IJ39021: UNABLE TO CANCEL CONTRACT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  Unable to cancel Contract
  
  SETUP:
  ---------
  1) Log in as MAXADMIN. Go to Security Groups application
  2) Create a new security group with access to site BEDFORD site
  (Do NOT add any other sites).   e.g., Security group "MAY"
  3) Do not tick "authorize group for all sites" checkbox
  4) Go to Applications tab and Grant full access to Invoices and
  Lease/Rental contracts applications
  5) Go to GL Components and authorize group to Change all GL
  Component Types
  6) Go to Limits and Tolerance tab Assign a PO, Invoice and
  Contract limit of 9,999
  7) Go to the Users application. Create a new user e.g., MAY
  8) Enter a password. Set default Insert Site to BEDFORD
  9) Go to the Groups tab. Add "MAY" security group
  10) Log out and log back in as user "MAY"
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  1) Login as user "MAY"
  2) Go to Lease / Rental Contracts
  3) Create a new contract
  Add a vendor e.g., FORD
  Add some cost info:
  Finance Type = Capital
  Term in Months = 12
  Number of Payments=12
  Payment Period: Payment Period: in Set Schedule dialog, select
  Every 1 month, on first of the month (select any day of the
  week), at time (select any time).
  Click OK from the Set Schedule dialog.
  For example: 1M,0,45,2,*,*,*,1,0,*
  4) Go to Contract Lines tab and add a contract line
  Click New Row
  Item: MSOFFICE
  Line Cost: 100.0
  Order Unit: EACH
  Save the record
  5) Select "Authorize Sites" action and click Select Sites button
  Select BEDFORD site.
  Click OK
  6) Change contract status to approved.
  7) Go to Associated Assets tab and select More Assets button
  Select asset 2048 for BEDFORD site
  8) Select Management Payments action
  Click New Row button to create a payment schedule.
  Enter a start date e.g., 2 months before today
  Enter a GL account e.g., 6000-200-200
  In Schedule Lines table, click Select Asset.
  Select asset 2048. Click OK
  Click Generate Payments button.
  Receive a message:  BMXAA0826I - Scheduled invoices have
  been generated for schedule 1, revision 0.
  Click OK
  9) Go to Payment Details tab within the Payment Schedule dialog
  box
  Confirm that several invoices are generated for the lease
  contract
  10) Click OK to get out of the payment schedule dialog box
  11) Try to change the status to cancelled
  Received warning message: BMXAA0832W   Outstanding payments
  exist against this contract. Cancelling or closing the
  contract will also cancel any outstanding payments. Do you want
  to continue?
  12) Click OK
  
  ACTUAL BEHAVIOUR:   Receive the error: BMXAA0776E - Could not
  change contract MAYTEST status to CAN.
  BMXAA2013E - Could not change invoice 1089 status to CANCEL.
  BMXAA0029E - You are not authorized to perform this action for
  this record. Contact your system administrator to request
  changes to your authorization.
  
  EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR:  User can cancel the contract without
  receiving any error message
  
  REPORTED IN VERSION:
  IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * MAXIMO                                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * UNABLE TO CANCEL CONTRACT DUE TO ERROR "BMXAA2013E - Could   *
  * not change invoice X status to CANCEL." WHEN SECURITY GROUP  *
  * IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR ALL SITES                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package: release\fix pack for Release 7.6.1.3 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