PM88101: Export to word fails to map styles which have any Non-English character in their name in DOORS 9.5 and 9.5.0.1

Rational DOORS Fix Pack 2 (9.5.1.2) for 9.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Export to word fails to map styles which have any Non-English
  character in their name in DOORS 9.5 and 9.5.0.1.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  =============
  1.? Create a New Style in MS Word by selecting required Font,
  size, Bold, spacing etc. Make sure that it contains a non
  English character in its name. (Example: a Umlaut character in
  the name of the new style)
  
  2.? Save this new Style to MS Word template.
  
  3.? Choose any Module in DOORS and Click on Export ? Microsoft
  Office ? Word ? Advanced tab ? enable 'Allow style mapping' and
  click on Export.
  
  4.? The 'Export to Word style mapping - DOORS' window is
  displayed.
  
  5.? Select Level 1 Object Heading -? and select the newly
  created non English named Style. Click Close.
  
  The Module is exported to MS Word. However, you would observe
  that none of the Level 1 Object Headings in the Module have been
  exported with the style that had been selected. You would also
  observe that the name of the style appears garbled in MS Word.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Export to word fails to map styles which have any Non-English
  character in their name in DOORS 9.5 and 9.5.0.1.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  =============
  1.> Create a New Style in MS Word by selecting required Font,
  size, Bold, spacing etc. Make sure that it contains a non
  English character in its name. (Example: a Umlaut character in
  the name of the new style)
  
  2.> Save this new Style to MS Word template.
  
  3.> Choose any Module in DOORS and Click on Export > Microsoft
  Office > Word > Advanced tab > enable "Allow style mapping" and
  click on Export.
  
  4.> The 'Export to Word style mapping - DOORS' window is
  displayed.
  
  5.> Select Level 1 Object Heading -> and select the newly
  created non English named Style. Click Close.
  
  The Module is exported to MS Word. However, you would observe
  that none of the Level 1 Object Headings in the Module have been
  exported with the style that had been selected. You would also
  observe that the name of the style appears garbled in MS Word.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been changed so that the export no longer fails
  

Temporary fix

• Replace non-English characters with English characters
  

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

• R951 PSY

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