IJ46841: INSPECTION FORM ERROR BMXAA4143E - THE DATE FORMAT IS NOT VALID. USE THE DATE FORMAT DEFINED BY YOUR LOCALE OR USE THE CALENDAR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem Description:
  When a date has been entered on the inspection form and then
  remove the date, there is a error message presented and the form
  can't be saved without a date.
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  
  1. Go to Work Order Tracking
  2. Add an Inspection form and save the record
  Created WO: 1209
  Location: BR240
  Inspection Form: 1002 delete date
  Save
  
  Inspection Result: 1017
  3. Select the 'Inspection Result' field and Select 'Go To
  Conduct and Inspection'
  Inspection Result: 1017 > Go To Conduct an Inspection
  
  4. The Inspection Form opens
  5. Start or Continue the inspection for the form and work order
  Clicked Start
  6. Enter a date in a date field (required)
  Clicked the Calendar icon
  Selected 5/3/23
  7.Remove the date from the date field
  Clicked into the date box and highlighted the date, clicked
  delete and received:
  Error:  "BMXAA4143E - The date format is not valid.  Use the
  date format defined by your locale or use the calendar control
  to enter the date."
  8. Click 'Save and Exit' button, you are taken back to the Work
  Order application for WO: 1209, then click the Inspection Result
  > Go To Conduct an Inspection, the same as in Step 3 above, the
  date shows the date that was selected.
  
  Note:  Saving the record without re-populating the date defaults
  to the first of the month
  - mine keeps the date that was originally was entered (5/3/23)
  
  RESULTS: From the Inspection Result > Go To Conduct an
  Inspection, the same as in Step 3 above, the date shows the date
  that was selected.
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS: Once you clear the date field it should remain
  blank
  
  
  
  REPORTED IN VERSION: 7.6.1.2 IF027
  (7.6.1.2-IFIX20221117-1515)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * INSPECTION FORM ERROR BMXAA4143E - THE DATE FORMAT IS NOT    *
  * VALID. USE THE DATE FORMAT DEFINED BY YOUR LOCALE OR USE THE *
  * CALENDAR                                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  

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

  SYSTEM CONFIG

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46S1

Applicable component levels