PH14914: LOOSING DEPENDENCIES, ASSOCIATIONS, LINKS IN DIAGRAMS WHEN CONVERTING FLOW PORT TO PROXY PORT USING JAVA API METHOD CHANGETO()

IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody 9.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In you Rhapsody model if you have a class with a flow port and
  that port has dependencies to other ports, etc. If you change
  the port to for example proxy port using java helper changeTo()
  method. The links like dependency etc. are lost from that port
  on the diagram.
  
  If you further try to use compleRelation() to get back the links
  it brings back all the links. In the original diagram some links
  were hidden.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Rhapsody                                                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Loosing Dependencies, Associations, Links in diagrams when   *
  * converting flow port to proxy port using java api method     *
  * changeTo()                                                   *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• Fixed by preventing the remove of the line in changeTo.
  

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