PM45990: filtering on leaf/non-leaf objects in DXL respects the display state of deleted children, GUI filtering doesn't

Rational DOORS Fix Pack 7 (9.3.0.7) for 9.3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When filtering on leaf/non-leaf objects, DXL behaves differently
  to the GUI.
  
  When filtering on leaf/non-leaf objects, the results will be
  consistent regardless of the display state of deleted children.
  However, when using DXL the results will vary depending on
  whether or not child objects are currently displayed.
  
  To Recreate:
  
   - create an object with a child
   - delete the child object
   - ensure that View;Show Deletions is selected
   - select Tools;Filter then the Objects tab and apply a filter
  to show whether object are leafs (or not)
   - unapply the filter then repeat the test with deletions
  invisible
  
  You will notice that the results are the same. Now perform the
  same test using the following DXL, and you will see that the
  results are dependent on the view status of deleted items:
  
  '
  Object o = current
  if (leaf(o)==true)
  {
  print 'Leaf'
  }
  else print 'Non-Leaf'
  '
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Defect was occurring because deleted objects were considered
  for determining leaf node even when view was not showing
  deleted objects
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been changed so that the GUI and the DXL
  behaviour is consistent.
  

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 DOORS

• Fixed component ID

  5724V61DR

Applicable component levels

• R920 PSN

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