IJ27679: UNIT COST FAILS TO CROSSOVER FROM INVENTORY WHEN USING THE STOREROOM FIELD IN THE PURCHASE REQUISITION LINES DEFAULT TABLE DATA

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When creating a purchase requisition, the unit cost fails to
  crossover from Inventory when using the Storeroom field in the
  Purchase Requisition lines Default table data section
  STEPS TO
  REPRODUCE:
  1.	Open the Purchase Requisitions application and
  click on <New Purchase Requisition>
  2.	On the main tab add a
  description, e.g. ?Test PR? and a vendor (click on Company
  detail menu to select)
  3.	Go to the PR Lines tab
  4.	In the
  Default Table Data section, enter a valid storeroom e.g.
  ?CENTRAL?
  5.	Click <New Row> to create a new PR Line, the
  storeroom field is populated in the ?Charge To? section.
  
  6.	Enter an Item Number that is known to exist in Inventory
  for this storeroom and has a value in the Last Receipt Cost
  field e.g. ?PUMP100? and tab out of the field.
  7.	Notice that
  the field ?Unit Cost? is not populated
  8.	Save the PR
  9.	Click
  on <New Purchase Requisition>
  10.	On the main tab add a
  description, e.g. ?Test PR 1? and a vendor (click on Company
  detail menu to select)
  11.	Go to the PR Lines tab
  12.	In the
  Default Table Data section, delete the storeroom previously
  added e.g. ?CENTRAL?
  13.	Click <New Row> to create a new PR
  Line
  14.	Enter an Item Number that is known to exist in
  Inventory for this storeroom and has a value in the Last
  Receipt Cost field e.g. ?PUMP100? and tab out of the
  field.
  15.	Fill in a valid storeroom e.g. ?CENTRAL? in the
  Charge To? section.
  16.	Notice that in this case the field
  ?Unit Cost? is populated
  RESULT:
  The field ?Unit Cost? is not
  populated
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  The field ?Unit Cost? should be
  crossover from Inventory
  REPORTED IN VERSION:
  Tivoli's process
  automation engine 7.6.1.0
  

Local fix

• Add PR Lines without using the Default Table Data Storeroom
  field i.e. populating the Storeroom field manually on each line
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Maximo users                                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When creating a Purchase Requisition, the unit cost fails to *
  * crossover from Inventory when using the Storeroom field in   *
  * the PR lines Default Table Data section                      *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package: release\fix pack 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

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