Workaround: Decimal attribute value is sometimes not calculated in Rational Team Concert

Author: Eric Jodet
Last Updated: June 19, 2014
Build Basis: Rational Team Concert 4.0.6 and 5.0

Summary

When using a Calculated Value Set Provider to set the value of  a decimal attribute, this value can sometimes be not calculated.

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Context

You developed a nice Calculated Value Set Provider that intends, for example, to compute the product of the value of 2 other decimal attributes.

Issue: this works perfect when value1 = 1.07 and value2= 0.6, but not if; for example, value1 = 0.1 and value2= 0.1.

Why is that?
Such behavior is symptomatic of a limitation regarding decimal values calculation.

Workaround
Use JavaScript toFixed() method in order to limit the number of decimals (currently, limit is 4).
So that our fixed script should look like:

Related Information

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• jazz.net work item 233872