PM74146: The local Help Updater might lose track of the installed content after a 3rd party plugin is installed

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software 8.0.4.2
Rational Application Developer Standard Edition, Version 8.0.4.2

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempts to install a third party plugin, like FindBugs, breaks
  the Local Help Updater. Installed packages are no longer
  considered installed: they're available for installation and
  won't show up in installed content list.
  
  Problem:
  
  1) Download the local help from the following location:
  http://www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/docu
  mentation/updatesites/RAD8.0.4_updateSite.zip
  2) Extract it to a location on your file-system.
  3) Install Rational Application Developer 8.0.4.1 and start
  Local Help Updater
  4) Add the update site as a local site to the Local Help Updater
  5) Install both options for the documentation and notice they
  are listed in 'Installed Content'
  6) In the product, select menu Help ? Install New Software...
  - Select 'http://findbugs.cs.umd.edu/eclipse/' from the
  'Available Software Sites' and install the FindBugs Feature
  
  Local fix:
  
  There is no known workaround at this time.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Installing a third party plugin might break the local help
  updater.
  

Problem conclusion

• The following document was created which contains instructions
  on resolving this problem:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21617088
  

Temporary fix

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