IJ33582: VALIDATION DOES NOT WORK IN GRAPHICAL ASSIGNMENT FOR THE WOCHANGESTATUS.MEMO FIELD THAT WAS CHANGED TO MANDATORY

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• STEPS TO REPLICATE:
  - Go to Application Designer and open the Graphical Assignment
  application.
  - Go to 'Add/Modify Signature Options' and create a new
  sigoption MEMOBELOWSTATUS with a Description (Memo field in
  Change Status dialog) and Visible = checked.
  - Go to Security Groups, select the EVERYONE group and then the
  Graphical Assignment application. Grant the 'Memo field in
  Change Status dialog' option in the Options list and save.
  - Logout and close browser and login back into Maximo
  - Now go to Graphical Assignment application, select a record,
  go to Graphical View tab, right-click on a WO and select
  'Change Status': the Memo field is now visible in the 'Change
  Status' dialog.
  - Go to Automation Scripts.
  - Do Create / Script with Attribute Launch Point.
  Name = MEMOFLDSTATUS
  Description = Makes the Memo field required
  Object = WOCHANGESTATUS
  Attribute = STATUS
  Active = checked
  Event = Validate
  Script = New
  ---> Next
  
  Script = WC.WOCHANGESTATUS.MEMOFLDSTATUS.VAL
  Script language = jython
  Variables = add 1st new row:
  Variable = vMEMO, Variable Type = INOUT, Binding Type =
  ATTRIBUTE, Launch Pint Attribute = MEMO, Override = checked
  add 2nd new row:
  Variable = vSTATUS, Variable Type = INOUT, Binding Type =
  ATTRIBUTE, Launch Pint Attribute = STATUS, Override = checked
  ---> Next
  
  - Paste the following script:
  
  from com.ibm.gbs.util.logging import GBSAutomationScriptLogger
  from psdi.mbo import MboConstants
  from psdi.server import MXServer
  if
  MXServer.getMXServer().getMaximoDD().getTranslator().toInternalS
  tring("WOSTATUS",vSTATUS, mbo) == 'CAN':
    vMEMO_required = True
  else :
    vMEMO_required = False
  
  - Click 'Create'.
  - Log out of Maximo and log back in.
  - Go to Work Order Tracking.
  - Select a record in WAPPR status and select 'Change Status'
  option.
  - Change to APPRoved status. No issue.
  - Change to CANcelled status --> the Memo field is now flagged
  as mandatory (*) and if you click OK without populating the
  Memo field, you get this error "BMXAA4195E - A value is
  required for the Memo field on the WOCHANGESTATUS object".
  
  - Go to Graphical Assignment.
  - Select a record, go to Graphical View, select a WO in WAPPR
  status, do right-click and select 'Change Status' option.
  - Change to APPRoved status. No issue.
  - Change to APPR status. No issue.
  - Change to CANcelled status --> the Memo field is now flagged
  as mandatory but if you click OK without populating the Memo
  field, the status change is taken into account and you do NOT
  get the BMXAA4195E error this time.
  - The same Automation Script is NOT taken into account.
  Note: the behaviour is the same if the field validation is set
  directly in the XML file by adding inputmode="required" in
  <textbox dataattribute="Memo" ... > .
  RESULTS:
  The Automation Script is not taken into account and validation
  is not taking place.
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  The Automation Script set on the MEMO field should be taken
  into account.
  
  REPORTED IN VERSION:
  Maximo TPAE 7.6.1.1
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

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Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following
  maintenancepackage:
  Release 7.6.1.3 of Base Services
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SYSTEM CONFIG

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46S1

Applicable component levels