PM19746: GUEST USER CANNOT OPEN DOCUMENT IN REQUISITEWEB

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In IBM Rational RequisiteWeb versions 7.1 upto 7.1.1.3:
  
  When a document created or modified in RequisitePro Native
  Client is opened (single-click) for the first time in
  RequisiteWeb with a user with only read permissions for that
  document/requirement-type, an error appears stating that the
  user does not have write permissions to perform the action.
  This error appears as many times as there are requirements in
  the document.
  
  A possible workaround is to open the document once in the web
  interface by a user with write access.
  After this the read-only users can view the document without
  problems.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  In RequisitePro 7.1 a user without write permission over a
  document cannot open it from Rational RequisitePro client
  for Web (RequisiteWeb).  The document is not displayed and
  an error is shown stating that the user does not have enough
  privileges to do so.  This happens if the document was
  created using the Rational RequisitePro client for Windows
  and it contains requirements with rich text.
  When RequisiteWeb opens a document for the first time it
  updates the text of the requirements with rich text in the
  database. Since the user opening the document does not have
  write permission for the requirement type, RequisiteWeb
  throws the not sufficient permissions error.
  

Problem conclusion

• RequisiteWeb was modified to be able to display documents
  that contain rich text requirements whether the user has
  permissions to update or not. Requirements are now updated
  until a user with the proper update permissions opens the
  documents.
  Note that the rich text will not be shown in requirement
  properties until the document is opened in RequisiteWeb by a
  user with write permissions.
  When a document with rich text requirements created in
  RequisitePro client for Windows will be used in RequisiteWeb
  it is recommended to open the document in RequisiteWeb first
  by a user with write permissions so the database is updated
  with the rich text information.
  

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

• R711 PSN

     UP