PI28398: NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN COPYING AND PASTING, IN THE DOCUMENTATION RICH TEXT EDITOR, ONE TABLE ROW INFORMATION INTO AN OTHER

Rational Software Architect Designer 9.5.0
Rational Software Architect Designer for WebSphere Software Fix Pack 1 (9.5.0.1) for 9.5.0
Rational Software Architect Designer for WebSphere Software 9.5.0
Rational Software Architect Designer Fix Pack 2 (9.5.0.2) for 9.5.0
Rational Software Architect Designer for WebSphere Software Fix Pack 2 (9.5.0.2) for 9.5.0
Rational Software Architect Designer for WebSphere Software Fix Pack 3 (9.5.0.3) for 9.5.0
Rational Software Architect Designer Fix Pack 3 (9.5.0.3) for 9.5.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you try to copy the information of one table row into an
  other row, IBM Rational Software Architect nothing happens.
  
  Steps to reproduce the issue using IBM Rational Software
  Architect version 9.1 or 8.5.
  1) Add a table 2x2 in Document from UML element
  2) Add text in first row
  3) Copy only first row
  4) Paste in second row
  
  Expected Result:
  The first row information is copied to the second row
  
  Actual Resut:
  Nothing happens and the following error is shown in the .log
  !ENTRY org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench 4 0 2014-10-24 16:37:38.760
  !MESSAGE
  !STACK 0
  org.eclipse.e4.core.di.InjectionException:
  java.lang.ClassCastException:
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.emf.impl.TableRowImpl incompatible with
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.emf.TableColumn
   at
  org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.MethodRequestor.execute(MethodRe
  questor.java:63)
   at
  org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.invokeUsingClass(In
  jectorImpl.java:231)
  ...
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException:
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.emf.impl.TableRowImpl incompatible with
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.emf.TableColumn
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.editparts.TablePart.refresh
  Children(TablePart.java:125)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.editparts.EMFEditPart.refre
  shVisuals(EMFEditPart.java:139)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.editparts.FlowTypePart.refr
  eshVisuals(FlowTypePart.java:93)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.editparts.EMFEditPart.refre
  sh(EMFEditPart.java:117)
   at
  org.eclipse.gef.editparts.AbstractEditPart.addNotify(AbstractEdi
  tPart.java:253)
   at
  org.eclipse.gef.editparts.AbstractGraphicalEditPart.addNotify(Ab
  stractGraphicalEditPart.java:223)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.editparts.TablePart.addNoti
  fy(TablePart.java:56)
   at
  org.eclipse.gef.editparts.AbstractEditPart.addChild(AbstractEdit
  Part.java:212)
   at
  org.eclipse.gef.editparts.AbstractEditPart.refreshChildren(Abstr
  actEditPart.java:781)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.editparts.EMFEditPart.refre
  shVisuals(EMFEditPart.java:139)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.editparts.FlowTypePart.refr
  eshVisuals(FlowTypePart.java:93)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.editparts.BodyEditPart.refr
  eshVisuals(BodyEditPart.java:175)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.notification.VisualProperty
  Update.run(VisualPropertyUpdate.java:42)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.notification.ViewerUpdateSt
  rategy.executeUpdates(ViewerUpdateStrategy.java:68)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.notification.ViewerUpdateSt
  rategy.endBatchProcessing(ViewerUpdateStrategy.java:61)
  ...
  
  !ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 4 0 2014-10-24 16:37:38.822
  !MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception
  !STACK 0
  org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Failed to execute runnable
  (java.lang.NullPointerException)
   at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4361)
   at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4276)
   at
  org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchroniz
  er.java:138)
   at
  org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:41
  44)
   at
  org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:376
  1)
   at
  org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$9.r
  un(PartRenderingEngine.java:1054)
   at
  org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Rea
  lm.java:332)
   at
  org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run
  (PartRenderingEngine.java:943)
  ...
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.FlowTableLayout$Cel
  lConstraints.access$0(FlowTableLayout.java:318)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.FlowTableLayout.res
  etData(FlowTableLayout.java:207)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.FlowTableLayout.lay
  outChildren(FlowTableLayout.java:145)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.FlowContainerLayout
  .layout(FlowContainerLayout.java:97)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.FlowFigureLayout.la
  yout(FlowFigureLayout.java:100)
   at
  org.eclipse.draw2d.Figure$LayoutNotifier.layout(Figure.java:1976
  )
   at org.eclipse.draw2d.Figure.layout(Figure.java:1093)
   at org.eclipse.draw2d.Figure.validate(Figure.java:1896)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.BlockFlow.validate(
  BlockFlow.java:321)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.FlowContainerLayout
  .layoutChildren(FlowContainerLayout.java:111)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.FlowContainerLayout
  .layout(FlowContainerLayout.java:97)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.FlowFigureLayout.la
  yout(FlowFigureLayout.java:100)
   at org.eclipse.draw2d.Figure.layout(Figure.java:1093)
   at org.eclipse.draw2d.Figure.validate(Figure.java:1896)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.BlockFlow.validate(
  BlockFlow.java:321)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.FlowPage.validate(F
  lowPage.java:155)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.FlowPage.getPreferr
  edSize(FlowPage.java:92)
   at
  com.ibm.xtools.richtext.gef.internal.figures.FlowPage.getMinimum
  Size(FlowPage.java:62)
   at
  org.eclipse.draw2d.StackLayout.calculateMinimumSize(StackLayout.
  java:44)
   ...
  
  Local Fix:
  None
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of Rational Software Architect, Rational Software      *
  * Architect for Websphere Software, Rational Software          *
  * Architect Realtime Edition who are migrating from 7.5.x      *
  * version to any of 8.x.x (upto 9.1.x) will get affected.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Copying and pasting in the documentation rich text editor,   *
  * one table row information into an other was throwing errors  *
  * in the log and nothing was happening.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• "Copying and pasting in the documentation rich text editor, one
  table row information into an other will work without any
  errors. For additional information about the changes here,
  please see the tech note:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21966116
  
  "
  

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

• R804 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R851 PSY

     UP

• R900 PSY

     UP

• R910 PSY

     UP

• R911 PSY

     UP

• R912 PSY

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