IJ13183: CONDITION POINT WITH ONLY LOWER WARNING AND LOWER ACTION LIMITS RECEIVE BMXAA2849E AND BMXAA2826E ERRORS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem
  
  You receive System Message BMXAA2849E - Error while generating
  work order for measurement point XXXX. BMXAA2826E - Please
  specify a valid job plan or PM when your condition point only
  has Lower Warning and Lower Action limits populated
  
  Steps to Reproduce
  
  Go to the Assets application
  Filter for an asset that has either a Characteristic or Gauge
  meter associated
  Make sure asset status is operating
  Take Note of the Asset number
  
  Go to the Condition Monitoring application
  
  Create a Condition Point
  Populate the Asset field with asset from above
  Populate the Meter field with the meter associated on the asset
  Populate the Lower warning Limit field
  Populate the Lower Action Limit
  Populate the Lower Limit Job Plan field with an active job plan
  Note - Do not populate both the Upper Warning Limit and Upper
  Action Limit fields
  Save the record
  Click New Row in the Measurements section
  Populate the Measurement date with current date
  Populate the Measurement field with a value either equal to or
  lower than the Lower Action Limit
  From More Actions> Generate Work Order
  Notice that the Job Plan field is not populated
  Click OK
  
  Results
  You Receive System Message "BMXAA2849E - Error while generating
  work order for measurement point XXXX.
  BMXAA2826E - Please specify a valid job plan or PM"
  
  Expected Results
  You should not receive a system message when you only populate
  the Lower Warning and Lower Action Limit fields
  
  Reported In Version
  
  Maximo 7.6.0.9
  

Local fix

• no work around
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Maximo users of Condition Monitoring and gauge meters.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * You receive System Message BMXAA2849E - Error while          *
  * generating                                                   *
  * work order for measurement point XXXX. BMXAA2826E - Please   *
  * specify a valid job plan or PM when your condition point     *
  * only                                                         *
  * has Lower Warning and Lower Action limits populated          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Steps to Reproduce
  
  Go to the Assets application
  Filter for an asset that has either a Characteristic or Gauge
  meter associated
  Make sure asset status is operating
  Take Note of the Asset number
  
  Go to the Condition Monitoring application
  
  Create a Condition Point
  Populate the Asset field with asset from above
  Populate the Meter field with the meter associated on the asset
  Populate the Lower warning Limit field
  Populate the Lower Action Limit
  Populate the Lower Limit Job Plan field with an active job plan
  Note - Do not populate both the Upper Warning Limit and Upper
  Action Limit fields
  Save the record
  Click New Row in the Measurements section
  Populate the Measurement date with current date
  Populate the Measurement field with a value either equal to or
  lower than the Lower Action Limit
  From More Actions> Generate Work Order
  Notice that the Job Plan field is not populated
  Click OK
  
  Results
  You Receive System Message "BMXAA2849E - Error while generating
  work order for measurement point XXXX.
  BMXAA2826E - Please specify a valid job plan or PM"
  
  Expected Results
  You should not receive a system message when you only populate
  the Lower Warning and Lower Action Limit fields
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is included in the following 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

  ASSETS

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46AS

Applicable component levels

• R760 PSY

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