PM87890: Setting a Relationship 'Reverse Phrase' text to display fails on an Entity Relation diagram in Rational System Architect

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Attempts to display the 'Reverse Phrase' for a Relationship line
  fail on an Entity Relation diagram (ERD) in IBM Rational System
  Architect (SA).
  
  This is known to occur with these three Relationship lines drawn
  between the Entities on the ERD:
  * Identifying
  * Non-Identifying
  * Non-Specific
  
  This issue was introduced with SA version 11.4.2.2 and has been
  reproduced with SA version 11.4.2.3.
  
  CONFIGURATION
  Environment = Microsoft Windows (R)
  Tool = IBM Rational System Architect (R)
  Versions = 11.4.2.2, 11.4.2.3
  SA Diagram = Entity Relation
  SA Symbols = these three Relationship lines:
     * Identifying
     * Non-Identifying
     * Non-Specific
  SA Symbol Display Mode = Reverse Phrase
  
  SYMPTOM
  No Text is displayed in the 'Reverse Phrase' text box beside the
  relationship line on the diagram. An upside down chevron is
  displayed instead. This looks like an expand indicator but does
  not do anything.
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE
  1) Create an Entity Relation Diagram
  2) Draw two Entities
  3) Draw one of the relationship lines described above between
  the two Entities
  4) Double click on the relationship line
  5) Add a Reverse Phrase text
  6) Press OK
  7) Right Mouse click on the relationship line
  8) Select Display Mode
  9) Check Reverse Phrase (Optional: you can also check Auto
  Resize)
  10) Press OK
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS
  To be able to see the 'Reverse Phrase' in the text box beside
  the relationship line and be able to resize it.
  
  ACTUAL RESULT
  As per the symptom, the 'Reverse Phrase' is not shown.
  
  WORKAROUND
  You can display the 'Reverse Phrase' and subsequently have the
  ability to resize it by altering your 'Preferences' as follows:
  a) Select Tools from the SA menu bar
  b) Select Preferences
  c) Check Vertical resize
  d) Check Horizontal resize
  e) Press OK
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  ERD reverse phrases and other displayable properties are
  sometimes truncated to the point of invisibility due to
  being assigned a zero-height text rectangle.
  

Problem conclusion

• A prior fix to System Architect introduced an error into the
  function that determines when to allow a text rectangle to
  be resized and when to leave it as-is.
  

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 SYS ARCH

• Fixed component ID

  5724V68SA

Applicable component levels

• RB42 PSN

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