IJ35609: CANNOT SUSPEND A CONTRACT WHEN IT REACHES THE END DATE IF A CANCELED REVISION EXISTS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• DESCRIPTION:
  If a contract reaches its End Date, the status cannot be
  changed to Suspended if a more recent revision exists that is
  unapproved and canceled.
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  1. Log in to maxdemo instance
  2. Go To Contracts | Purchase Contracts
  3. Common Actions | New Purchase Contract
  4. In the End Date field click the Select Date button
  5. Click a date in the future
  6. In the Company field enter "almar" and tab out
  7. More Actions | Authorize Sites
  8. Click the Select Sites button
  9. Click the checkbox for BEDFORD, then click OK
  10. Click OK
  11. Common Actions | Change Status
  12. In the New Status field use the drop-down arrow and click
  Approved
  13. Click OK
  14. Observe that Revision 0 is now in APPR status
  15. More Actions | Revise Contract
  16. In the Description field enter "test"
  17. Common Actions | Change Status
  18. In the New Status field use the drop-down arrow and click
  Canceled
  19. Click OK
  20. Observe that Revision 1 is now in CAN status
  21. On the List View tab enter the Contract number in the
  Contract field and press Enter
  22. Click the row for Revision 0 (APPR status) to open the
  record
  23. Common Actions | Change Status
  24. In the New Status field use the drop-down arrow and click
  Suspended
  25. Click OK
  RESULT:
  System Message appears:
  BMXAA0776E - Could not change contract 1064 status to SUSPND.
  BMXAA0738E - Cannot cancel or suspend a contract that has
  revisions against it.
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  The Approved revision of the contract should be unaffected by a
  Canceled revision, and should be able to be actioned
  REPORTED IN VERSION:
  Tivoli's process automation engine 7.6.1.2-IFIX20210104-1913
  

Local fix

• Create another revision with the current date as the End Date,
  approve the contract, then change the status to Suspended
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * MAXIMO                                                       *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * CANNOT SUSPEND A CONTRACT WHEN IT REACHES THE END DATE IF A  *
  * CANCELED REVISION EXISTS                                     *
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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

Applicable component levels