PI84104: RHAPSODY DOES NOT MAINTAIN UNIT SETTINGS WHEN A PACKAGE IS COPIED.

IBM Rational Rhapsody 8.3.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a user copies a package with sub-packages the setting
  ("Store in separate Directory") for copied sub-packages is not
  maintained.
  
  TO REPRODUCE:
  1. Create a new project, change
  General::Model::DefaultDirectoryScheme to PackageAsDirectory.
  2. Create one package, call it "OriginalPackage", create under
  an other package "InternPackage".
  2.1 Save.
  2.2 - Observation in Rhapsody:
  "Store in separate Directory" is set in both OriginalPackage and
  InternPackage Unit option.
  2.3 - Observation  in the file system :
  C:\Project\Project_rpy\OriginalPackage
  C:\Project\Project_rpy\OriginalPackage\InternPackage
  C:\Project\Project_rpy\OriginalPackage\OrigininalPackage.sbs
  C:\Project\Project_rpy\OriginalPackage\InternPackage\InternPacka
  ge.sbs
  
  3. back in rhapsody, ctrl + drag and drop the OriginalPackage.
  You get OriginalPackage_copy with an InternPackage. Save.
  
  3.1 - Observation in Rhapsody :
  "Store in separate Directory" is set in the OriginalPackage_copy
  Unit option, but not in InternPackage  for no reason.
  
  3.2 - Observation in file system
  As per the observation in 3.1, no InternPackage folder has been
  created
  C:\Project\Project_rpy\OriginalPackage_copy
  C:\Project\Project_rpy\OrigininalPackage_copy\InternPackage. sbs
  C:\Project\Project_rpy\OrigininalPackage_copy\OrigininalPackage_
  copy.sbs
  
  No InternPackage has been created to contain InternPackage.sbs
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Rhapsody                                                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * RHAPSODY DOES NOT MAINTAIN UNIT SETTINGS WHEN A PACKAGE IS   *
  * COPIED.                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed by setting the package to be saved in separate directory.
  

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

• R820 PSY

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