PI14284: FAILED TO REMOVE REQPRO REQUIREMENT LINK FROM TEST CASE WHEN USING RECONCILE IF THE REQUIREMENT IS ALREADY DELETED IN RE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• RQM defect:
  https://jazz.net/jazz02/web/projects/Rational%20Quality%20Manage
  r#action=com.ibm.team.workitem.viewWorkItem&id=98722
  
  After  deleting ReqPro requirement  in Reqpro, reconcile to
  remove the requirement link from test plan or test case in RQM
  returns error message " java.lang. IllegalArgumentException".
  You can delete the link from requirement section.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Associated ReqPro and RQM
  2. Create a test plan then link to a ReqPro package.
  3. Using reconcile feature the generate test case which will add
  requirement link to the test cases.
  4. Open ReqPro, delete a requirement.
  5. Open the test case which associate the deleted requirement,
  then reconcile it.
  6. When it detect the deleted requirement, select it and click
  "remove" or "remove and suspect".
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Rational Quality Manager                                     *
  * Version 4.0.5                                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * If delete a ReqPro requirement, then using reconcile to      *
  * remove the requirement link from test plan or test case, it  *
  * failed to remove it, return error message " java.lang.       *
  * IllegalArgumentException". Please see attached screenshot    *
  * for the detailed error message. You can delete the link from *
  * requirement section.                                         *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
  * 1. Associated ReqPro and RQM                                 *
  * 2. Create a test plan then link to a ReqPro package.         *
  * 3. Using reconcile feature the generate test case which will *
  * add requirement link to the test cases.                      *
  * 4. Open ReqPro, delete a requirement.                        *
  * 5. Open the test case which associate the deleted            *
  * requirement, then reconcile it.                              *
  * 6. When it detect the deleted requirement, select it and     *
  * click "remove" or "remove and suspect".                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The method postRemoveRequirementsFromTestCase need to have the
  same changes with method postRemoveRequirementsFromTestPlan
  Verified and fixed in 5.0
  

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

  RQM STD ED

• Fixed component ID

  5724V1001

Applicable component levels

• R201 PSY

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