PH01754: WHEN REPORTING ON MODEL WITH RECEPTION ON ACTIVITY DIAGRAM RHAPSODY THROWS A REPORTERPLUS COM ERROR

IBM Rational Rhapsody 8.4

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When reporting on model with reception on activity diagram
  Rhapsody throws a ReporterPLUS COM error.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Open user model on virtual instance.
  2. Run report on the user model using ReporterPLUS -> Report on
  all model elements... from the Tools menu.
  3. Choose the FullDetailedProjectReport template, and generate
  for Word.
  
  Result:
  A COM error is thrown when the report generation is run.
  
  Workaround:
  Report on other parts of the project, or remove all instances of
  a reception operation based for an event on an activity diagram
  from the model.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Rhapsody                                                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When reporting on model with reception on activity diagram   *
  * Rhapsody throws a ReporterPLUS COM error                     *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• The reason was event reception in package were not supported by
  Rep+. The workaround is to place activity diagram with "Receive
  Event" action in any class not package.
  Reporter+ was modified to process event receptions in package.
  

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 RHAPSODY

• Fixed component ID

  5724V74RP

Applicable component levels

• R831 PSY

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