PK35453: A REQUIREMENT CANNOT BE CREATED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF BOOKMARK I N AN OFFLINE DOCUMENT.

Rational RequisitePro 7.0.0.2 (version 7.0. Fix Pack 2)
Rational RequisitePro, version 7.1.0.2, Interim Fix 1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In IBM? Rational RequisitePro?:
  A user is unable to create a requirement from text which is iden
  tified by a bookmark in an offline document. This problem occurs
   even though the bookmark is not a RequisitePro bookmark. This s
  ame problem does not occur in an online document.
  
  The user will receive the following error message when trying to
   do so:
   'Can't create a new requirement inside of (or containing) an ex
  isting requirement. -Select text that does not include any exist
  ing requirement (by double-clicking or dragging).'
  
  It is still possible to successfully edit existing requirements
  inside the bookmarks from within the offline document.
  
  Possible workarounds:
  1. As a workaround you can create the requirements in the bookma
  rk in the document when it is opened from RequisitePro - in stea
  d of in an offline document.
  
  2. Another workaround would be to remove the existing bookmark b
  efore creating the requirement. This can be done as follows:
  The bookmarks for this text can be viewed by following these ste
  ps:
  1) Place the cursor within the text.
  2) Select the ?Insert Menu in Word, and the ?Bookmark command.
  3) Next, a Bookmarks dialog window will display.
  4) In this window, select the option to view hidden bookmarks as
   well.
  5) The bookmark name for this text will be displayed in the Book
  mark name field.
  6) When you select ?Goto, the bookmarked text will be highlighte
  d.
  7) To remove the bookmark, select ?Delete.
  This will remove the bookmark. Any (RequisitePro) bookmarks alre
  ady inside this bookmark will not be removed.
  

Local fix

• Possible workarounds:
  
  1. As a workaround you can create the requirements in the
  bookmark in the document when it is opened from RequisitePro -
  in stead of in an offline document.
  
  2. Another workaround would be to remove the existing bookmark
  before creating the requirement. This can be done as follows:
  The bookmarks for this text can be viewed by following these
  steps:
  1) Place the cursor within the text.
  2) Select the >Insert Menu in Word, and the >Bookmark command.
  3) Next, a Bookmarks dialog window will display.
  4) In this window, select the option to view hidden bookmarks as
  well.
  5) The bookmark name for this text will be displayed in the
  Bookmark name field.
  6) When you select >Goto, the bookmarked text will be
  highlighted.
  7) To remove the bookmark, select >Delete.
  This will remove the bookmark. Any (RequisitePro) bookmarks
  already inside this bookmark will not be removed.
  

Problem summary

• Users were unable to create a requirement in an offline
  document if its text was positioned within a bookmark that
  was not created by Rational? RequisitePro?.
  

Problem conclusion

• The requirement creation function has been modified to
  disregard bookmarks that were not created by Rational?
  RequisitePro? and, therefore, allow the creation of
  requirements in the offline document.
  

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

  REQUISITEPRO WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724G3900

Applicable component levels

• R605 PSN

     UP