When Maximo 7.5.0.3 was initially released, we noted that it included an upgrade to BIRT 3.7.1.   If you were using a previous version of Maximo (and hence a lower version of BIRT) we recommended report upgrade best practices which included backup your report source and maintaining multiple versions of the report design tool

Today, the Maximo Version 7.5.x_Designer 371_Report Development Guide has been updated with more information on upgrading for you.    The updates detail two issues we found when applying the BIRt 232 to Birt 371 upgrade on individual design files.  The 2 issues were
1. Dataset Not Defined.  
Issue: You may see this issue if at one time, you had a field used within a report, and then later removed it.  However, if the field’s data binding was not properly removed, errors can result in Version 371 due to tighter business rules.  An example of the error that you may see within the report designer is show below.

Table (id = 1634): #NAME?
Error evaluating Javascript expression.  Script engine error: Invalid bound column name: shipvia
Script source: null, line: 0, text:

Resolution: To resolve this error, search thru the XML source for the Data Set.  Once you have located it, remove the fields from the data binding that are not used within the report.  

Reports Updated Include:
    Labor Contract Details (laborcontract_print.rptdesign)
    Inventory ABC (inventory_abc.rptdesign)
    Assignment Manager Monthly Format (ammonthly_format.rptdesign)

 
2. Hierarchy reports
Issue:  Hierarchy reports show parent-child-grandchild relationships, and often enable the user to drill down on the lower levels of the relationships for more data.   When upgrading Hierarchy reports to 371, an issue was found that only the first child of the first level displayed.  If the first child level had more than one record, it would not display.  An error like the one below would display within the Report Viewer

Table (id = 1413):

Resolution: This was resolved by adding grouping to the report nested tables.

Reports Updated Include:  
Classification Hierarchy (class_hierarchy.rptdesign)
Job Plan Hierarchy (jobplan_hierarchy.rptdesign)
Location Hierarchy  by System (loc_hierarchy.rptdesign)
Work Order Hierarchy (workorder_hierarchy.rptdesign)



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