IJ15576: EXCHANGE RATE ISSUE ON RFQ

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  Getting BMXAA0868E - The exchange rate was not found error on
  Selection of Vendor or Changing Currency to Euro in Request for
  Quotation Application. Application Works fine with Organization
  Base Currency.
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  1. Go to Financial > Currency Codes > Click New Row and Add
  Currency PKR "Pakistani Rupee"
  Go to Administrator > Organization > and create a new
  organization "AGL"
  Fill in the Fields:
  Organization: AGL
  Base Currency1 : Pakistani Rupees
  Base Currency2 : optional
  Item Set: Set1
  Company Set: Compset1
  Default Item Status: ACTIVE
  Default Stock Category: STK
  Clearing Accounting: 3000-200-000-00000
  Active Ticked
  Tab to Addresses and added an Address Code "PLANT" > City
  "rawalpindi" > State/Province "Islamabad"
  Tab to Site and created a Sites "PLANT"  > Address Plant > Bill
  to contact Maxadmin
  2. Go To menu and then to Financial > Chart of Accounts
  application
  Highlight the Organization created previously "AGL TEST "
  Click in the Select Action menu and choose the GL Component
  Maintenance option
  Highlight the component you want to create a GL Component Value
  for the following by clicking on New Row button
  COST CENTER
  ACTIVITY
  RESOURCE
  ELEMENT
  After creating all the GL Component Values, click OK button
  3. Go to Charts of Accounts > Highlight the Organization created
  previously  "AGL" > More Actions > Click Financial Period >
  click New row and add the following fields
  Period: 202019
  From: 01/01/19
  TO: 31/12/20
  Click OK
  Click on New Row button in GL Accounts for AGL  "
  3000-200-000-00000"
  4. Go to more Actions > Associate Time Zone > Set the time Zone
  to Asia/Karachi > Click Ok
  5. Go to Financial > Exchange Rate > Highlight your Organization
  "AGL " under Exchange Rates for "AGL"
  Click New Row
  Convert From Currency : USD >  Convert to Currency: PKR
  Exchange Rate: 160
  Active Date: 4/3/19 8:00 AM
  Expiration Date: 4/3/19 9:30 PM
  Save the exchange rate Record
  6. Go to Profile > default Information > change the  Default
  Insert Site To: PLANT  & Storeroom Site for Self-Service
  Requisitions: PLANT click ok
  Logout an log back in to Maximo to ensure the changes take
  effect.
  7. Go to Purchasing >  Company Master > click create a new
  company
  master "AGL " add currency Rupee
  More Actions  > Add Company Master to Organisation "AGL" click
  OK
  8. Go to Inventory > Storerooms > Create a New storeroom "AGL"
  For Site "Plant " > Save the Record
  9. Go to Item Master > Create a new ITEM "Z " > Tab to
  Storerooms
  > more Actions add Items to storeroom Site: "Plant" > storeroom
  "AGL" > Save record
  10. Go to Purchasing > Purchase Requisitions > Create a new PR
  "1004" > Currency set as : USD > change it to PKR
  Scroll down to Vendor > Add Vendor AGL
  Click the PRLine Tab > Click new Row > Line Type: choose  Item
  "Z "
  Conversion Factor 1
  Change Status to Approve and save PR "1004.
  No System Message observed..
  11. Go to Purchasing > Request for Quotation > Create a new RFQ
  "1015" click the Vendor Tab > add a  Vendor >> AGL > Scroll
  down to the currency and click the magnifying glass and change
  the currency from to PKR to USD currency
  System Message is displayed with BMXAA0868E - The exchange rate
  was not found.
  UNEXPECTED BEHAVIOUR:
  System Message is displayed
  BMXAA0868E - The exchange rate was not found.
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  Should be allowed to change the Exchange Rate in RFQ
  FOUND IN:
  Tivoli Process Automation engine 7.6.1.0
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * MAXIMO                                                       *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * EXCHANGE RATE ISSUE ON RFQ                                   *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package:
  	 | release\fix pack | Interim Fix for Release 7.6.1.2 Product
  

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

  PURCHASING

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46PU

Applicable component levels

• R760 PSY

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