PI57014: RPE TEMPLATES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN OPENED IN RHAPSODY

IBM Rational Rhapsody 8.1.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Summary:
  
  The customer is trying to generate reports based off of the RPE
  templates. Using diagram.dta
  (C:\Users\[User]\IBM\Rational\Rhapsody\8.1.3\Share\RPE\Templates
  \ProjectContentReport) and the elevator sample project, the
  report only generates what seems to be document headers. See
  attached screenshot.
  
  Is this the correct output? If not, how can we get it to show up
  properly? The customer has reported that several templates don't
  work properly, but obviously we'll try and troubleshoot this one
  first.
  
  See attached video (.fbr) for reproduction steps. I was able to
  reproduce and got the exact same result.
  
  
  Full description from the customer:
  
  "Tools > Publish > Generate Report presents several report
  templates.  I am using the standard Elevator sample.  Some of
  the reports work, but some do not.  The attached video shows
  that the Diagrams template creates a report with nothing in it.
  I see this with other models too.  It seems to be an error.  Am
  I doing something wrong or is this a major defect? "
  
  Business Impact
  
  This is from a Sales Rep:
  
  "This is a basic functionality that needs to work, easily
  and well.  I have a  prospect that is about to compare this with
  Sparx EA"
  
  ---
  
  Chris Sutton Feb 9, 2016 3:38 AM
  I can also reproduce this via the Tools menu. No diagram images.
  
  However, the same template "Diagrams.dta" via RPE generates the
  report containing diagram images.
  
  It appears this was defective before and fixed:
  
  https://jazzop05.rtp.raleigh.ibm.com:9943/jazz/web/projects/Rhap
  sody#action=com.ibm.team.workitem.viewWorkItem&id=194732
  
  Looks like a regression defect to me. The workaround is to use
  RPE (requires license)  or to use R+
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Rhapsody 8.1.4                                               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * RPE TEMPLATES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN OPENED IN RHAPSODY   *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• Fixed in 8.1.5
  

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

• R814 PSY

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