IBM® Rational® Method Composer V7.5, Interim Fix 2 is an update to IBM Rational Method Composer V7.5. Version 7.5 is required for this update. This document contains a summary of defects fixed in this release.
Refer
to IBM Rational Method Composer Installation Guide for instructions
on how to install Rational Method Composer V7.5 and uninstall
the product. The Installation Guide (install.html
) can be found
in the [INSTALLDIR]/rmc/readme
folder.
There are two methods available for upgrading to this interim fix.
I. Online update
II. Alternative update
rmc75-ifix2.update.zip
.rmc75-ifix2.update.zip
to a folder, <TARGET_DIR>
.<TARGET_DIR>\disk1
and select diskTag.inf
in the Add Repository window and click OK.To remove updates, follow these instructions:
The following table lists significant defects fixed in this release.
APAR/ID | Description / Comments |
PK76696 (RATLC00406589) | Drop down for the publishing directory looses history of directories. |
PK69278 (RATLC01398192) | The search in the published web site doesn't return results for text which is part of the main description. |
RATLC00407872 | Compact skin should include all non-empty user-specified text and relationships. |
RATLC00408765 | Failed to assign a practice to a custom category. |
RATLC01376962 | Spell checker only replaces the first wrong word if there is more than one of the same word in the Rich Text Editor. |
RATLC00406859 | Drop down for the publishing directory looses history of directories. |
RATLC00407809 | Extends and Replaces Content Variability is not available for all categories. |
RATLC00407525 | Replace that precedes the Extends rule is not working for activities. |
RATLC00407798 | The First Steps link of the Welcome page does not work on Linux. |
RATLC00408258 | Problem with saving the publish options in configuration. |
RATLC01376009 | If the Editor is opened, the Save button must be twice when renaming a plug-in. |
RATLC01376785 | Practices should be removed from the filter list when adding a guidance to the process element. |
RATLC01377014 | Spell Checker: Cannot replace the misspelled word for check item name. |
RATLC01377143 | Log files for WBM export should not be created inside the method library. |
RATLC01477659 | Startup and shutdown options are missing. |
RATLC00406465 | Do not publish white papers as concepts and vice versa. |
RATLC00407380 | Inconsistency in role labels. |
RATLC01377621 | Should not overwrite the readme file when upgrade RMC from version 7.5 to iFix1. |
RATLC01378605 | Cannot import to Rational Method Composer when the exported WBM 6.1.2 xml file contain new task type, such as HumanTask. |
RATLC00406579 | Import from WebSphere Business Modeler drops elements. |
There are several ways to upgrade libraries for use with this release. Each of these is described in this section.
Note: All of the plug-ins that are shipped with Rational Method Composer have been renamed. Therefore, we recommend that you create a new library in your configuration management system, rather than trying to upgrade your existing library.
a) If you use any plug-ins shipped with Rational Method Composer V7.2 follow these steps to upgrade your library:
lib.75.prac
folder that is shipped with Rational Method Composer V7.5..project
file if it is present.lib.75.prac
.b) If you created your own library, and do not depend on any plug-ins that were shipped with Rational Method Composer V7.2:
.project
file). .copyarea.db
files that you need to delete).c) Updating the library using your configuration management system:
*.xmi
files in your library. (Alternatively, check out all files in your library, but realize that when you check them back in, many will not have changes.) diagram.xmi
files for some of your processes.)Some changes that you might need to make to your library after you have upgraded to Rational Method Composer V7.5:
<area shape="rect" alt="Requirements" coords="2,79,584,113" href="./../../../rup/disciplines/rup_requirements_discipline_8EEB5209.html" guid="_ydt60dnmEdmO6L4XMImrsA"></area>
Auto-synchronize feature finds and highlights the element in the left tree-view when the corresponding link is clicked in the right content-view. By default, this feature is disabled. To enable the auto-synchronize feature:
<published site folder>/theme
and open the appSettings.js
file for editing.theApp.settings.autoSyncContentWithView
to true. appSettings.js
.This release of Rational Method Composer supports integration with Rational Asset Manager V7.1.1.
In this release of Rational Method Composer, the practices library is translated in the following languages:
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