IJ09098: PREDECESSORS NOT VISIBLE WHEN EXPORTING ACTIVITIES TO EXCEL FROM CHANGE / WORKORDER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PROBLEM:
  Predecessors not visible when exporting activities to Excel
  from Change / Workorder
  PERFORMANCE ISSUE:  No
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  Need to modify the work order application plans tab to add
  another column as mentioned in the case.
  1. Go to System Configuration / Platform Configuration /
  Application Designer
  2. Select the WOTRACK application
  3. Select the Plans tab
  4. Go to the Tasks for Workorder {0} section
  5. In the tablebody / list section
  a. duplicate the Task field (what they mean is: copy and paste
  the task field)
  b. change the properties of the "duplicated" Task field to
  change the attribute from TASKID to WOACTIVITY.PREDESSORWOS
  6. Save the application definition
  Go to work order tracking application.
  Click New. Go to Plans Tab
  Create task 1. Create Task2 and make task 1 as a predecessor
  for this task 2.
  Without saving anything,  click on download. We can see the
  predecessor values in the excel file fine.
  scenario 2:
  Click New. Go to Plans tab
  Create task 1. Create Task 2. Make task1 as a predecessor of
  task 2. Save. Now click on download. The predecessor values are
  not saved in the excel file. They are blank.
  ADDITIONAL INFO:
  Similar issue seen on ICD 7.6.0.3/TPAE 7.6.0.8 when trying to
  download more than two tasks for a Change - spreadsheet
  downloaded is empty and error messages raised referencing
  /webclient/common/tabledownload.jsp
  ENVIRONMENT:
  TPAE 7.6.1.0
  TPAE 7.6.0.8
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Maximo users who download the Tasks table to Excel           *
  * spreadsheets.                                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * If WOACTIVITY.PREDESSORWOS (sic) is added to the Tasks table *
  * window in Application Designer, predecessor task numbers do  *
  * not download to a spreadsheet when the Download icon is      *
  * clicked. All the other values download as expected.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM:
  Predecessors not visible when exporting activities to Excel
  from Change / Workorder
  PERFORMANCE ISSUE:  No
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  Need to modify the work order application plans tab to add
  another column as mentioned in the case.
  1. Go to System Configuration / Platform Configuration /
  Application Designer
  2. Select the WOTRACK application
  3. Select the Plans tab
  4. Go to the Tasks for Workorder {0} section
  5. In the tablebody / list section
  a. duplicate the Task field (what they mean is: copy and paste
  the task field)
  b. change the properties of the "duplicated" Task field to
  change the attribute from TASKID to WOACTIVITY.PREDESSORWOS
  6. Save the application definition
  Go to work order tracking application.
  Click New. Go to Plans Tab
  Create task 1. Create Task2 and make task 1 as a predecessor
  for this task 2.
  Without saving anything,  click on download. We can see the
  predecessor values in the excel file fine.
  scenario 2:
  Click New. Go to Plans tab
  Create task 1. Create Task 2. Make task1 as a predecessor of
  task 2. Save. Now click on download. The predecessor values are
  not saved in the excel file. They are blank.
  ADDITIONAL INFO:
  Similar issue seen on ICD 7.6.0.3/TPAE 7.6.0.8 when trying to
  download more than two tasks for a Change - spreadsheet
  downloaded is empty and error messages raised referencing
  /webclient/common/tabledownload.jsp
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package:
  	| release\fix pack\interim fix for Release 7.6.1.1
  

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

  ADMINISTRATION

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46A1

Applicable component levels

• R760 PSY

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