IJ46348: MAXIMO ALLOWS REVISED RELEASE POS TO BE APPROVED WHEN TOTAL COST EXCEEDS THE MAAXIMUM RELEASE COST

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• MAXIMO ALLOWS REVISED RELEASE POS TO BE APPROVED WHEN TOTAL COST
  EXCEEDS THE MAAXIMUM RELEASE COST
  
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  
  1. Go to Purchase Contracts application and create a new
  Contract:
  
   a. Vendor: A0001
   b. Maximum Release Amount: 2000000
  2. Go to the Properties tab and make sure "Create Released?" is
  checked and "Can Exceed Amount?" is unchecked.
  3. Save the record.
  
  4. Under More Actions, click on Authorize Sites.
  
  5. Authorize the BEDFORD site.
  
  6. Change its status to APPR
  
  7. Under More Actions, click on Create Release PO
  8. Populate the PO number and click OK.
  
  9. Open the PO created on the previous step.
  10. Go to PO Lines and add a new row:
   a. Line: 1
   b. Line Type: Material
   c. Unit Cost: 1280.00
   d. Location: ADDR2001
  11. Save record and leave it on WAPPR status.
  
  12. Go back to Contract created on step 1.
  
  13. Under More Actions, click on Revise PO.
  
  14. Add a description and click OK.
  
  15. Change the Maximum Release Amount to 1000
  16. Save the record.
  
  17. Under More Actions, click on View Release Costs.
  18. Notice that the PO created on step 7 is visible here and the
  total cost is 1280.
  19. Approve the Contract revision.
  
  20. Open the PO created on step 7.
  
  21. Change its status and try to approve it.
  
  
  RESULTS:
  
  PO is approved and no error is thrown. When checking the Release
  Costs once again on the Purchase Contract, it is possible to
  notice that the Amount Remaining is now is -280.00
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  
  PO should not be approved since the cost is greater than the
  Maximum Release Cost, and the following errors should be
  displayed:
  
  BMXAA3279E - Could not change PO XXX status to APPR.
  BMXAA3231E - The purchase order cannot be approved. The cost of
  the release PO exceeds the maximum amount of 1,280.00 for a
  single release by 280.00.
  
  REPORTED IN VERSION:
  IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * MAXIMO ALLOWS REVISED RELEASE POS TO BE APPROVED WHEN TOTAL  *
  * COST EXCEEDS THE MAAXIMUM RELEASE COST                       *
  ****************************************************************
  

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

  MAXIMO ASST MGM

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46AM

Applicable component levels