PH01206: SAVING UNCHANGED PROPERTIES IN BATCH EDIT MODE OVERWRITES TEMPLATE PROPERTIES

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Steps to Reproduce:
  1. Create a component template (CT)
  2. Go to Configuration -> Properties
  3. Add a new property with a value defined.
  4. Go to the Components tab of the component template
  5. Create a component from the component template
  6. Go to the Configuration tab of the Component -> Component
  Properties
  7. Verify that the property value defined in 3) is present.
  8. Verify that in the actions column of the property table is
  the text "(Inherited)"
  8. Click on the Batch Edit Button
  9. Click save without editing the properties in the text area
  10. Click on Use Table Mode
  
  At this point you should see that the actions column of the
  property is no longer "(Inherited)" per 8), but instead is
  "Edit" and "Delete". This is unexpected behavior.
  
  At this point, from the saving of the batch edit, the component
  has saved its own version of the property that it keeps locally
  that is separate from the template property. Further changes to
  the template property will no longer be tracked, leading to
  unexpected behavior.
  

Local fix

• On the Component's Component Properties table, you can delete
  the overwriting property to return it to its default value and
  linkage to the template.
  
  You can also reset an earlier version of the component
  properties to restore the property as well.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All end users on all supported browsers.                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Steps to Reproduce:                                          *
  * 1. Create a component template (CT)                          *
  * 2. Go to Configuration -> Properties                         *
  * 3. Add a new property with a value defined.                  *
  * 4. Go to the Components tab of the component template        *
  * 5. Create a component from the component template            *
  * 6. Go to the Configuration tab of the Component -> Component *
  * Properties                                                   *
  * 7. Verify that the property value defined in 3) is present.  *
  * 8. Verify that in the actions column of the property table   *
  * is                                                           *
  * the text "(Inherited)"                                       *
  * 8. Click on the Batch Edit Button                            *
  * 9. Click save without editing the properties in the text     *
  * area                                                         *
  * 10. Click on Use Table Mode                                  *
  *                                                              *
  * At this point you should see that the actions column of the  *
  * property is no longer "(Inherited)" per 8), but instead is   *
  * "Edit" and "Delete". This is unexpected behavior.            *
  *                                                              *
  * At this point, from the saving of the batch edit, the        *
  * component                                                    *
  * has saved its own version of the property that it keeps      *
  * locally                                                      *
  * that is separate from the template property. Further changes *
  * to                                                           *
  * the template property will no longer be tracked, leading to  *
  * unexpected behavior.                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Fixed in version 7.1.2.0                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix is provided in IBM UrbanCode Deploy 7.1.2.0
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  UC DEPLOY

• Fixed component ID

  5725M5400

Applicable component levels