APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
wrong (not documented) behaviour of attribute dxl for attribute type string. - an attribute dxl is re-calculated, then its read, after assigning a value null or an empty string - to avoid unnecessary calculation loops they assign a space if the value is null - if they assign one or more space to an attribute of type string with attribute dxl then it behave like it got value null assigned. which means it gets always re-calculated, like an layout dxl test code to demonstrate: if( !null( obj ) ) { obj.attrDXLName = ' '; if( confirm( 'Calculation in Object: ' obj.'Absolute Number' '' , msgInfo ) ) halt; }; If they use it in an Dxl Attribute of type text, it works like documented.
Local fix
use attribute type text for dxl attribut instead of attribute type string
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** There are occasions that result in attribute DXL being executed more than once. If you assign either null, or an empty string, or make no assignment, the DXL will get run 3 times (occasionally 4 times) for both string and text type attributes.
Problem conclusion
The code has been changed to detect such scenarios resulting in the attribute DXL to be executed once.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PM02209
Reported component name
TLOGIC DOORS
Reported component ID
5724V61DR
Reported release
920
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2009-11-27
Closed date
2010-09-17
Last modified date
2010-09-17
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Fix information
Fixed component name
TLOGIC DOORS
Fixed component ID
5724V61DR
Applicable component levels
R920 PSN
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
01 May 2020