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DOORS DXL script forward referencing does not work in batch mode

Troubleshooting


Problem

A DXL script that uses a forward reference runs correctly in IBM Engineering Requirement Management DOORS but when run in batch mode fails with the error "DOORS Report: CreateProcess failed".

Cause

This issue is identified as a permanent restriction under APAR PK91463.

Resolving The Problem

WORKAROUND:

Restructure the code to define forward references outside of the global context.

For example, consider the following code examples:

1. No forward reference

void fn(string)
void fn(string s) {
    print s
}
fn("Hello World")

Output:

Hello World
Press return to exit DOORS.

2. (Failing) forward reference

void fn(string)
fn("Hello World")
void fn(string s) {
    print s
}

Output:

-R-E- DXL: <C:\<PATH>\file.dxl:linenumber forward reference not resolved
Press return to exit DOORS.

3. Workaround: forward reference encapsulated

{
    void fn(string)
    void main() {
        fn("Hello World")
    }
    main()
    void fn(string s) {
        print s
    }
}

Output:

Hello World
Press return to exit DOORS.

[{"Type":"MASTER","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSKR2T","label":"IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m50000000CimmAAC","label":"DOORS-\u003EDXL"}],"ARM Case Number":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"All Versions"}]

Document Information

Modified date:
25 August 2023

UID

swg21509412

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