IJ44014: WO MATERIAL'S REQUIRED DATE IS NOT CHANGED WHEN RESCHEDULING A WO USING GRAPHICAL SCHEDULING

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The Material's Required Date is not changed when you reschedule
  a WO using Graphical Scheduling, even though the
  UPDATEWPMATREQDATE variable is enabled.
   
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE: 
  * By default the property in MAXVARS that controls this setting
  is not set and it is also not available through Organisations.
  The description of the property is Update WPMaterial Required
  Dates when the Schedule Start date of the WO is updated?. 
  * Log onto the database and execute the following SQL: update
  maxvars set varvalue=1 where varname='UPDATEWPMATREQDATE' 
  * Restart Maximo application server to ensure it reads the new
  value in MAXVARS 
  * Log into Maximo.
  * Go to Organizations, select your Org, go to Work Order Options
  / Edit Rules.
  * Enable all the options for APPR status and save. 
  * Open Work Order Tracking 
  * Create a new Work Order record with a Target Start Date in the
  future (eg, Nov 1). 
  * Add Planned Labour, e.g. Electrician for 1 hour 
  * Add Planned Material as an Item from a storeroom. Note that
  the Required Date defaults to the Target Start Date specified.
  * Approve the Work Order.
  * Set the Scheduled Start on the Work Order to the following day
  and save. (eg, Nov 2). 
  * Go to Plans tab / Material sub-tab: the Required Date is now
  correctly updated to match the newly-entered SCHEDULE Start Date
  (ie, to Nov 2). So the new value (1) of the UPDATEWPMATREQDATE
  variable is taken into account.
  * Create a saved query for this WO.
  * Go to Graphical Scheduling and create a new record.
  * Ensure the End Date is beyond the WOs Scheduled Start Date.
  * In Work Queries section, add the query for this WO.
  * Save the record and go to Graphical View tab.
  * The record shows in the Gantt View table with Start Date = Nov
  2.
  * Move the WO to two days later (ie, Nov 4) using the Calendar
  icon on the Start Date column.
  * Save the record and then do Commit Changes.
  * Go back to Work Order Tracking and open the WO.
  * Check the Scheduled Start Date: it has been moved to that new
  date (Nov 4), which is correct.
  * Go to Plans tab and Material sub-tab and expand the row for
  the Item request.
  * The Required Date value has not changed and still shows the
  date that was initially set for Scheduled Date in the WO (ie,
  Nov 2).
   
  RESULTS: 
  The Required Date value has not been updated by the change to
  the Scheduled Start Date that was made for this WO in Graphical
  Scheduling.
  
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  
  The Required Date value in the WOs Plans tab and Material
  sub-tab should also be updated by the change made to the
  Scheduled Start Date for this WO in Graphical Scheduling.
   
  REPORTED IN VERSION: 
  Maximo TPAE 7.6.1.2
  

Local fix

• manually change the Required Date in the WO's Planned Material
  to match the Scheduled Start date.
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Scheduler users                                              *
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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 ASST MGM

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46AM

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