IO17062: ITDI CE PROJECT FILES ARE NOT VERSION CONTROL FRIENDLY

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PRODUCT VERSION
  ITDI 7.1 FP06
  
  
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
  The project files created by the ITDI configuration editor
  are not suitable to be managed by a version control system
  (such as CVS).
  The following list shows all the major issues about.
  
  a) Attributes "modified", "modifiedBy", "Cycle" and "UUID"
  of the "MetamergeConfig" element present in XML documents
  * <PROJECT-ROOT>/AssemblyLines/<AL_name>.assemblyline
  * <PROJECT-ROOT>/Runtime-<project>/<project>.xml
  are (or can be changed) any time the project is saved, even in
  case of no real changes.
  So, these attributes should be removed.
  
  b) Every time a change is done on the AL <AL_name> a new line is
  added (other then the required changes) between the XML document
  header and the rest of the content on file
  <PROJECT-ROOT>/AssemblyLines/<AL_name>.assemblyline.
  
  c) After the first change on a new AL, an empty "Container"
  element is added in the AL file
  (<PROJECT-ROOT>/AssemblyLines/<AL_name>.assemblyline).
  After any further change to teh AL, an empty line is added after
  such dummy "Container" element.
  
  
  DESIRED BEHAVIOR
  The project files created by the ITDI configuration editor
  have to be suitable to be managed by a version control system
  (such as CVS), as per product docomentation.
  So, at least the following needs are requires:
  
  a) remove attributes described in point 'a' in previus section
  b) remove spurious new lines described in point 'b' abobe
  c) remove the empty "Container" and the spurious new lines
     described in point 'c' abobe.
  

Local fix

• FIXTST already sent to customer
  

Problem summary

• TDI Configuration Editor should not make unnecessary changes to
  the project files, this causes the version control systems to
  consider the project files as changed and spawns a new version
  in version control systems.
  

Problem conclusion

• This is a bug in the TDI code and has been fixed. The official
  fix would be made available in 7.1.0-TIV-TDI-FP0008.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ITDI MULTIPLATF

• Fixed component ID

  5724D9960

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY

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