IJ43403: IN THE PURCHASE REQUISITIONS APPLICATION, PR NOT BEING REOPENED WHEN RELATED LINES ARE CLEARED FROM ASSOCIATED CONTRACT.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  
  1. Go to Organizations application.
  
  2. Bring up EAGLENA Organization.
  
  3. From More Actions menu, select Purchase Options > PO Options,
  and make sure that "Close PR/RFQ When All PR/RFQ Lines Have Been
  Copied to POs or Contracts?" option is selected.
  
  4. Go to Purchase Requisitions application.
  
  5. Create a new PR against any valid Vendor and with just 1 PR
  Line as the following:
  Line Type: Service
  Description: Service1
  Quantity: 1.00
  Order Unit: EACH
  Unit Cost: 1.00
  Charge To > GL Debit Account: any valid GL Account
  
  6. Save, approve PR and take note of its number.
  
  7. From More Actions menu, select Create Contract.
  
  8. In the Create Contract dialog box, click on Autonumber
  button, take note of the Contract number and click OK.
  
  9. Note that, as expected, at this point the PR gets closed.
  
  10. Go to Purchase Contracts application.
  
  11. Bring up the Contract created above and authorize BEDFORD
  Site.
  
  12. Approve Contract.
  
  13. Revise Contract and delete the associated PR Line from the
  Contract.
  
  14. Add a new Contract Line manually as the following, save and
  approve Contract:
  Line Type: Service
  Description: Service2
  Quantity: 1.00
  Order Unit: EACH
  Unit Cost: 1.00
  
  15. Go to Purchase Requisitions application.
  
  16. Bring up the PR in question.
  
  RESULTS:
  The PR remains closed and the Contract is still referenced in
  the PR Line.
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  The PR should reopen and the Contract should no longer be
  referenced in the PR Line.
  
  REPORTED IN VERSION:
  IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * In the PR Application, PR does not get reopened when related *
  * lines are deleted from the associated contract.              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR will be contained in a future release.
  

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

  PURCHASING

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46PU

Applicable component levels