close and reopen
  freeform diagram;
  
  Client's issue can be reproduced with following issue:
  
  1) Copy an activity diagram into freeform diagram;
  
  2) in freeform diagram, select the activity diagram, press
  delete, click ok;
  
  3) after delete, the activity diagram is still there, unless
  close and reopen the freeform diagram;
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Cannot delete an activity diagram pasted in a free form
  diagram.
  

Problem conclusion

• When deletion was attempted on activity diagram , the edges
  were getting fetched on a null diagram resulting in a Null
  Pointer Exception. A null check on the diagram solves 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

  SW ARCHITECT WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724I7001

Applicable component levels

• R803 PSN

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