IJ06744: TAB CONTENT REFRESHES EVERTIME A FIELD VALUE IS UPDATED (TAB TO NEXT FIELD) DESPITE THE SIGOPTION REEVALUATE FLAG IS UNCHECKED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  
  CTRLCONDITION.REEVALUATE is being ignored.
  When applying Conditional UI on a TAB to change the font
  colour, the Conditional UI does not respect the REEVALUATE flag
  and fires every time a User updates a field on the screen.
  This causes the screen to redraw/reload and the User could
  loose data if they happen to be typing in the field.
  The Conditional UI should only fire on SAVE of the record if
  REEVALUATE is not checked.
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  1. Via Conditional Expression Manager application, create a new
   condition:
  - Name: TABCOLOR
  - Type : EXPRESSION
  - Expression : :WORKTYPE is not null
  - Always Evaluate : unchecked
  
  (2) Clone the WOTRACK app via Application Designer application.
  
  (3) Add a new SIGOPTION on the cloned app, for example named as
  CHTABCOLOR.
  
  (4) Go to a TAB header on the cloned App eg ACTUALS:
  - On the property dialog, click 'Advanced' tab.
  - Signature Option : CHTABCOLOR
  - Sig Option Data Source ID : MAINRECORD
  
  (5) Then on the same dialog:
  - Click button 'Configure Conditional Property'
  - Add a security group, for example MXEVERYONE.
  - Then add 'TABCOLOR' condition that created in step 0 against
  MXEVERYONE security group. Make sure 'Reevaluate' is not
  checked.
  - When condition is true, property 'labelcss' will be defined
  as 'tton'
  - When condition is false,  property 'labelcss' will be defined
  as 'ttoff'
  - Then save above changes.
  
  (6) Go to Security Group and filter MXEVERYONE group and grant
  access for sigoption 'CHTABCOLOR' under the cloned application.
  Then save the change.
  
  (7) Logout and login again.
  
  (8) Go to the cloned application, and select any WorkOrder
  record.
  
  (9) Click 'Actuals' tab which having sigoption 'CHTABCOLOR'
  defined, add a new 'Labor' entry in lower section.
  
  
  RESULTS:
  Every time a field is updated on the screen (tab to next
  field), such as Regular Hours, Rate, Type, the tab content
  seems to be redrawn and the screen will reload causing the
  screen to bounce up and down even though the user has not saved
  the change.
  The Conditional Expression associated with sigoption will still
  be fired even though 'Reevaluate' is not checked and 'Save'
  button not being clicked.
  
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  The Condition should not be firing as the
  CTRLCONDITION.REEVALUATE is set to false.
  If removing the sigoption from Actuals tab via Application
  Designer, not observing the tab content will be reloaded
  everytime user changes the value of a lookup field.
  If 'Reevaluate' not checked, the Conditional Expression
  shouldn't be fired if the User is not saving the changes.
  
  
  PRODUCT VERSION:
  7.6.0.9-IFIX20180227-1319 Build 20171127-0100
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * N/A                                                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * TAB CONTENT REFRESH EVERYTIME CHANGING FIELD VALUE EVEN      *
  * SIGOPTION REEVALUATE NOT BEING CHECKED                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in ControlInstance.java
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MAXIMO SYSTEMS

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46AV

Applicable component levels

• R760 PSY

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