JR45113: INCONSISTENT VALUE RETURNED FOR CHECKBOX CONTROL IN IE VS FF, AFTER VISIBILITY OF CONTROL CHANGE FROM DISABLED TO ENABLED

Version 8.0.1 Fix Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When setting a checkbox in heritage coach, the value returned
  is different when using Internet Explorer (IE) or FireFox (FF)
  after visibility of the control change from disabled to enabled.
  
  
  The difference is due to the different ways that IE and FF
  handle a 'checked' attribute/property.
  
  When using getAttribute, IE returns the "checked" dom property
  while FF is looking for the "checked" attribute which is
  different from the 'checked' property in the DOM.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• USER AFFECTED:
  ==> Customer using Heritage Coach that has checkbox control
  
  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  ==>
  Inconsistent value returned for checkbox control in Heritage
  Coach in Internet Explorer vs FireFox after visibility of the
  control change from disabled to enabled.
  
  PROBLEM DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
  ==>
    When setting a checkbox in heritage coach, the value returned
  is different when using Internet Explorer (IE) or FireFox (FF)
  after visibility of the control change from disabled to enabled.
  
    The difference is due to the different ways that IE and FF
  handle a 'checked' attribute/property.
  
    When using getAttribute, IE returns the "checked" dom property
  while FF is looking for the "checked" attribute which is
  different from the "checked" property in the DOM.
  
  REPRODUCTION STEPS:
  a.  Import the customer's test case. Available inernally only.
  b.  Open the project, and click on the debugger.
  c.  Click the Step.
  d.  In the human service, click Step again.
  e.  In the coach, click Submit button.
  f.  In the human service, click Step.
  g.  In the coach, select checkbox, and click Submit.
  Result: The value of bound variable is set to true if this is
  using IE,
  false for other browser, ie. Chrome and FF
  Expected: The value of bound variable is set to true
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix delivered for 8.0.1. Fix available on Fix Central,
  http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  
  The fix includes one line change (replace the use of
  getAttribute method with the using of the dot notation to get
  the "checked" property) in CoachDesigner.xsl in system toolkit.
  

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

  BPM EXPRESS

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9600

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

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