IJ46695: AN EXTRA CHANGE STATUS OPTION IS ADDED IN THE WORKFLOW MENU IN PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  
  An extra 'Change Status' option is added in the Workflow
  sub-menu in the Actions menu in PM application when you do Add
  Workflow to Applications and Add Support for PM.
   
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE: 
  1. Go to Preventive Maintenance and select any record.
  2. The main Actions menu has no Workflow option available.
  3. Go to Application Designer, open the PM record and then
  the "Add/Modify Select Action Menu option.
  4. There are 28 rows listed there.
  5. Go to Workflow Designer, add a WF process for PM and do Add
  Workflow to Applications > Add Support for PM and OK.
  6. Go to Application Designer, open the PM record and then
  the "Add/Modify Select Action Menu option.
  7. The extra options that relate to Workflow are now visible:
  AM10, ROUTEWF, STOPWF, HISTORYWF, ASSIGNWF, VIEWWF, HELPWF
  8. Go to Preventive Maintenance and select any record.
  9. The main Workflow option is visible this time but doesnt
  have the expected options (Route WF, Stop WF, View WF History,
  View WF Assignments, View WF Map and WF Help).
  10. On the other hand, there is an extra 'Change Status' option
  visible in the Workflow sub-menu, duplicated from the one in the
  main Common Actions menu.
  11. Log out of Maximo and log back in.
  12. Go to Preventive Maintenance and select any record.
  13. The Workflow options are visible this time (Route WF, Stop
  WF, View WF History, View WF Assignments, View WF Map and WF
  Help), and the extra 'Change Status' option is still there in
  the Workflow sub-menu.
  
  RESULTS: 
  The standard 'Change Status' option is visible in the main
  Common Actions menu, as expected. But there is an extra
  duplicate 'Change Status' option visible in the Workflow
  sub-menu too.
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  
  An extra 'Change Status' option should not be added in the
  Workflow sub-menu in the Actions menu in PM application when you
  do Add Workflow to Applications and Add Support for PM.
  
  REPORTED IN VERSION: 
  Maximo TPAE 7.6.1.2
  

Local fix

• Open the PM record in Application Designer, select the
  "Add/Modify Select Action Menu" option and the STATUS value.
  Change the Subposition for the STATUS Key Value from 5 to 0.
  

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

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

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MAXIMO ASST MGM

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46AM

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