Fixes are available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
The documentation on RIF is not clear on the different versions of DOORS which are compatible with RIF exports. You are given two options in the export: ReqIF v 1.0 or RIF v 1.2. I seemed to be able to make a RIF v 1.2 export and import it in older versions of DOORS all the way back to DOORS 9.2.0.5. I did not have the same success with the ReqIF v 1.0 export. These version compatibilities should be documented. There are some escalations out there that seem to say you should be only importing and exporting within the same version of the DOORS client. I'm not sure if this is true due to my tests. But if it is true, it should be explicitly documented.
Local fix
Problem summary
The documentation on RIF is not clear on the different versions of DOORS which are compatible with RIF exports. You are given two options in the export: ReqIF v 1.0 or RIF v 1.2. I seemed to be able to make a RIF v 1.2 export and import it in older versions of DOORS all the way back to DOORS 9.2.0.5. I did not have the same success with the ReqIF v 1.0 export. These version compatibilities should be documented. There are some escalations out there that seem to say you should be only importing and exporting within the same version of the DOORS client. I'm not sure if this is true due to my tests. But if it is true, it should be explicitly documented.
Problem conclusion
The documentation has been improved in this area of functionality.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PM77799
Reported component name
TLOGIC DOORS
Reported component ID
5724V61DR
Reported release
920
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2012-11-26
Closed date
2013-12-16
Last modified date
2013-12-16
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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