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Discussions Access tab is greyed out in DOORS

Troubleshooting


Problem

The Set Discussions Access options are disabled on the Discussions Access Tab of the database properties in IBM Rational DOORS.

Symptom

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Login to DOORS as Administrator

  2. Right Click DOORS Database icon and select Properties...

  3. Click Discussions Access tab in the database properties window

  4. All options to set discussion access are greyed out

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Cause

This issue was identified as a product defect under APAR PK91086.

Resolving The Problem

You need to be using DOORS version 9.2 database server and the server must be configured to exclude DOORS 9.0 clients to make the new discussions functionality available.

To resolve this issue in DOORS:

  1. Login as an Administrator

  2. Right Click DOORS Database icon and select Properties...


  3. Click Login Policy tab

  4. Set the minimum client version as 9.2.0.0

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  5. Restart DOORS

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 May 2020

UID

swg21396315