PH25776: INHERITANCE EXPLORER GIVES ERROR: FAILED TO CREATE THE PART'S CONTROLS -- JAVA.LANG.ILLEGALARGUMENTEXCEPTION

Rational Software Architect Designer for WebSphere Software 9.7.0.3
Rational Software Architect Designer 9.7.0.3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When trying to invoke the Inheritance Explorer in RSA 9.7 or
  9.7.0.2, the following errors are seen:
  
  Failed to create the part's controls
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.ListenerList.<init>(ListenerList.java:1
  01)
  at
  com.ibm.xtools.modeler.ui.views.internal.inheritanceexplorer.rew
  rite.InheritanceExplorerSelectionProvider.<init>(InheritanceExpl
  orerSelectionProvider.java:48)
  at
  com.ibm.xtools.modeler.ui.views.internal.inheritanceexplorer.rew
  rite.InheritanceExplorer.makeSiteSelectionProvider(InheritanceEx
  plorer.java:1441)
  at
  com.ibm.xtools.modeler.ui.views.internal.inheritanceexplorer.rew
  rite.InheritanceExplorer.getSiteSelectionProvider(InheritanceExp
  lorer.java:1454)
  
  Steps used to replicate:
  
  - Right Click a objct class and select Navigate -> Show in ->
  Inheritance Explorer
  - You now see a dialog box appear saying &#226; &#156;Assertion Failed&#226; &#157;
  and then in the actual inheritance explorer, there is a java
  error stack trace. See above.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Right Clicking an object class and selecting Navigate ->     *
  * Show in ->Inheritance Explorer throws                        *
  * java.lang.IllegalArgumentException due to invalid            *
  * initialization of org.eclipse.core.runtime.ListenerList .    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Now, Inheritance Explorer view is opened without any exception
  

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

• R970 PSY

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