IV74054: BMXAA0073E - CANNOT CHANGE THE STATUS OF ASSET XX SINCE IT IS PART OF A HIERARCHY WITH THE ASSET'S PARENT.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  1. Create a locations record.
  a. Type: OPERATING
  b. Status: OPERATING
  c. Nothing else is significant.
  2. Create 2 asset records
  a. Location: <use the location created in step 1>
  b. Status: OPERATING
  c. Nothing else is significant
  3. Set the parent of one if the asset records created to the
  other asset record created.
  4. Set them both to DECOMMISSIONED status.
  5. Create an action.
  a. Action: DECOMLOC
  b. Object: LOCATIONS
  c. Type: Change Status
  d. Value: DECOMMISSIONED
  e. Accesible From: ALL
  6. Create an escalation.
  a. Escalation: <anything>
  b. Applies to: LOCATIONS
  c. Condition: location = '<use the location created in step 1>'
  d. Schedule: 1m,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*
  e. Escalation Point 1
  i. Escalation Point Condition: 1=1
  ii. Repeat: checked
  f. Add DECOMLOC as an action .
  7. Activate the escalation:
  8. Wait until the escalation runs.
  9. Check the location created in step 1, it will NOT be
  decommissioned.
  10. Check the application logs, the error below will be found:
  
  [6/1/15 12:43:06:648 EDT] 000000a4 SystemOut     O 01 Jun 2015
  12:43:06:
  648 [ERROR] [MXServer] [CID-CRON-62916] Failed to execute
  action  on
  escalation:  XX reference point: {106}  for object {LOCATIONS}
  with id {461}
  psdi.util.MXApplicationException: BMXAA0073E - Cannot change
  the status
  of asset  XX since it is part of a hierarchy with the asset's
  parent XX in DECOMMISSIONED status.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of assets and location apps                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Maximo does not allow decommissioning a location that is in  *
  * a hierarchy of assets that are already in DECOMMISSIONED     *
  * status when trying to change status using an Escalation.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * None                                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package:
  	  Release 7.5.0.9 of Base Services
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• Maximo
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ASSETS

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46AS

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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