IJ11816: IN THE PURCHASE ORDERS APPLICATION, CROSS-SITE RELATED ISSUE WHILE APPROVING POS CREATED FROM DRS.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem Description:
  Cannot approve PO created from DR when existing other DR records
  with same number in CAN or CLOSE status and in other Sites.
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  
  1. Go to Profile > Default Information and set Default Insert
  Site as NASHUA.
  
  2. Go to Create (Desktop) Requisition application.
  
  3. Create a new Requisition, for example 1120-1, against any
  valid GL Account.
  
  4. Click on Continue.
  
  5. From Requisition Line Items section, click on New Row button
  and enter the following info:
  Line Type = Material
  Item = Material1
  Quantity = 1.00
  Order Unit = EACH
  Unit Cost = 1.00
  
  6. Click on Continue.
  
  7. Click on Submit.
  
  8. From Requisition Submitted dialog, click on View Details
  button.
  
  9. With the Requisition record on the screen, click on Change
  Status button and cancel that Requisition.
  
  10. Go to Profile > Default Information and set Default Insert
  Site as BEDFORD.
  
  11. Repeat the steps 2-7 above to create a new Requisition with
  the same number 1120-1 in BEDFORD Site, but do not cancel that
  Requisition.
  
  12. With the Requisition record on the screen, click on History
  tab.
  
  13. From PR field, go to Purchase Requisitions application.
  
  14. With the PR record on the screen, enter a Company(Vendor),
  save, approve the PR and create a PO.
  
  15. From Create PO dialog, click on Autonumber button, take note
  of the PO number and click OK.
  
  In this example, the PO number is 1108.
  
  16. Go to Purchase Orders application.
  
  17. Bring up the PO record create above and try to approve that
  PO.
  
  RESULTS:
  System throws the error "BMXAA3279E - Could not change PO 1108
  status to APPR.
  BMXAA3253E - Cannot approve the record because the requisition
  on the line is not approved."
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  No error while trying to approve the PO.
  
  REPORTED IN VERSION:
  IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0.6
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * MAXIMO                                                       *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * IN THE PURCHASE ORDERS APPLICATION, CROSS-SITE RELATED ISSUE *
  * WHILE APPROVING POS CREATED FROM DRS.                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package:
  		 | Release 7.6.1.1 of Base Services
  

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

  PURCHASING

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46PU

Applicable component levels

• R760 PSY

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