IZ92157: REQUIRED FIELD SERIAL # IS BLANK ERROR MESSAGE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Required field Serial # is blank error message
  
  Maximo 7.1.1.5
  
  1)  Go to Administration -> Conditional Expression Designer and
  create a condition like below for NEWITEMNUM on the change item
  num dialog.
  Condition = NEWITEMNUM
  Type = EXPRESSION
  Expression                          : changeitemnum.newitemnum
  is not null
  Always Evaluate? Flag to   checked
  
  2)  Go to Application Designer. Select Asset.  - Click Select
  Action - Add/Modify Signature Options - Add new Sigoption = REQ.
  Description = If new Item Num is not null, Serial Number is
  required.
  
  3)  Go to -> Security Groups. Choose maxadmin.  Click on
  Application tab - find Assets. Grant access to REQ.  Sign Out
  and Sign In.
  
  4)  Go to Application Designer. Choose Asset.  Go to Edit
  Dialogs.  Add a new field Serial#. Attribute=SERIALNUM and Data
  Source ID=mainrecord.
  
  The dialog box should have this entry:
  
  <dialog id="alteritem" label="Change Item Number"
  relationship="CHANGEITEMNUM" savemode="ONLOADUNLOAD">
  <sectionrow id="alteritem_grid1_1">
  <sectioncol id="alteritem_grid1_1_1">
  <section id="alteritem_grid1_1_1_grid2">
  <textbox dataattribute="currentitemnum"
  id="alteritem_grid1_1_1_grid2_1"/>
  <textbox applink="item,inventor" dataattribute="newitemnum"
  id="alteritem_grid1_1_1_grid2_2" lookup="item" menutype="item"/>
  <textbox dataattribute="conditioncode"
  id="alteritem_grid1_1_1_grid2_3"
  lookup="conditioncode"/>
  <textbox dataattribute="SERIALNUM"
  id="alteritem_grid1_1_1_grid2_4"
  datasrc="mainrecord" inputmode="required"/>
  
  Save the XML - Import the modified XML into Application
  Designer.
  
  5)  Highlight the Serial # attribute - Click Configure
  Conditional Properties. - A).In the ?Security Groups? section
  add MAXADMIN group. B).In the ?Condition for Security Group
  MAXADMIN? add NEWITEMNUM condition created in step1 C).In
  ?Property values when condition NEWITEMNUM is true?, enter
  Property=inputmode and Value=REQUIRED.
  
  6)  Save - Sign out - Sign back in - Go to Asset Application -
  Create New ASset - Go to Select Action - Select 'Change Item
  Number' dialog.  Fill the New Item Number, and then the
  ?Serial#? field becomes required.  Now the Serial# is blank and
  click OK. Message BMXAA4195E - Required field Serial # is blank.
  Click on the message and remove the ?New Item? and click OK.
  This closes the ?Change Item Number? dialog.
  
  When you remove the New Item and tab out of the New Item field,
  the Required * is not removed.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: all                                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Required field Serial # is blank error  *
  *                      message                                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Maximo 7.1.1.5                          *
  *                                                              *
  *                      1)  Go to Administration -> Conditional *
  *                      Expression Designer and                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      create a condition like below for       *
  *                      NEWITEMNUM on the change item           *
  *                                                              *
  *                      num dialog.                             *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Condition = NEWITEMNUM                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Type = EXPRESSION                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Expression                          :   *
  *                      changeitemnum.newitemnum                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      is not null                             *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Always Evaluate? Flag to   checked      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      2)  Go to Application Designer. Select  *
  *                      Asset.  - Click Select                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Action - Add/Modify Signature Options - *
  *                      Add new Sigoption = REQ.                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Description = If new Item Num is not    *
  *                      null, Serial Number is                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      required.                               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      3)  Go to -> Security Groups. Choose    *
  *                      maxadmin.  Click on                     *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Application tab - find Assets. Grant    *
  *                      access to REQ.  Sign Out                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      and Sign In.                            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      4)  Go to Application Designer. Choose  *
  *                      Asset.  Go to Edit                      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Dialogs.  Add a new field Serial#.      *
  *                      Attribute=SERIALNUM and Data            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Source ID=mainrecord.                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      The dialog box should have this entry:  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      <dialog id="alteritem" label="Change    *
  *                      Item Number"                            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      relationship="CHANGEITEMNUM"            *
  *                      savemode="ONLOADUNLOAD">                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      <sectionrow id="alteritem_grid1_1">     *
  *                                                              *
  *                      <sectioncol id="alteritem_grid1_1_1">   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      <section                                *
  *                      id="alteritem_grid1_1_1_grid2">         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      <textbox dataattribute="currentitemnum" *
  *                                                              *
  *                      id="alteritem_grid1_1_1_grid2_1"/>      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      <textbox applink="item,inventor"        *
  *                      dataattribute="newitemnum"              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      id="alteritem_grid1_1_1_grid2_2"        *
  *                      lookup="item" menutype="item"/>         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      <textbox dataattribute="conditioncode"  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      id="alteritem_grid1_1_1_grid2_3"        *
  *                                                              *
  *                      lookup="conditioncode"/>                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      <textbox dataattribute="SERIALNUM"      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      id="alteritem_grid1_1_1_grid2_4"        *
  *                                                              *
  *                      datasrc="mainrecord"                    *
  *                      inputmode="required"/>                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Save the XML - Import the modified XML  *
  *                      into Application                        *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Designer.                               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      5)  Highlight the Serial # attribute -  *
  *                      Click Configure                         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Conditional Properties. - A).In the     *
  *                      ?Security Groups? section               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      add MAXADMIN group. B).In the           *
  *                      ?Condition for Security Group           *
  *                                                              *
  *                      MAXADMIN? add NEWITEMNUM condition      *
  *                      created in step1 C).In                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      ?Property values when condition         *
  *                      NEWITEMNUM is true?, enter              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Property=inputmode and Value=REQUIRED.  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      6)  Save - Sign out - Sign back in - Go *
  *                      to Asset Application -                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Create New ASset - Go to Select Action  *
  *                      - Select 'Change Item                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Number' dialog.  Fill the New Item      *
  *                      Number, and then the                    *
  *                                                              *
  *                      ?Serial#? field becomes required.  Now  *
  *                      the Serial# is blank and                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      click OK. Message BMXAA4195E - Required *
  *                      field Serial # is blank.                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Click on the message and remove the     *
  *                      ?New Item? and click OK.                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      This closes the ?Change Item Number?    *
  *                      dialog.                                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      When you remove the New Item and tab    *
  *                      out of the New Item field,              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      the Required * is not removed.          *
  *                                                              *
  *                      LOCAL FIX:                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      N/A                                     *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  REQUIRED FIELD SERIAL # IS BLANK ERROR MESSAGE
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed conditionally required fields.
  
  
  
  
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package:
  
    | release\fix pack | REL 7.1.1.9 - BS
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• MAXIMO
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MAXIMO SYS CONF

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46S1

Applicable component levels

• R711 PSY

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