PM76619: DOORS: Archive/Restore and Attribute DXL error '??Link module not found??'

Rational DOORS Fix Pack 1 (9.5.0.1) for 9.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You have created an attribute DXL column for the traceability
  using a Layout DXL column generated by the Analysis Wizard.
  Then, you archive and restore a module in a different database
  and when you open a module, you get '??Link module not found??'.
  
  Traceability Steps:
  1.    Analysis -? Wizard
  2.    Step 1
  a.    In-links
  b.    DOORS links
  3.    Step 2
  a.    Select formal module -? Specific (Module A)
  b.    Select link module -? Specific (Link Module)
  4.    Step 3
  a.    Select Object Text attribute
  5.    Step 4
  a.    One attribute per line
  b.    No recursive analysis
  c.    Finish
  DXL Conversion Steps:
  1.    Tools -? Support Tools -? Convert Layout DXL to Attribute
  DXL
  2.    Select ?In-links (Module A)
  3.    Response ? Success
  4.    Save View
  
  Then, Archive the project.
  
  View with Traceability on new workstation
  1.    Restored archive to another workstation using the same
  version of DOORS (9.3.0.6).
  2.    Open a module with traceability column and select
  Traceability with DXl Conversion view
  3.    Converted Layout DXL column displays ??Link module not
  found??
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  The basic problem is that the generated attribute DXL code
  refers to the link module by it's unique internal ID.
  However, once you import the project into a new database,
  all of the IDs are changed, so this code can never find the
  link module.
  

Problem conclusion

• Extended the index mapping to also process attribute DXL, in
  addition to the layout DXL
  
  Used the existing DXL mapping code,  but called on the
  attribute DXL definitions.
  

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

• R930 PSN

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