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IZ82571: CHANGES MADE IN APP DESIGNER AGAIN LABEL AS A FRENCH USER ARE NOT TAKEN EFFECT WHEN LOGGED IN AS ENGLISH USER INO THE APPS.

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APAR status

  • Closed as documentation error.

Error description

  • In BS 7115 with additional language being French and Base
    Language being English, when user profile is set
    to FR, that user makes a change of the label in App Designer in
    WOTRACK i.e change DESCRIPTION TO TEST, then when another user
    with profile set to English logs into WO app and see the label
    as NULL value rather than TEST.
    
    But if users with FR profile logs in then they can see the
    correct changes. Also if changes are made with user being
    profile in English , then the changes are displayed correctly.
    It only happens when changes are made in App designer when
    logging as additional language profile.
    
    If I change something in base language this label is
    visible in all other languages - without any need to translate
    it.
    
    
    Step by step to reproduce the problem in out of box BS 7115 with
    Latest HF
    
    1.) User WILSON have in profile set  Language FR
    
    2.) This user goes to the application designer,
    3.) In the application designer he changes the name of the label
    of the field from Description to TEST
    
    Result:
    1.) All users which have in their profile set the language to FR
    see the label ok.
    
    2.) The users which have in their profile set the language to EN
    (English) see the value Null instead of TEST.
    
    
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    

Local fix

  • Workaround provided by L2 Support
    ==================================
    
    
    
    
    You can log in as ENG user profile and export the presentation
    XML and then make the changes there then import back in...then
    when logging as ENG profile, users will see the correct changes
    but this is not a valid workaround because this needs to be done
    everytime when making new changes for another label in another
    language rather than Base language.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: N/A                                          *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: In BS 7115 with additional language     *
    *                      being French and Base                   *
    *                                                              *
    *                      Language being English, when user       *
    *                      profile is set                          *
    *                                                              *
    *                      to FR, that user makes a change of the  *
    *                      label in App Designer in                *
    *                                                              *
    *                      WOTRACK i.e change DESCRIPTION TO TEST, *
    *                      then when another user                  *
    *                                                              *
    *                      with profile set to English logs into   *
    *                      WO app and see the label                *
    *                                                              *
    *                      as NULL value rather than TEST.         *
    *                                                              *
    *                      But if users with FR profile logs in    *
    *                      then they can see the                   *
    *                                                              *
    *                      correct changes. Also if changes are    *
    *                      made with user being                    *
    *                                                              *
    *                      profile in English , then the changes   *
    *                      are displayed correctly.                *
    *                                                              *
    *                      It only happens when changes are made   *
    *                      in App designer when                    *
    *                                                              *
    *                      logging as additional language profile. *
    *                                                              *
    *                      If I change something in base language  *
    *                      this label is                           *
    *                                                              *
    *                      visible in all other languages -        *
    *                      without any need to translate           *
    *                                                              *
    *                      it.                                     *
    *                                                              *
    *                      Step by step to reproduce the problem   *
    *                      in out of box BS 7115 with              *
    *                                                              *
    *                      Latest HF                               *
    *                                                              *
    *                      1.) User WILSON have in profile set     *
    *                      Language FR                             *
    *                                                              *
    *                      2.) This user goes to the application   *
    *                      designer,                               *
    *                                                              *
    *                      3.) In the application designer he      *
    *                      changes the name of the label           *
    *                                                              *
    *                      of the field from Description to TEST   *
    *                                                              *
    *                      Result:                                 *
    *                                                              *
    *                      1.) All users which have in their       *
    *                      profile set the language to FR          *
    *                                                              *
    *                      see the label ok.                       *
    *                                                              *
    *                      2.) The users which have in their       *
    *                      profile set the language to EN          *
    *                                                              *
    *                      (English) see the value Null instead of *
    *                      TEST.                                   *
    *                                                              *
    *                      --------------------------------------- *
    *                      -------------------------               *
    *                                                              *
    *                      LOCAL FIX:                              *
    *                                                              *
    *                      Workaround provided by L2 Support       *
    *                                                              *
    *                      ==================================      *
    *                                                              *
    *                      You can log in as ENG user profile and  *
    *                      export the presentation                 *
    *                                                              *
    *                      XML and then make the changes there     *
    *                      then import back in...then              *
    *                                                              *
    *                      when logging as ENG profile, users will *
    *                      see the correct changes                 *
    *                                                              *
    *                      but this is not a valid workaround      *
    *                      because this needs to be done           *
    *                                                              *
    *                      everytime when making new changes for   *
    *                      another label in another                *
    *                                                              *
    *                      language rather than Base language.     *
    *                                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    *                                                              *
    *                                                              *
    *                                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    CHANGES MADE IN APP DESIGNER AGAIN LABEL AS A FRENCH USER ARE
    NOT TAKEN EFFECT WHEN LOGGED IN AS ENGLISH USER INO THE APPS.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This is not a bug.  Maximo doesn't support changing values in
    another language other than the current user's language.  If
    the user adds a label in French, the English value needs to be
    added by logging in as an English user.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IZ82571

  • Reported component name

    MAXIMO SYS CONF

  • Reported component ID

    5724R46S1

  • Reported release

    710

  • Status

    CLOSED DOC

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2010-08-11

  • Closed date

    2010-10-20

  • Last modified date

    2010-10-20

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Fix information

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSLKT6","label":"IBM Maximo Asset Management"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"710","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
20 October 2010