Introduction
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IFix 2 is the first in a series of iFixes that address issues associated with version 7.0.3 for IBM ELM. This iFix is active as of 19.1.2024 and this article summarizes the main issues that have been resolved. Installation of other software is also available for EWM (client update site): IBM EWM client for Eclipse update site, Microsoft Visual Studio and Windows shell.
Overview of Main Fixes
This iFix also solves the main problem with the Jazz Reporting Service that all owners are not visible to non-admin user even if user is ower of that report.
Among the main solved problem with the Jazz foundation application is that adopt Google Guava-32.1.2-jre.jar for IBM ELM 7.0.3.
Fixed linked artifact filter with remote Artifact Type clause loses info for JazzUsers in IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next.
Fixed RTC Eclipse 4.23 Client About Screen should have latest legal text in IBM Engineering Workflow Management.
Among the main error removed in IBM Engineering Test Management is that Test Suite run does not skip "passed" records unless if they are viewed.
List of Fixes Provided in iFix02
Below, you can find updates (fixes) for individual IBM ELM applications with "links" to the IBM environment with notes.
Jazz Reporting Service
- Disable creating reports with the same name
- Report Builder Adoption Item: Adopt new classes to address Log4J bug
- Backport IBM i 7.5 enablement to ELM 7.0.2 - Report Builder
- Report Builder hide certain server properties in admin ui
- Report Builder Scheduled reports that run for more than the socketTimout setting fail silently
- All owners are not visible to non-admin user even if user is ower of that report
- 0.6 migration: improve heuristics that deal with ill-formed v6 sameas URIs
- For large ReqIF files, ReqIF Import wizard gets very slow while rendering Specify Attribute Options screen
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Materialized Views fail to show their requirements in RTC (EWM) when linked from a Plan in a GC
- After upgrade, some reviews cannot be renamed despite the user having the correct permissions
- Composite Delivery change sets are created every time Compare with Stream is selected and there are type changes
- OSLC Query: inconsistent results, with varying duplicate items, can be returned when using both paging and oslc.select=*
- Referenced Terms link does not match link in artifact content after stream to stream delivery where a conflict has occurred
- Unable to complete archive/restore TRS processing due to interruption for maintenance
- ReqIF import fails with error "end: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException:The element type "p" must be terminated by the matching end tag
- Format Link: link columns don't show custom attributes of cross-component artifacts when in a GC
- CRRRW7871W Warning message appears during change set delivery
- Removing a link from RM to ETM Test Case removes the link from ETM but not from RM
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next
- Skip deleted artifact to pass DCC by guarding GoneException
- Archived configurations generate skipped resources in DNext on GET when they should not end up being skipped
- Link creation while duplicating an artifact fails during link validation
- Linked artifact filter with remote Artifact Type clause loses info for JazzUsers
- Configuration details not available on the dropdown for configurations
- Journal based selections reset can fail to cleanup existing resources
- Warning for conflicting RDF URI is not displayed if there are other conflicts in the delivery
- After importing a ReqIf with an embedded image referenced as object type="application/rtf", the preview does not work
- OSLC GET of artifacts in a newly created project return pre-upgrade type URI mappings after Import Component Properties from upgraded project
- getDefaultConfiguration() can be very slow on large repositories, blocking operations like links retrieval
IBM Engineering Test Management
Jazz Foundation
- Test Failure (RJF-Repository-C20231116-2125): com.ibm.team.repository.server.jts.tests.license.SigningRulesJarReaderTest.testModified
- Test Failure (RJF-Repository-Services-T20231010-0042): com.ibm.team.repository.service.tests.license.LicenseServiceTests.test089_AssertFloatingLicense_defect128790
- Adopt Google Guava-32.1.2-jre.jar
IBM Engineering Workflow Management
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization – Engineering Insights
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization – Publishing
Resources
ELM ifix2: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/downloadFixes?parent=IBM%20Engineering&product=ibm/Rational/IBM+Engineering+Lifecycle+Management&release=7.0.3&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=7.0.3-IBM-ELM-iFix002&includeRequisites=1&includeSupersedes=0&downloadMethod=http
PUB ifix2: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/downloadFixes?parent=IBM%20Engineering&product=ibm/Rational/IBM+Engineering+Lifecycle+Optimization+-+Publishing&release=7.0.3.0&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=7.0.3.0-ELM-PUB-iFix002&includeRequisites=1&includeSupersedes=0&downloadMethod=http
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