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PM19746: GUEST USER CANNOT OPEN DOCUMENT IN REQUISITEWEB

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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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    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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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 number

    PM19746

  • Reported component name

    REQUISITEPRO WI

  • Reported component ID

    5724G3900

  • Reported release

    711

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2010-08-03

  • Closed date

    2010-12-09

  • Last modified date

    2010-12-09

  • 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

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 December 2010