PM76459: Cannot delete a requirement from Word trough ReqWeb editing, when the prefix contains a numeric character

Rational RequisitePro Fix Pack 6 (7.1.3.6) for 7.1.3
Rational RequisitePro Fix Pack 13 (7.1.2.13) for 7.1.2
Rational RequisitePro Fix Pack 14 (7.1.2.14) for 7.1.2
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Rational RequisitePro Fix Pack 17 (7.1.2.17) for 7.1.2
Rational RequisitePro Fix Pack 18 (7.1.2.18) for 7.1.2
Rational RequisitePro Fix Pack 19 (7.1.2.19) for 7.1.2
Rational RequisitePro Fix Pack 10 (7.1.2.10) for 7.1.2
Rational RequisitePro Fix Pack 15 (7.1.2.15) for 7.1.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In IBM Rational RequisitePro version 7.1.2.x up to  7.1.3.3:
  
  When trying to delete a requirement that resides in a Word
  document, trough ReqWeb?Edit, of a requirement type that holds a
  numerique value in its prefix, an error occurs saying that you
  do not have the necessary privileges to delete requirements of
  this type.
  
  Steps to repproduce:
  - Create a custom requirement type having Prefix with numeric
  values Eg: P1FUNC, either in ReqPro Client or ReqWeb.
  - Open a document either in Reqweb or ReqPro client and create a
  Requirement ( of the Requirement type created in previous step)
  - Open the same document in Reqweb in Editable mode.
  - Open downloaded document and try deleting the Requirement
  created in earlier step
  - The following error pops up, when trying to delete the
  requirement of type having number in the Prefix:
  ' You do not have the necessary privileges to delete
  requirements of this type. '
  
  Workaround:
  Delete the requirement from the document opened from withing the
  RequisitePro Windows client.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  users Afected:
  Users of Rational RequisiteWeb (RequisiteWeb) deleting a
  document based requirement using online document editing
  feature.
  
  Problem Description:
  RequisiteWeb is not able to obtain requirement prefix
  information when deleting a requirement whose requirement
  type include a numeric value in its prefix, as a result an
  error message is displayed saying that you do not have the
  necessary privileges to delete requirements of this type.
  

Problem conclusion

• RequisiteWeb logic was updated to obtain requirement prefix
  information in order to delete a requirement even if the
  requirement prefix includes a numeric value.
  The fix for this APAR was included in RequisitePro version
  7.1.2.10 and 7.1.3.6
  

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

• R712 PSN

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