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Which one is correct? #1 (permalink) Tue May 31, 2011 9:42 am   Which one is correct?
 

This issue was solved when the xxx issue has been fixed.

or

This issue was solved once the xxx issue has been fixed.

Which one of the above sentences is correct?
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Which one is correct? #2 (permalink) Tue May 31, 2011 9:44 am   Which one is correct?
 

Either of these:

This issue was solved when the xxx issue had been fixed.
The issue was solved once the xxx issue had been fixed.

My preference would be the last one which uses 'once'. It gives a clearer indication that one had an immediate effect on the other.
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Which one is correct? #3 (permalink) Tue May 31, 2011 9:47 am   Which one is correct?
 

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