Fixes are available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Exporting DOORS Tables with uneven number of cells to Word, either results in 'OLE method failed' error OR incorrect output Scenario 1 ? Error when exporting ================================== Consider a Module in DOORS which has: 1.? Tables with uneven number of cells in them separated by an Empty Object Table # 1 -- is just a 1X1 Table i.e. one row one column ---Empty Object (i.e. no Object Heading or Text)--- Table # 2 -- one cell in the first row and two cells in the second row. 2.? Have a View created which has ONLY the Main column in it and all other columns are removed. Try exporting this View to Microsoft Word (File ? Export ? Microsoft Office ? Word) choose all default options. We would observe that the export will fail with the 'OLE method failed: OLE problem: The requested member of the collection does not exist.' as export module to Word' Scenario 2 ? Incorrect output generated by exporting to Word. ============================================================= Consider a Module in DOORS which has: 1.? Tables with uneven number of cells in them separated by an Empty Object For example: Table # 1 -- has one cell in the first row and two cells in its second row ---Empty Object (i.e. no Object Heading or Text)--- Table # 2 -- has two cells in first row and only one cell in second row 2.? Have a View created which has ONLY the Main column in it and all other columns are removed. Try exporting this View to Microsoft Word (File ? Export ? Microsoft Office ? Word) choose all default options. We would observe that the resulting Word document generated shows the Tables incorrectly. WORKAROUND FOUND: =============== Here are the two workarounds found which will ensure that above mentioned behavior is not observed: 1.? Have any other Column say, Object Identifier or Absolute Number etc added to the View. 2.? If adding any other Column is not feasible, add some Text either in Object Heading or Object Text of the empty Object that exists between the two uneven celled Tables.
Local fix
Problem summary
Consecutive table objects separated only by a blank object do not export correctly.
Problem conclusion
Word is combining the table objects and then showing errors when the export attempt to remove cells that are not present. Changed the e
Temporary fix
1. Have any other Column say, Object Identifier or Absolute Number etc added to the View. 2. If adding any other Column is not feasible, add some Text either in Object Heading or Object Text of the empty Object that exists between the two uneven celled Tables.
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APAR Information
APAR number
PM77233
Reported component name
TLOGIC DOORS
Reported component ID
5724V61DR
Reported release
940
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2012-11-16
Closed date
2013-12-12
Last modified date
2013-12-12
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Fix information
Fixed component name
TLOGIC DOORS
Fixed component ID
5724V61DR
Applicable component levels
R952 PSY
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Document Information
Modified date:
29 October 2021