PI95947: ADDING CONTROLLED FILE TO EXTERNAL UNIT GIVES ERRATIC ERROR MESSAGES

IBM Rational Rhapsody 8.3.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When adding a controlled file to an external unit, Rhapsody
  gives erratic error message. (ErrorMessage.bmp)
  
  When we add the controlled file already into the same directory
  where also the .sbs of the external unit is stored.
  
  
  Problem 1: Directly when executing "add controlled file"
  Rhapsody displays a message: Controlled file must be located
  under the _rpy directory.
  ->  In case of external units this is not true (in our case
  there is no _rpy directory for the external unit).  It is
  actually misleading because the file is NOT  located under the
  _rpy of the project containing the external unit (which is the
  only _rpy that exists in our project).
  
  Problem 2: If the file is already at the correct location for
  whatever reason Rhapsody cannot just use it.
  
  Problem 3: If we try to replace the existing file (with itself)
  we get an not very specific error message. However replace
  should work - the file is accessible and not open anywhere else.
  
  Rename actually works.
  => In the end the file is located correctly inside the external
  unit and is accessible from Rhapsody. So the feature is
  basically working.
  
  However the messages displayed are misleading and some dialog
  options (like the replace) are not working.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * Rhapsody                                                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Adding controlled file to external unit gives erratic error  *
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Problem conclusion

• Fixed by preventing the redundant message about the file that
  should be in the _rpy folder.
  

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

• R821 PSY

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