IJ43497: NULL VALUE FROM ASSET.PRIORITY IS CONVERTED TO A 0 VALUE IN GANTT VIEW IN GRAPHICAL WORK WEEK

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The null value from ASSET.PRIORITY is converted to a 0 value
  in Gantt View in Graphical Work Week
  
  - If the Asset Priority (ASSET.PRIORITY) value is non-null
  (eg: 1, 2 or 3), then it displays correctly in the Graphical
  View tab in Graphical Scheduling and also in Graphical Work
  Week.
  - If the Asset Priority (ASSET.PRIORITY) value is null ie. a
  blank value, then the field/column is empty in the Graphical
  View tab in Graphical Assignment (correct behaviour).
  - If the Asset Priority (ASSET.PRIORITY) value is null ie. a
  blank value, then the field/column is displayed as a '0' value
  in the Graphical View tab in Graphical Work Week (incorrect
  behaviour), whereas it should be empty.
  
   
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE: 
  - Go to Graphical Scheduling.
  - Select any record and go to the Graphical View tab.
  - Select option Configure Gantt View Properties / Default
  Settings
  - On the Work Properties tab, click New Row in the System
  Properties section. 
  - Give it a Property Name and Title (eg ASSETPRIORITY_GS, Asset
  Priority GS and check the Show in Gantt View? checkbox.
  - Click New Row in the Object and Attribute Mapping section:
  the Property Name is populated from what was specified in the
  System Properties section above. 
  - Enter the Object Name (eg WORKORDER) and then click on Select
  Value.
  - Select the ASSET.PRIORITY attribute and click Apply and OK.
  - Select option Reload Schedule.
  - Go to the Graphical View tab.
  - A column (Asset Priority GS) is now showing for this attribute
  and the blank values are correctly displayed as blank in this
  column.
  
  - Go to Graphical Work Week.
  - Select any record and go to the Graphical View tab.
  - Select option Configure Gantt View Properties / Default
  Settings
  - Go to the WORK Properties tab and click New Row in the
  System Properties section. 
  - Give it a different Property Name and Title (eg
  ASSETPRIORITY_GWW, Asset Priority GWW and check the Show in
  Gantt View? checkbox.
  - Click New Row in the Object and Attribute Mapping section:
  the Property Name is populated from what was specified in the
  System Properties section above. 
  - Enter the Object Name (WMASSIGNMENT) and then click on Select
  Value.
  - Select the ASSET.PRIORITY attribute and click Apply and OK.
  - Reload the Graphical Work Week application and open any
  record.
  - Go to the Graphical View tab.
  - A column (Asset Priority GWW) is now showing for this
  attribute.
  - This time, the records blank value is displayed as a 0 in
  this column.
  
   
  RESULTS: 
  If the Asset Priority (ASSET.PRIORITY) value is null ie. a
  blank value, then the field/column is displayed as a '0' value
  in the Graphical View tab in Graphical Work Week, whereas it
  should be empty.
   
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  
  If the Asset Priority (ASSET.PRIORITY) value is null ie. a
  blank value, then the field/column is displayed as a null/blank
  value in the Graphical View tab in Graphical Work Week, like in
  Graphical Scheduling.
   
  REPORTED IN VERSION: 
  Maximo TPAE 7.6.1.2 + Scheduler 7.6.8.0
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR will be included in a future release.
  

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

  MAXIMO SCHEDULE

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46SE

Applicable component levels