IJ49991: UNEXPECTED READONLY CONDITIONS AND SYSTEM MESSAGES WHEN COLUMN CONTROLS WITH CONDITIONS ARE ADDED TO PR LINES SECTION IN PR APPL

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• ABSTRACT:
  Unexpected Readonly Conditions And System Messages When Column
  Controls With Conditions Are Added To PR Lines Section In PR
  Application
  
  DESCRIPTION:
  When checkbox controls are added to the PR form, and specific
  Signature Options and conditional properties are associated to
  the the controls, and to the logged-in User's Security Group,
  there are erroneous readonly errors in the UI when the Checkbox
  controls are used.
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  1.	Log in to maxdemo instance
  2.	Go To System Configuration | Platform Configuration |
  Database Configuration
  3.	Turn Admin Mode ON
  4.	Open the PR Object in Database Configuration
  5.	On the Attributes tab, click the New Row button
  6.	Enter values:
  		Attribute: VALIDATED
  		Description: Validated
  		Type: YORN
  		Length 1
  		Required: Checked
  		Title: Validated
  		Default Value: 0
  7.	Click the New button and enter values:
  		Attribute: VALIDATIONREQ
  		Description: Validation Required
  		Type: YORN
  		Length 1
  		Required: Checked
  		Title: Validation Required
  		Default Value: 0
  8.	Save the record
  9.	On the List View tab | More Actions | Apply Configuration
  Changes
  10.	Click the checkbox for "Do you have a current backup?"
  11.	Click the Start Configuring the Database? button
  12.	When Structural Database Configuration is complete, turn
  Admin Mode OFF
  
  13.	Go To Administration | Conditional Expression Manager
  14.	Click the New Row button
  15.	Enter values:
  		Condition: VALREQREAD
  		Description: Checks if the Validated? checkbox is checked.
  		Type: Expression
  		Expression: :validated=1
  		Always Evaluate: Checked
  16.	Click the New Row button
  17.	Enter values:
  		Condition: VALREAD
  		Description: Checks if the validation required checkbox is
  checked.
  		Type: Expression
  		Expression: :validationreq=1
  		Always Evaluate: Checked
  18.	Save the record
  19.	Go To System Configuration | Platform Configuration |
  Application Designer
  20.	Open the Purchase Requisitions application (PR)
  21.	Select Action | Add/Modify Signature Options
  22.	Click the New Row button
  23.	Enter values:
  		Option: VALREAD
  		Description: VALREAD Checkbox
  		Visible: checked
  24.	Click the New Row button
  25.	Enter values:
  		Option: VALREQREAD
  		Description: VALREQREAD Checkbox
  		Visible: checked
  26.	Click OK
  27.	Go To Security | Security Groups
  28.	Open the EVERYONE group
  29.	On the Applications tab | Applications section | click
  Filter
  30.	In the Description field, enter "purchase", then press Enter
  
  31.	Click to highlight the Purchase Requisitions application
  32.	In the bottom section below the Options section, click the
  Grant Access checkbox for VALREAD Checkbox and VALREQREAD
  Checkbox
  33.	Save the record
  34.	Go To System Configuration | Platform Configuration |
  Application Designer
  35.	Open the Purchase Requisitions application (PR)
  36.	Click the PR Lines tab
  37.	Click the Control Palette button on the toolbar
  38.	Click and drag a Table Column control onto the form in the
  PR Lines header section, and to the right of the Tax column
  39.	Repeat the steps to add a second Table Column control next
  to the first one
  40.	Close the Control Palette dialog
  41.	Right-click the first Table Column control, then click
  Properties
  42.	Enter Values:
  		Label: Validation Required
  		Attribute: VALIDATIONREQ (In the Object field select PRLINE)
  		Always Synchronous: checked
  		Signature option: VALREQREAD
  43.	Right-click the second Table Column control, then click
  Properties
  44.	Enter values:
  		Label: Validated
  		Attribute: VALIDATED
  		Always Synchronous: Checked
  		Signature option: VALREAD
  45.	Use similar steps to add 2 Checkbox controls in the details
  section of the prline, under the Class Description field
  46.	Enter values:
  		Label: Validation Required
  		Attribute: VALIDATIONREQ (In the Object field select PRLINE)
  		Always Synchronous: Checked
  		Signature option : VALREQREAD
  
  		Label: Validated
  		Attribute: VALIDATED
  		Always Synchronous: Checked
  		Signature Option: VALREAD
  47.	While still in Application Designer, with the PR application
  open:
  48.	On the PR Lines tab | PR Lines section, click to highlight
  the Validation Required? field
  49.	Right-click | Properties
  50.	On the Advanced tab, click the Configure Conditional
  Properties button
  51.	In the Security Groups section, click the Select Groups
  button
  52.	Click Filter, then enter "everyone" in the Group field;
  press Enter
  53.	Click the checkbox for EVERYONE, then click OK
  54.	In the Conditions section, click the Select Conditions
  button
  55.	Click Filter, then enter "valreqread" in the Condition
  field; press Enter
  56.	Click the checkbox for VALREQREAD, then click OK
  57.	On the Condition is true tab, click the Enter Property
  button
  58.	In the Property field, enter "inputmode", then tab out
  59.	In the Value field, enter "readonly", then tab out
  60.	On the Condition is false tab, click the Enter Property
  button
  61.	In the Property field, enter "inputmode", then tab out
  62.	In the Value field, enter "default", then tab out
  63.	Click OK
  64.	Close the Table Column Properties dialog
  65.	Save the record
  66.	On the PR Lines tab | PR Lines section, click to highlight
  the Validated? field
  67.	Right-click | Properties
  68.	On the Advanced tab, click the Configure Conditional
  Properties button
  69.	In the Security Groups section, click the Select Groups
  button
  70.	Click Filter, then enter "everyone" in the Group field;
  press Enter
  71.	Click the checkbox for EVERYONE, then click OK
  72.	In the Conditions section, click the Select Conditions
  button
  73.	Click Filter, then enter "valreqread" in the Condition
  field; press Enter
  74.	Click the checkbox for VALREAD, then click OK
  75.	On the Condition is true tab, click the Enter Property
  button
  76.	In the Property field, enter "inputmode", then tab out
  77.	In the Value field, enter "default", then tab out
  78.	On the Condition is false tab, click the Enter Property
  button
  79.	In the Property field, enter "inputmode", then tab out
  80.	In the Value field, enter "readonly", then tab out
  81.	Click OK
  82.	Close the Table Column Properties dialog
  83.	Save the record
  84.	Log out, then log back in
  85.	Go To Purchasing | Purchase Requisitions
  86.	Common Actions | New Purchase Requisition
  87.	In the Company field, enter "almar", then tab out
  88.	Save the record
  89.	On the PR Lines tab, click the New Row button
  90.	In the Item field, enter "0-0031", then tab out
  91.	In the Storeroom field, enter "central", then tab out
  92.	Click the New Row button
  93.	In the Item field, enter "0-0048", then tab out
  94.	In the Storeroom field, enter "central", then tab out
  95.	Click the New Row button
  96.	In the Item field, enter "0-0514", then tab out
  97.	In the Storeroom field, enter "central", then tab out
  98.	Click the New Row button
  99.	Save the record
  100.	On PR Lines 1 and 2, click the checkboxes for "Validation
  Required?"
  101.	On PR Line 2, click the checkbox
  102.	Save the record
  103.	Uncheck the "Validation Required?" checkbox on Line 2
  104.	Save the record
  105.	Re-check the "Validation Required?" on Line 2
  106.	Save the record
  107.	On PR Line 2, check the "Validated?" checkbox
  
  RESULT:
  System Message appears, "BMXAA2256E - Field Validated is
  read-only."
  If the User clicks OK to close the System Message, the
  "Validated?" checkbox is cleared; if the User re-checks the
  "Validated?" checkbox, the record can be saved without error.
  
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  All PR Lines correctly apply the conditional expressions as they
  are updated individually
  
  REPORTED IN VERSION:
  Tivoli's process automation engine 7.6.1.3-IFIX20230831-1702
  
  
  LOCAL WORKAROUND:
  none
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * MAXIMO                                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * UNEXPECTED READONLY CONDITIONS AND SYSTEM MESSAGES WHEN      *
  * COLUMN CONTROLS WITH CONDITIONS ARE ADDED TO PR LINES        *
  * SECTION IN PR APPL                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package: release\fix pack for Release 9.x Product
  

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

Applicable component levels