IJ29920: ASSET TEMPLATE > APPLY TO EXISTING ASSETS THE CHANGES ARE NOT BEING CARRIED OVER TO THE ASSETS.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem
  
  When you have an existing asset template which is associated to
  existing assets any modifications made to the asset template
  will not carry over to the existing assets
  
  
  Steps to Reproduce
  
  Go to the Asset Template application
  Create a new template
  Click on Specification Tab
  Populate with PUMP \ CNTRFGL\Make sure your classification have
  both Use Classification? and Generate Description? checked also
  Use With Object has Asset listed
  Save the Record
  Change the Status to Active
  From More Action> Apply to Existing Assets
  Populate the Site field=Bedford and Click OK
  Asset Section Click new row
  Populate the Asset field = 13145 as an example
  Click OK
  Now you have an asset associated to the template
  If you go to the Asset application filter for asset 13145 you
  will see the asset template field populate and asset description
  is pulled from the template
  Go To the Asset Template application
  Filter for your template
  Click on Spare Parts tab add a spare part and populate the
  remark field
  Click on the Specification tab and modify an attribute
  Save the Record
  More Actions> Apply to Existing Assets
  and apply to Asset 13145 Click OK
  Click OK to the system message
  Go to the Asset application bring up asset 13145
  You will see the new spare part and the attribute
  
  Go To the Asset Template application
  Filter for your template
  Click on the Spare Parts tab
  Add a new spare part and modify the remarks field on the
  existing spare part and save the record
  More Actions> Apply to Existing Assets
  and apply to Asset 13145 Click OK
  Click OK to the system message
  Go to the Asset application bring up asset 13145
  
  Results
  
  The changes made to the asset template did not carry over to the
  existing asset
  
  
  Expected Results
  
  Any changes made to the asset template should get carried over
  to the existing assets.
  
  
  Reported Version
  
  Maximo 7.6.1.1
  

Local fix

• no work around
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * maximo                                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * In Asset Template app, applying the template to existing     *
  * assets did not update the recent changes in the template to  *
  * the asset records, such as updating the template .spare part *
  * did not copy the new information to the Asset sparepart.     *
  ****************************************************************
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• maximo
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MAXIMO ASST MGM

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46AM

Applicable component levels