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				 Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 7:37 pm    Post subject: IIBv10 toolkit message flow editor issues | 
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				I've run into a few minor issues using the message flow editor in the IIB v10.0.0.3 toolkit:
 
- The 'Show Grid' button, when enabled, is supposed to display a grid in the message flow editor, but it doesn't quite persist.  The 'Show Grid' icon indicates that it's enabled, but every time I open a message flow, there is no grid, and I have to click the button twice to disable/re-enable it in order to display the grid properly.
 - Within a message flow, I right-click on a subflow, and select 'Open Subflow'.  This opens the subflow, but also turns on the 'Flow Exerciser' mode, which I then have to manually disable, to return the flow to edit mode.
  
 
Is there a better fix or workaround for either of these issues? | 
			   
			 
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		  | mqjeff | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 6:01 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Both of these sound like PMR issues.
 
 
Don't have any workarounds myself, sorry.  Try refreshing the workspace/projects, but. _________________ chmod  -R ugo-wx / | 
			   
			 
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		  | rekarm01 | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 11:06 am    Post subject:  | 
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	| mqjeff wrote: | 
   
  
	| Try refreshing the workspace/projects | 
   
 
 
It's a brand new toolkit, just out of the box, with a brand new workspace.  I refreshed, and cleaned it, but that didn't help.
 
 
I can open a PMR, but I'm curious if anyone else is having the same issues.  I'd be surprised if I'm the first to discover them, but I can't find any mention of them anywhere else. | 
			   
			 
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		  | mqjeff | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 11:32 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Any errors in the toolkit/workspace error files? _________________ chmod  -R ugo-wx / | 
			   
			 
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				 Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 6:06 pm    Post subject:  | 
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	| mqjeff wrote: | 
   
  
	| Any errors in the toolkit/workspace error files? | 
   
 
 
I couldn't find anything relevant.  There are a few warnings in the workspace .log file upon startup about invalid preference category paths and NLS missing messages, and there is a NullPointerException when I disable 'Flow Exerciser' mode, but that occurs too late to be the cause of the problem:
 
 
   
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	!SESSION 2016-03-02 14:04:19.358 -----------------------------------------------
 
eclipse.buildId=4.2.2.M20140918-1444
 
java.fullversion=JRE 1.7.0 IBM J9 2.7 Windows 7 amd64-64 Compressed References 20150630_255653 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled)
 
J9VM - R27_Java727_SR3_20150630_2236_B255653
 
JIT  - tr.r13.java_20150623_94888.01
 
GC   - R27_Java727_SR3_20150630_2236_B255653_CMPRSS
 
J9CL - 20150630_255653
 
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=en_US
 
Framework arguments:  -showlocation -product com.ibm.etools.msgbroker.tooling.ide tools_auto toolkit -showlocation -product com.ibm.etools.msgbroker.tooling.ide
 
Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64 -showlocation -product com.ibm.etools.msgbroker.tooling.ide tools_auto toolkit -showlocation -product com.ibm.etools.msgbroker.tooling.ide
 
 
!ENTRY org.eclipse.emf.ecore 2 0 2016-03-02 14:04:37.556
 
!MESSAGE Both 'com.ibm.etools.javaee.core' and 'com.ibm.etools.mft.service.model' register an extension parser for 'application'
 
 
!ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 2 2 2016-03-02 14:05:05.001
 
!MESSAGE Invalid preference category path: com.ibm.importer.preferences (bundle: com.ibm.adapter.c, page: com.ibm.adapter.c.ui.preferencepage.CPreferencePage)
 
 
!ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 2 2 2016-03-02 14:05:05.032
 
!MESSAGE Invalid preference category path: com.ibm.debug.breakpoints.common.pref.tracepoint (bundle: com.ibm.debug.wsa, page: com.ibm.debug.wsa.WSATracepointPreferencePage)
 
 
!ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 2 2 2016-03-02 14:05:05.033
 
!MESSAGE Invalid preference category path: com.ibm.importer.preferences (bundle: com.ibm.etools.cobol.preference.ui, page: com.ibm.etools.cobol.preference.ui.preferencepage.CobolPreferencePage)
 
 
[ ... ]
 
 
!ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 4 0 2016-03-02 15:28:52.858
 
!MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception
 
!STACK 0
 
java.lang.NullPointerException
 
   at com.ibm.etools.mft.testmode.SetTestModeAction.run(SetTestModeAction.java:156)
 
   at org.eclipse.jface.action.Action.runWithEvent(Action.java:498)
 
   at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:584)
 
   at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(ActionContributionItem.java:501)
 
   at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$6.handleEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:452)
 
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
 
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1053)
 
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4170)
 
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3759)
 
   at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$9.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1054)
 
   at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
 
   at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:943)
 
   at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:88)
 
   at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:589)
 
   at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
 
   at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:543)
 
   at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
 
   at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:124)
 
   at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
 
   at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
 
   at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
 
   at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:353)
 
   at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:180)
 
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
 
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:95)
 
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:56)
 
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:620)
 
   at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:629)
 
   at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:584)
 
   at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1438)
 
   at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1414) | 
   
 
 
 
[Edit: snipped log output.]
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				 Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 12:54 am    Post subject: Re: IIBv10 toolkit message flow editor issues | 
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	| rekarm01 wrote: | 
   
  
	I've run into a few minor issues using the message flow editor in the IIB v10.0.0.3 toolkit:
 
- The 'Show Grid' button, when enabled, is supposed to display a grid in the message flow editor, but it doesn't quite persist.  The 'Show Grid' icon indicates that it's enabled, but every time I open a message flow, there is no grid, and I have to click the button twice to disable/re-enable it in order to display the grid properly.
 - Within a message flow, I right-click on a subflow, and select 'Open Subflow'.  This opens the subflow, but also turns on the 'Flow Exerciser' mode, which I then have to manually disable, to return the flow to edit mode.
  
 
Is there a better fix or workaround for either of these issues? | 
   
 
 
 
I've reproduced both of these problems on our latest development build - I've raised them as internal defects.
 
If you want a fix before they make it into a fix pack you'll need to raise a PMR. Ask for it to be routed directly to the toolkit L3 team.
 
I can't see any workarounds I'm afraid, but if I find one I'll get back to you. | 
			   
			 
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				 Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 6:26 pm    Post subject: Re: IIBv10 toolkit message flow editor issues | 
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				Thanks for that.
 
 
   
	| stoney wrote: | 
   
  
	| I can't see any workarounds I'm afraid, but if I find one I'll get back to you. | 
   
 
 
One workaround for issue #2 is to double-click the subflow, rather than right-click -> 'Open Subflow'.  That opens the subflow without turning on 'Flow Exerciser' mode. | 
			   
			 
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				 Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 3:56 pm    Post subject: Re: IIBv10 toolkit message flow editor issues | 
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	| stoney wrote: | 
   
  
	I've reproduced both of these problems on our latest development build - I've raised them as internal defects.
 
If you want a fix before they make it into a fix pack you'll need to raise a PMR. Ask for it to be routed directly to the toolkit L3 team.
 
I can't see any workarounds I'm afraid, but if I find one I'll get back to you. | 
   
 
 
 
FYI, the 10.0.0.5 fixpack resolves issue #2; right-click->'Open Subflow' no longer turns on Flow Exerciser mode.
 
 
One problem down, one to go ... | 
			   
			 
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		  | Craig B | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 1:23 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				FYI: Issue #2 "The 'Show Grid' button, when enabled, is supposed to display a grid in the message flow editor, but it doesn't quite persist." is now fixed in 10.0.0.6 _________________ Regards
 
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				 Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:33 pm    Post subject:  | 
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	| Craig B wrote: | 
   
  
	| FYI: Issue #2 "The 'Show Grid' button ... is now fixed in 10.0.0.6 | 
   
 
 
Yes, both issues are fixed now.  Thanks for that. | 
			   
			 
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