IZ74030: CONVERSION FACTOR FIELD DOES NOT FUNCTION AS INDICATED IN ONLINEHELP

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Conversion Factor field is not functioning in Desktop
  Requisitions.
  
  Steps to replicate in 7.1.1.5:
  Log in to maxdemo instance as Wilson
  Verify that item 0-0031 has a conversion Factor set up:
  Go to Inventory | Inventory
  In the Item field enter 0-0031 and press Enter
  Click on the record for 0-0031 to open it
  Select Action | Unit of Measure and Conversion | Add/Modify
  Conversions
  verify or create a Conversion Factor with values:
  From Unit of Measure = BOX
  To Unit of Measure = EACH
  Conversion Factor = 24
  Item number = 0-0031
  Click OK
  
  Go to Self Service | Desktop Requisitions | Create Requisition
  Click Continue
  Click on New Row
  In the Item field enter 0-0031 and tab out
  The Order Unit will populate with "EACH"
  Enter 2 in the Quantity field and tab out
  The Conversion Factor does not populate as expected, nor does a
  default value get populated
  
  Online Help states:
  "If you have specified an order unit in the Order Unit field,
  Maximo enters the corresponding conversion value in this field.
  If you have not specified an order unit, Maximo sets the sets
  the conversion factor to 1.00, indicating that the order unit is
  the same as the issue unit."
  
  Neither of these statements appear to be accurate.
  If an Order Unit is populated when the Item is selected, the
  Conversion Factor does not populate.
  
  If there is a Conversion Factor set up for an item, and the item
  is selected, the expected Conversion Factor does not populate.
  (no Conversion Factor populates)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: maximo users                                 *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: CONVERSION FACTOR FIELD DOES NOT        *
  *                      FUNCTION AS INDICATED IN ONLINE  HELP   *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  CONVERSION FACTOR FIELD DOES NOT FUNCTION AS INDICATED IN
  ONLINE  HELP
  

Problem conclusion

• <After several discussions, the product designer decided that
  we should modify the online help regarding "Conversion" in Desk
  Top Requisition because the Conversion field in Desktop Req is
  not referenced anywhere. I provided the following paragraph for
  the tech writers to review.
  
  The conversion field in desktop requisition is not referenced
  by other functional areas.It does not have the same behavior as
  it does in Purchase Orders or Purchase Requisitions. If the
  desktop requisition is for a storeroom reservation, conversion
  does not get copied over to the reservation record. If the
  desktop requisition is for a direct issue and Reorder is run,
  the conversion is 1 because no storeroom involved to compare
  issue unit and order unit.
  
  
  
  
  
  I also communicated with the L2 support person who also
  communicated with the client who observed the descrepancies
  between the on-line help and the actual behavior.>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package:
  
    | release\fix pack | REL 7.1.1.7 - BS
  

Temporary fix

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