PM76901: Performing Graphical Merge in Rational Rhapsody Diffemerge results it to crash

Rational Rhapsody 8.0.5
Rational Rhapsody Fix Pack 5 (7.6.1.5) for 7.6.1
Rational Rhapsody 8.0.6

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract: Attempts to perform Graphical Merge in IBM Rational
  Rhapsody Diffemerge results it to crash
  
  Problem:
  
  1) Open the model with diffmerge.
  2) Start the merge and answer Yes on the question about trivial
  merges.
  3) Hit next conflict twice, the state chart should be selected.
  4) Right click and issue  Graphical merge  then without doing
  anything else close all merge diagrams.
  5) With the state chart still selected hit take from left and/or
  right some times
  6) Repeat 4 and 5 until you get a crash.
  
  Local fix:
  No Workarounds
  
  Business Impact: Users don t trust your tool. Users dont
  understand how to use the tool. And blame Rhapsody for faulty
  and time consuming merges.
  Loses time on this capability that is not implemented and
  moreover crash helps slow down things further...
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Performing Graphical Merge in Rational Rhapsody Diffemerge
  results it to crash
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in 8.0.5
  

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

  TLOGIC RHAPSODY

• Fixed component ID

  5724V74RP

Applicable component levels

• R761 PSN

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