JR47297: TEXT OUTPUT FIELD WILL BECOME "READONLY" VS. "REQUIRED"

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer has created a table.  Within the table, it has a text
  field.
  Underneath the table, it has a Output Text, which bound to a
  variable
  with a List.   The first element of the name of the list.  Then
  later
  the table, it is bound to a text field.  It is map to the
  variable
  called visibility with value 'REQUIRED'.  This application works
  fine
  and the value is display correctly.
  
  However, if the text field within the table is associated with
  the
  visibility and map its variable to visability, then the text
  output
  field value will become 'READONLY instead of "REQUIRED".
  
  The fix is currently targeted for next cumulative maintenance
  deliverable on 8.0.1.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• The stock Table control by design uses the visibility
  configuration option of the cells to provide the "click-to-edit"
  functionality. So when a Text control is marked as REQUIRED
  within a Table cell and this Table is using the "click-to-edit"
  functionality, the control will be changed to READONLY by the
  Table.
  
  USER AFFECTED:
  Business Process Manager Advanced, Standard and Express Coach
  users
  
  PROBLEM DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
  The stock Table control by design uses the visibility
  configuration option of the cells to provide the "click-to-edit"
  functionality. So when a Text control is marked is REQUIRED
  within a Table cell and this Table is using the "click-to-edit"
  functionality, the control will be changed to READONLY by the
  Table. In addition to this, when the table is first loaded the
  column headings for a "REQUIRED" cell/column is not decorated
  with a red asterisk and is only done after certain actions are
  taken in the table (for example, resizing column, sorting
  column, deleting a row, adding a row).
  

Problem conclusion

• Here are the some things to consider when wanting to have
  REQUIRED cells/columns in a stock Table control. The stock Table
  control by design uses the visibility configuration option of
  the cells to provide the "click-to-edit" functionality. If this
  is not desired, there are 2 separate configuration options on
  the Table coach view to control how "click-to-edit" behaves for
  users.
   * First is the "Disable Click-to-Edit" configuration option
  which has the following description "Select this option if you
  want the entire table to be editable without requiring the user
  to click individual cells to edit them.". So basically this
  turns off the "click-to-edit" support of the Table. This can
  have performance implications with Table containing a large
  number of cells or when rows are added/deleted from tables
  nested within another table.
   * Second is the "Set Editable Columns" configuration option
  which has the following description "Select this option if you
  want certain columns to be editable without requiring the user
  to click individual cells to edit them. Use a comma-separated
  list to specify these columns. For example 1,3 makes the cells
  in the first and third columns directly editable." So this
  option allows for only the specified columns to be always
  editable, as such the visibility is not altered.
  
  After trying to make cells/columns REQUIRED, we discovered that
  the stock Table control does not initially mark the Required
  columns with a red * in the column heading. This is the problem
  that was addressed with this APAR.
  
  FIX AVAILABILITY:
  Fix for 8.0.1.1 has been included in Coaches cumulative toolkit
  fix for JR47855 . Fix is available on Fix Central,
  http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/ . Search for APAR
  JR47855.
  
  When downloading interim fixes, ensure that the complimentary
  readme is obtained and reviewed.
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  BPM ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

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