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IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component patch 8.5.2

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Abstract

On 14 February 2023, IBM released IBM® Maximo® Application Suite Manage Component patch 8.5.2.

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APAR and Known Issue Fixes
 
APAR Application Name Description
DT142418 Mobile Problem with multiple clicks in the create WO button.
DT143708 System UI Issues and Transfers cannot be seen under Inventory Application after it is opened for the first time.
DT143987 Automation Scripts Migrating an automation script with Migration Manager results in the exception BMXAA7986W - "Changing the source code may affect one or more launch points associated with this script. Verify that the changes do not affect the business rules of other launch points.".
DT171951 Mobile When a follow-up Work Order has an error, it cannot be corrected.
DT172869 Mobile Login fails on Android device without bio-metric option.
DT173969 Technician Get Reserved Items not working for Rotating Items.
DT178342 Database configuration With Audit enabled, saving a record that writes to the IMGLIB object results in error BMXAA0630E - "IMAGE is a reserved word or not valid in the native database".
DT178630 Mobile After an 'Issue' (Ticket Template) is selected, the template is not applied to the resulting SR.
DT178649 Mobile Maximo Mobile SR application doesn't obey LOCTOSERVREQ Attribute.
DT179285 System UI Can't open attachments other than PNG and JPEG on Mobile 8.9.
DT179638 Mobile When you enter a count of 0 for any item in Inventory Counting on Maximo Mobile, you receive a message Exceed Allowable Limit.
DT179888 Mobile Application does not retain screen position on iOS.
DT179992 Technician Mobile, required fields not working
DT187964 Mobile A reservation from a separate site fails on Maximo Mobile.
DT187994 Mobile In the SRMOBILE app, the attachment button does not work on a new Service Request page.
DT188210 Inspection Inspection app on Mobile 8.9 has an olsc.where filter hardcoded in the request.
DT188031 Mobile Incorrect schema for dsCreateWo on Data Source.
DT188670 System UI Clicking “Go to Inspections” from Work Order Tracking Application does not open a new tab.
DT188858 Technician Cannot create a Work Order in Role-Based Technician App.
DT189029 Approvals Message to "Discard or Save changes"  is displayed creating second follow-up work order.
DT189039 Mobile Pause Work button in Maximo Mobile does not function as expected.
DT189211 Install / Upgrade UpdateDB does not apply HF scripts upgrading from a previous patch version to a new one.
DT189289 Service Request Creating an SR associated with Asset with location and GL account in Postman or SR app results in error BMXAA4163E.
DT189359 Service Request Mobile application Service Request BMXAA4521E creating a new SR with asset associated to a location.
IJ31011 Inventory usage
In the Inventory Usage application, the condition-enabled Item Cost is incorrect when the Condition Code is changed before transferring the item
IJ31118 Work Order Tracking Incorrect Delivery Date for direct issue materials in the Work Package Materials dialog within the Work Order Tracking application.
IJ35008 System UI Browser allows editing of fields that are read-only.
IJ35277 Report Two reports were accidentally included in Maximo: budgetprint_2axes.rptdesign and contrpurch_print_act.rptdesign.
IJ38843
Database changes
Database configuration Wrong relationship in ASSET table on INSPECTIONRESULT.
IJ39031 Map manager The Map Initial View in Map Manager ignores the entered values for Latitude and Longitude.
IJ39223 Work Packages "Duplicate Work Order Hierarchy" does not copy the safety plans for child work orders.
IJ40121 Assets In the Assets application, using the "Go To Features" action for a Linear Asset does not always find the Feature with the same name.
IJ40183 Escalations In the Escalations application, the SQL Expression Builder displays more classifications that necessary.
IJ41618 Location Attribute Search in Locations is returning a value that does not meet the criteria.
IJ42468 System UI The Workflow Designer page resets every time a node is dropped on the canvas.
IJ43363 Work Center In Submit a Service Request Work Center, the Active Requests page locks and does not display any requests.
IJ43547 Logging Loggers fail to write log entry for automation scripts after log4j upgrade.
IJ43748 Inventory The e-signature dialog is not displayed for Inventory Adjustments and Reconcile Balances.
IJ44169 Integrity Checker On Oracle, Integrity Checker encounters a null pointer exception if MAXATTRIBUTE.SCALE non-null and corresponding Oracle column's ALL_TAB_COLUMNS.DATA_SCALE value is null.
IJ44255 Purchase orders Attempting to approve a Purchase Order results in errors BMXAA3279E - "Could not change PO status to APPR" and BMXAA4146E - "Not a valid GL account".
IJ44274 Desktop Requisitions Users encounter error BMXAA1758E in the Inventory Usage application.
IJ44370 Work Order Tracking "Change Work Order status in background" does not work as expected for non-English languages.
IJ44437 System UI Application names in left navigator are not translated.
IJ44453 Inventory The Maximo-x Manage Inventory application does not display entries in the Storerooms Counts when the Domain is updated with a new synonym.
IJ44572 Logging Maximo logging does not take inheritance into account. It logs to one valid appender, not all valid appenders in the hierarchy.
IJ44689 Integration NullPointerException encountered in psdi.iface.router.ScriptHTTPReq when byte data is null.
IJ44700 Graphical Scheduling Slow response time creating a new schedule or by using the "Refresh Schedule" button within Graphical Scheduler.
IJ44863 Manage Inventory In the Manage Inventory Work Center, the "Actual Date" used when an item is issued is not interpreted according to user locale.
IJ44901 Meters In Work Execution Work Center, a meter reading with a decimal cannot be entered if the decimal separator is a comma.
IJ45147 System UI Support added for Ukrainian. See Manage patch 8.5.2 - Ukrainian language support
Database Changes
APAR Behavior Changes
Updated where clause of relationship INSPECTIONRESULT from ASSET to INSPECTIONRESULT from "assetnum=:asset and orgid=:orgid and siteid=:siteid" to "asset=:assetnum and orgid=:orgid and siteid=:siteid

Manually Installing the Patch
  • Log in to Maximo Application Suite Administration as an administrative user.
  • On the left, click Applications.
  • From the Action menu, select Update configuration.
  • In the dialog box, click the pencil icon on the Components line.
  • Under Activation configuration, click your workspace details page link.
  • From the Action menu, select Update configuration.
  • Under Configurations, click the pencil icon on the Components line.
  • In the Maximo Base line, under new version click the down arrow.
  • Select Version. Enter 8.5.2
  • Click Save.
Updated 17 Feb 2023: Added DT188670
Updated 6 Mar 2023: Corrected manual installation instructions

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Document Information

Modified date:
06 March 2023

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ibm16953091