IJ27340: AUTOMATION SCRIPT FAILS COMPLETELY WITH NO ERRORS - NASHORN LIMITATION IN READING THE SERVICE CONSTANTS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PROBLEM:
  
  Automation script fails completely with no
  errors.
  
  The script is supposed to display a yes/cancel dialog
  when changing the PO description.
  
  
  PERFORMANCE ISSUE:
  NO
  
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  
  Create two messages in the database
  configuration:
  
  group: slcfinance
  key: nopoattachments
  message
  suffix: I
  message id: BMXZZ7120I
  Value: Continue with
  Approval?
  buttons: OK, CANCEL
  
  group: slcfinance
  key:
  usercancel
  message suffix: E
  message id: BMXZZ7121E
  Value: User
  Cancelled
  buttons: OK
  
  Steps to create the script:
  
  1.) Go to
  the automation script application
  
  Create --> Script with
  Object Launch Point
  
  Object: PO
  Event: Save
  Before Save on Add
  and Update
  Script Language: JavaScript
  
  Script:
  
  importClass(Pa
  ckages.psdi.mbo.MboRemote);
  importClass(Packages.psdi.mbo.MboCon
  stants);
  importClass(Packages.psdi.mbo.MboSetRemote);
  importClas
  s(Packages.com.ibm.tivoli.maximo.script.ScriptService);
  importCl
  ass(Packages.psdi.util.MXApplicationException);
  importClass(Pack
  ages.psdi.server.MXServer);
  importClass(Packages.psdi.iface.mic.
  InvokeChannelCache);
  importClass(Packages.psdi.mbo.GLFormat);
  va
  r attTest = processAnyAttachments(mbo);
  function queryuser(mbo)
  {
   service.log(scriptName + ".JS - entering queryuser(mbo)");
  
  service.log(scriptName + ".JS - service.YNC_NULL = " +
  service.YNC_NULL +
   ", service.YNC_NO = " + service.YNC_NO + ",
  service.YNC_YES = " + service.YNC_YES + ", service.YNC_CANCEL =
  " + service.YNC_CANCEL);
   service.log(scriptName + ".JS -
  service = " + service);
   var answer = service.yncuserinput();
  
  if (answer == service.YNC_NULL) {
  
  service.yncerror("slcfinance", "nopoattachments");
   }
   if
  (answer == service.YNC_CANCEL) {
   service.log(scriptName + ".JS
  - answer == service.YNC_NO");
   service.error("slcfinance",
  "usercancel");
   }
   service.log(scriptName + ".JS - leaving
  queryuser(mbo)");
  }
  function processAnyAttachments(mbo) {
   if
  (interactive) {
   queryuser(mbo);
   }
  }
  
  
  
  Steps to test the
  script:
  
  1.) Navigate to the PO object and bring up a PO where
  you can change the description
  2.) Change the description and
  click Save
  3.) The save does not trigger a YNC dialog to come
  up - The YNC dialog should be displayed when the PO is
  saved
  
  
  RESULTS:
  The save does not trigger a YNC dialog to come
  up
  
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  The YNC dialog should be displayed when
  the PO is saved
  
  CAUSE:
  Key statement is nashorn prevents
  calling the service YNC constants, therefore their values need
  to be declared directly in the script:
  
  ...
  var YNC_NULL =
  -1;
  var YNC_OK = 2;
  var YNC_CANCEL = 4;
  var YNC_YES = 8;
  var
  YNC_NO = 16;
  ...
  
  instead of:
  
  if (answer ==
  (service.YNC_NULL))
  
  should reference just be:
  
  if (answer ==
  YNC_NULL)
  ...
  
  PRODUCT VERSION:
  Tivoli's process automation
  engine 7.6.1.1
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Automation scripting users who write and run js automation   *
  * scripts that throw YNC dialogs.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The runtime exception is not caught which causes YNC and     *
  * other dialogs to not be displayed when script is fired.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This is fixed in code.
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package:
  	 | release\fix pack | Interim Fix for Release 7.6.1.3 Product
  

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

  MAXIMO ASST MGM

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46AM

Applicable component levels