Defects fixed in fix pack

Installing on RHEL 8.x

If installing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x, you must first install the libnsl library.

Execute the command 'yum install libnsl' to install the library, and then proceed with the regular installation instructions.

Accepting changes from source control and other file changes

If file changes are made that affect your open library (such as accepting changes from source control), you must reopen your library. Otherwise, MEC may overwrite those changes with cached information.

The Method Composer integration with Jazz source control

In some instances, there might be an extra lock being acquired for files that do not need to be changed. One example is that when a content package is added to a method plug-in, some of the configuration files will be locked, too. This is harmless and users should just release all the locked files when delivering the changes in a change set.

Support for user-defined types, for custom relationships is currently implemented for the authoring perspective and for publishing. The following areas are not currently supported for user-defined types, custom relationships, and custom attributes:

• CSV file report
• Package copy across plug-in
• Using the plug-in creation wizard to copy a plug-in
• The Tailoring perspective and other areas such as BIRT-based reporting

Publishing configuration error

Try to avoid using HTML comments in HTML table definition in your Method Composer contents, as this generates errors in the log files when publishing to Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF.
This is a known BIRT issue (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=324612).

Sharing a project in Rational ClearCase

After sharing a project in Rational ClearCase, you might get error messages when trying to edit Method Composer content. This is because the project is moved from Method Composer workspace to Rational ClearCase space after sharing.
The workaround for this issue is to reload the workspace library after sharing.

Installation Manager limitation for updating Practice library

When starting Method Composer for the first time, the default Practice library is loaded. This might cause Installation Manager not to be able to update this library in the future because of the time flag changes in some library files. It is recommended to make a backup of your Practice library and load that when launching Method Composer.

Uninstalling Method Composer

There is a menu option under Help > Manage Licenses > Uninstall that does not uninstall the product and must be ignored. To uninstall Method Composer, Use the Uninstall feature of IBM Installation Manager.

Search applet/application for file-based browsing

The Classic skins include a java applet-based search that is now removed.  Current browsers no longer allow java applets to execute.

The MEC Simple skin includes a java application-based search.  This also has stopped working in recent browser releases.

If you require the search feature, you must host the published web site on a web server.

File-based browsing on Chrome

If using Google Chrome to browse a website published with the "MEC Simple" skin using file:// protocol, then you must launch Chrome with the switch "--allow-file-access-from-files".

File-based browsing on Firefox

If using Firefox to browse a website published with the "MEC Simple" skin using file:// protocol, you need to go to about:config and disable the restriction privacy.file_unique_origin.

Search on Android devices

Search does not work when using file-based browsing with Android devices.

Deploying web sites to Jazz (Liberty) Server

Search will work only if you deploy an unzipped war file. See Integrating with Engineering Workflow Management

Shell-sharing is not supported

In previous versions of MEC, you could install MEC into an existing compatible Eclipse, such as the IBM Engineering Workflow Management Eclipse Client.  This shell shared Eclipse would use the parameter "-product com.ibm.rmc.rcp.ui.75.ide".  You could also use this parameter in a standalone MEC installation to make a "switch workspace" menu option become available.  This parameter (and shell-sharing) is not supported for this release, however, the switch workspace menu option has been made available in the standard MEC interface.

Remove numeric ID attributes

The attribute ‘id’ of any tag or element cannot be numeric. The id name must contain at least one character. It cannot start with a number and must not contain whitespaces such as spaces or tabs while importing artifacts from Method Composer to DOORS Next.

Area maps not supported in DOORS Next

Area maps are not supported in DOORS Next. So, the user must ensure that area maps containing elements are simplified and moved into a separate plugin from elements that can be imported to DOORS Next.

Use of <strong> and <b> tags

The DOORS Next schema is different from the Method Composer schema. Use of <strong> or <b> tags inside the <a> tag is not accepted by DOORS Next. So, the user must use the <a> tag inside the <strong> or <b> tag in the content that is imported from Method Composer to DOORS Next.

Unable to migrate Image area map

The user is unable to edit or update area maps that are developed by using the previous versions of Engineering Method Composer. The user has to create a new area map in the current version.

Unable to migrate activity diagrams

The activity diagram that is created by using an older version must work with the current version. In some cases, issues arise due to changes in the model. If the issue persists, follow these steps:

1. Open and edit the diagram.xmi file.
2. Replace all node tags with the ownedNode tag.

Images are missed when it is published in PDF or MS Word format

Images with space in their image path are not displayed when you publish in PDF or MS Word format. User should remove the spaces from their image path and then publish in the intended format.

Issues in Translation

The RSS feeds and Appearance headers under the Windows -> Preference menu appear in English regardless of the target language. Also, the Cheat sheet under the Help menu appears in English only though the user will see a few words translated in the targeted language.