APAR status
Closed as Permanent restriction.
Error description
Attempts to add a Data Component to the Application Component Definition results in an 'Invalid Format' error in IBM Rational System Architect (SA). CONFIGURATION Environment = Microsoft Windows (R) Tool = IBM Rational System Architect (R) Version = 11.4.1 SYMPTOM 'Invalid Format' error STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1) open a definition Application Component 2) Go to the 'Interactions' Tab 3) click on the 'Choices' button 4) Drag over one Data Component from choices list. EXPECTED RESULT To be able to add to the property without error. ACTUAL RESULT Attempts to add to the property result in error described in the symptom. WORKAROUND Edit the definition mentioned above, find its property 'Provides Data To Logical Component' and type a name of a Data Component' definition and add it to the list. Click OK. The property is now been cleared of the erroneous value and drag-and-drops now work.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** The problem is actually with the data in this definition. I do however see in the Property Parsing Errors window: Application Component Definition "Distribution Center Labour Scheduling" property "Provides Data To Logical Component" has a value of unquoted Tactical/Legacy... So considering that this property is a reference property, the value should have been quoted. When we load the definition in the editor the parser fails and the property comes up empty. Internally however, the value is still there. The fact that there is a text list in the user props which contains this very value I can only speculate that at some point in time, property "Provides Data To Logical Component" was defined as a TEXT LIST and this particular definition was edited and was given that value. Later on the edit type was changed to ListOf and now the value entered previously is no longer correct.
Problem conclusion
There is no code change necessary to address this issue. the client agreed to close the case.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PM77529
Reported component name
TLOGIC SYS ARCH
Reported component ID
5724V68SA
Reported release
B41
Status
CLOSED PRS
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2012-11-21
Closed date
2013-04-24
Last modified date
2013-04-24
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Fix information
Applicable component levels
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Document Information
Modified date:
24 April 2013