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Release 6.2.1

Release Notes

IBM Maximo

First Edition (January 2007)This edition applies to version 6, release 2, modification 1 of IBM Maximo and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.

Third-Party Technology: Certain Maximo products contain technology provided under license from third parties, as noted in the following table:

Open Source: Maximo contains computer software obtained from the public domain, known as "Open Source" ownership of which is attributed as follows: Portions © 2002, Steve Souza ([email protected]). Portions © 2000-2004, Jason Hunter & Brett McLaughlin. Portions © 2004-2005, The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).

© Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2007. All rights reserved.

US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

IBM Product Third-Party Information

All Products Portions © 1996-2003 Visual Mining, Inc. Visual Mining™ NetCharts Server provided by Visual Mining, Inc.

IBM Maximo Portions © 1995-2004 Actuate Corporation.

Portions © 2005 BEA Systems, Inc. BEA WebLogic Server® provided by BEA Systems, Inc.

Portions © 1996-2005, i-net software GmbH. J-Integra for COM® v2.4. © 2004 Intrinsyc Software International, Inc.

Maximo Discovery MSDE Copyright © Microsoft® Corporation.

© 1998-2005 Centennial Software Limited.

IBM Maximo Asset Navigator Portions © 1993-2002 Snowbound™ Software Corporation. RasterMaster™ Raster imaging technology provided by Snowbound Software Corporation.

IBM Maximo Mobile Portions © 2005 DataMirror, Inc.

Portions © 2000-2005 Zaval Creative Engineering Group.

IBM Maximo Mobile SE Portions © 1996-2005 Syclo, LLC.

NoteBefore using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page Notices-1.

Contents

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vAbout This Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

New Features and Corrected Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vAudience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vRelated Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viSupport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Implementing This Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Installing Maximo 6.2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What Industry Solution Add-ons are Available for Maximo 6.2.1?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Creating XML Files for Industry Solution Add-ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Creating a Test Copy of your Production Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Installation Steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installation Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Product Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Known Issues and Workarounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Appendix A: Importing Maximo 6.2.1 Report Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1Preparing to Import Report Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1Updated Report Source Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2Importing Report Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Running Actuate in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3Running Actuate in UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Appendix B: Clearing the MEA Queues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1Clearing MEA Queues on WebSphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1Clearing MEA Queues on BEA WebLogic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Appendix C: Maximo 6.2.1 Corrected Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1Chart of Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1Classifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2Purchase Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2Create Service Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2Electronic Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2Email Listener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2Inventory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3Inventory Issue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3Invoices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3Item Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4Job Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4KPI Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5Master PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5Maximo Enterprise Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5Person Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5Purchase Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

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Purchase Requisitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6Receiving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6Reorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6RFQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7Reporting - Actuate Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7Security Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7Service Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7Service Requests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8System User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8Terms and Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8Workflow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8Workflow Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8Work Order Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices-1

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About This Guide

The IBM® Maximo® 6.2.1 release notes provide an overview of this release and the current status of the product. The release notes cover any resolved or known issues that can exist in the product. It also provides a list of the documentation and links to the training and support information for this product.

This document explains how to install IBM Maximo Release 6.2.1. It is for existing customers who run Maximo 6.2.

Read all of this guide before you install Maximo 6.2.1. This document includes important information about steps that you must complete before and after you install Maximo 6.2.1.

About This Release

This release of Maximo is the first patch update for release 6.2.

New Features and Corrected Issues

This table describes the new features and fixes included in this release.

Audience

Read this document if you run Maximo 6.2 and plan to install Maximo 6.2.1. To install Maximo 6.2.1, you must have system administrator rights and privileges.

Feature Description

Support for IBM DB2® Universal DataBase (UDB) 8.2.7

IBM database server software

Corrected issues See “Product Issues” on Page 9 and Appendix C, “Maximo 6.2.1 Corrected Issues.”

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Related Documentation

Related Documentation

For more information about Maximo, see the following documentation:

Document Description

IBM Maximo Finance Manager’s Guide

Describes how IBM Maximo completes financial transactions and how to set up general ledger accounts.

IBM Maximo Installation Guide Describes how to install and configure the following software:

Application serverIBM MaximoActuate®

IBM Maximo Multisite Administrator’s Guide

Describes how to configure IBM Maximo for a Multisite implementation.

IBM Maximo Online Help Provides step-by-step procedures for IBM Maximo applications.

IBM Maximo Reconciliation Module Implementation Guide

Describes how to use the IBM Maximo Reconciliation module to reconcile the two types of information that IBM Maximo maintains about information technology (IT) assets: IT asset data and deployed asset data.

IBM Maximo Report Administration and Development Guide

Describes how to use Actuate to design and administer IBM Maximo reports.

IBM Maximo System Administrator’s Guide

Describes database configuration, security, and other administrative level applications and tasks.

IBM Maximo User’s Guide Provides an overview of the IBM Maximo applications. It also describes how the IBM Maximo applications interact with each other.

IBM Maximo Workflow Implementation Guide

Provides information about how to use IBM Maximo to plan, design, build, test, implement, and manage Workflow processes.

IBM Maximo Enterprise Adapter (MEA) System Administrator's Guide

Describes how to configure and use the IBM MEA.

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Support

Support

Support Online includes information about product releases, software patches, and documentation updates. To find the most current version of a document, see Online Support at support.mro.com

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Implementing This Release

This section contains any late-breaking information about how to install, upgrade, or administer Maximo Release 6.2.1 that is not in the documentation set. Because this Maximo release is a patch, this section also includes the installation instructions.

Installing Maximo 6.2.1

Maximo Release 6.2.1 is for existing customers who are currently running Maximo 6.2. In addition to support for DB2, Release 6.2.1 provides important updates for Maximo 6.2. These updates are program fixes to internally reported issues.

Use PowerUpdate™ to install Maximo 6.2.1. PowerUpdate (update.exe) becomes installed during the Maximo 6.2 installation. If you do not have a copy of update.exe in <Maximo>:\PowerUpdateClient, go to support.mro.com and download a copy.

To install 6.2, a prerequisite for 6.2.1, you must order the software media from the support Web site. See Product Update: Maximo Release 6.2 (Doc ID M05200) page and document for further ordering information. Before you apply the 6.2.1 update, review all Release 6.2 materials and considerations on this page.

CAUTION Back up your files. When you install Maximo 6.2.1, you overwrite files in the Maximo root directory, including any files that you have customized or modified. For information about how to use your backup files to recover these changes, see the IBM Maximo System Administrator’s Guide or Support Online at support.mro.com.

WARNING If you have received and installed any Maximo 6.2 hotfixes after January 9, 2007, do not install the Maximo 6.2.1 product update. Installing this update with hotfixes applied after January 9, 2007 can produce an unstable or unusable system. We advise users who have installed a hotfix after January 9, 2007 to wait for the next Maximo update.

What Industry Solution Add-ons are Available for Maximo 6.2.1?

The following Industry Solution add-ons are available with Release 6.2.1:

IBM Maximo for TransportationIBM Maximo for Nuclear Power

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IBM Maximo for Oil & GasIBM Maximo for Instrument Calibration Manager

NOTE The IBM Maximo for Utilities add-on will be available shortly after the release of the 6.2.1 update.

CAUTION If you install the IBM Maximo 6.2.1 product update and also have an Industry Solution add-on, install the update for each Industry Solution add-on. Previous releases of Industry Solution add-ons are not compatible with IBM Maximo Release 6.2.1. For information about how to install the update for your Industry Solution add-on, see the release notes for your add-on at support.mro.com.

Creating XML Files for Industry Solution Add-ons

If you have multiple Industry Solution add-ons installed, create additional .xml files to build and deploy your maximo.ear files.

To create additional XML files for Industry Solution add-ons, complete the following steps:

1 Create a directory, product, under the maximo\deployment directory on your application server. For example:

<Maximo>\deployment\product

2 For each Industry Solution add-on that you have installed, create a separate <productname>.xml file to deploy the .ear files. Save the new <productname>.xml files to the new maximo\deployment\product directory.

For more information about how to create the <productname>.xml files, see the following files in the <Maximo>\deployment directory:

buildmaximoear_readme.rtfproductexample.xml

Creating a Test Copy of your Production Database

Before you upgrade your Maximo software, create a test database from a copy of your production system.

Oracle® only When you import your Maximo schema, use the same tablespace name as your production tablespace name.

If possible, create your test database in its own instance of Oracle®. Doing so lets you start, stop, or shut down the database without interfering with other databases. For more information about how to create an instance and a test copy of your database, see your Oracle documentation.

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Installation Checklist

The following checklist summarizes how to install Maximo 6.2.1. See detailed instructions later in this section.

Installation Steps

To install Maximo Release 6.2.1, complete the following steps:

1 Run version.bat from the <Maximo>/applications/maximo directory, to determine the current Maximo software version.

If running version.bat produces results like the following example:

[ ] 1 Determine the current Maximo software version.

[ ] 2 Check that your add-on components are compatible with this update.

[ ] 3 Maximo Enterprise Adapter (MEA) users only: Process all transactions in queues.

[ ] 4 Maximo Enterprise Adapter (MEA) users only: If using interface tables, process all transactions in inbound and outbound interface tables.

[ ] 5 Stop the Maximo Application Server and services.

[ ] 6 Actuate users only. Stop the Actuate server and services.

[ ] 7 Back up the entire <Maximo> folder. <Maximo> represents the folder where you installed Maximo. Also, back up actuatei18ntext.properties.

[ ] 8 Back up your database.

[ ] 9 Install Maximo 6.2.1. Also, restore actuatei18ntext.properties.

[ ] 10 Update your database.

[ ] 11 Enable the Application Designer application.

[ ] 12 Update your online help files.

[ ] 13 Rebuild and deploy the EAR files.

[ ] 14 Start the Maximo Application Server and services.

[ ] 15 Actuate users only. Start the Actuate server and services.

[ ] 16 Actuate users only. Update Actuate reports. For more information, see Appendix A, "Importing Maximo 6.2.1 Report Files," on page A-1.

[ ] 17 MEA users only: Enable the external system. For more information, see Appendix B, "Clearing the MEA Queues," on page B-1.

[ ] 18 Check that the Maximo Application Server starts successfully.

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Do not install Maximo 6.2.1. Your files are already current.

2 Check that your add-on components work with Maximo 6.2.1. See the What Add-ons are Available for Maximo 6.2.1? section of this document for more information.

CAUTION If you install the IBM Maximo 6.2.1 product update and also have Industry Solution add-ons, install the update for each Industry Solution add-on. Previous releases of Industry Solution add-ons do not work with IBM Maximo Release 6.2.1. For information about how to install the update for your Industry Solution add-on, see the release notes for your add-on at support.mro.com.

3 Use the Maximo Enterprise Adapter (MEA) to process all transactions in queues. For information about how to check and clear queues, see Appendix B, "Clearing the MEA Queues," on page B-1. If you do not use the MEA, go to step 5.

4 If you use the MEA and interface tables, process any incomplete transactions in the interface tables. To process transactions in the Maximo interface tables, complete the following steps:

a To check for unprocessed transactions in the inbound queue table, enter the following SQL statement:

select * from MXIN_INTER_TRANS;

b If the SQL statement returns any records, wait for the Maximo server to process the transactions. If the SQL statement does not return any records, continue with step c.

c To check for unprocessed transactions in the outbound queue table, enter the following SQL statement:

select * from MXOUT_INTER_TRANS;

d If the SQL statement returns any records, process those records according to the requirements of the external system.

5 Stop the Maximo Application Server. For information about how to stop the Maximo Application Server, see the IBM Maximo System Administrator’s Guide.

6 If you use Actuate, stop the Actuate server or services. For information about how to stop the Actuate server or services, see your IBM Maximo Installation Guide.

7 Back up the entire <Maximo> folder. <Maximo> represents the folder where you installed Maximo.

Additionally, create a backup of actuatei18ntext.properties found in the following location:

<Maximo>\applications\activeportal\WEB-INF\classes\com\actuate\ExternalText



Restore the backup of actuatei18ntext.properties after you run the Maximo patch update in Step 9.

CAUTION Back up your files. When you install Maximo 6.2.1, you overwrite files in the Maximo root directory. You overwrite any customizations or fixes that you made to these files. For information about how to use your backup files to recover these changes, see the IBM Maximo System Administrator’s Guide or Support Online at support.mro.com.

8 Back up your database.

9 Install the Maximo 6.2.1 update:

a Run update.exe from the <maximo>/PowerUpdateClient directory.

b Click Next to check for updates. If an update is available, the update program displays the Update Available dialog box.

NOTE If your software is current, you see the Your Software is Already Up to Date dialog box. Click Exit to close PowerUpdate.

c Click Next to retrieve updates. As the update process retrieves the program with updated files, it displays a status dialog box. When it finishes, it displays the Updater Retrieved dialog box.

d Click Next to run the program. The update program displays the Choose Install Folder dialog box.

e Accept the default value (c:\Maximo) or choose a new Maximo home directory.

f Click Install.

g To complete the update, click Done.

NOTE Restore the backup copy of actuatei18ntext.properties to the ...\actuate\ExternalText location (See Step 7 in the Installation Checklist).

If you run Maximo on Oracle 10g, the person who runs the updatedb.bat script in step 10 must have the create job privilege.

To grant the create job privilege, sign in to SQL*Plus® under the system account and run the following command:

grant create job to <dbuser>;

Example:

grant create job to Maximo;

10 Run updatedb.bat from the <Maximo>/tools/maximo directory, to update your database.

NOTE Maximo 6.2.1 includes changes to screen definitions. XML presentation files that existed before you installed Maximo 6.2.1 are out-of-date. If you edit the XML files to change your screens, you first use the Application Designer to export the new application definitions. For information about how to use the

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Application Designer to export application definitions, see the Application Designer online help.

11 Run pkginstall.bat from the <Maximo>\tools\maximo directory, to enable the Application Designer.

12 Update the online help files:

a Download the en.zip file from the IBM Maximo 6.2.1 main download page on Support Online at support.mro.com

b Extract the contents of the en.zip file to the <Maximo>\applications\maximohelp\helpweb\webmodule folder on the Maximo Application Server. Ensure that you preserve the folder names and structure.

13 Rebuild and deploy the following files: maximo.ear, acweb.ear, and maximohelp.ear files. For information about how to build and deploy EAR files, see the IBM Maximo System Administrator’s Guide.

14 Start the Maximo Application Server. For information about how to start the Maximo Application Server, see the IBM Maximo System Administrator’s Guide.

WebSphere 6/SQL Server 2005 Users

If you run IBM WebSphere® Release 6 with Microsoft® SQL Server 2005, an error occurs when you start the server. To connect, add the following parameter to the end of the mxe.db.url property in your maximo.properties file:

&secureLevel=0

Example

mxe.db.url=jdbc:inetdae7:hostname:port?database=dbname&language=us_english&nnowarnings=true&secureLevel=0

NOTE Enter the mxe.db.url as one line.

15 If you use Actuate, start the Actuate server. For information about how to start the Actuate server, see your IBM Maximo Installation Guide.

16 If you use Actuate, update the Actuate reports. For information about how to update Actuate reports, see Appendix A, "Importing Maximo 6.2.1 Report Files."

17 If you use the MEA, enable the external system to which the MEA connects. For more information about how to enable the external system, see Appendix B, "Clearing the MEA Queues."

18 To check that you have started the Maximo Application Server, run Maximo.


Installation Notes

Installation Notes

The documentation set for this product currently does not contain the following installation and product information.

MEA for Oracle Applications 11i Installation Guide

If no patches exist for Release 6.2.1 of the IBM Maximo Enterprise Adapter for Oracle Applications 11i (MEA for Oracle), ignore all references to the MEA for Oracle patch release notes and related manual update procedures.

No patches exist if you see the message, “Your software is already up-to-date,” when you perform Step 11 of the “Installing the Oracle Adapter” procedure. If you see the message, ignore the “Performing Manual Updates” topics in Chapter 4, “Installing PL/SQL Objects to the Oracle Applications 11i Database” and Appendix E, “Integration with Oracle Project Accounting” of the MEA for Oracle Installation Guide.

You can obtain the most recent version of the patch release notes for the Maximo Enterprise Adapter for Oracle Applications 11i, Release 6.2.1, at support.mro.com.

Tabbed Browsing in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Maximo 6.2.1 does not support the tabbed browsing feature of the Internet Explorer® 7 browser (IE7). Tabbed browsing lets you view multiple pages in one browser session. To use IBM Maximo with IE7, turn off the tabbed browsing feature. Instructions on how to turn off tabbed browsing are in Doc ID M05204 on Support Online at support.mro.com.

Multilanguage Environment In a multilanguage environment, some descriptions for Status fields appear in the base language, regardless of which other language that a person selects. To correct this issue, apply the all_syn.xml file to your multilanguage system after you install Maximo 6.2.1.

To apply the XML file to your system, run the all_syn.xml file. This file is in the <Maximo>/tools/maximo directory. If you run the file with the -e extension, Maximo updates all enabled languages in your system.

importlang -infile all_syn.xml -e

For example, your base language is English. You have four other languages enabled. When you run the importlang -infile all_syn.xml -e command, you update all enabled languages in one step.

Or, your base language is English. You have four other languages enabled. However, you want to update only two secondary languages (French and German). Run the all_syn.xml file with the -l <non-base language code> extension.

Where

<non-base language code>

is the two-letter language code for any non-base language that you want to update with translated value descriptions.

In the example, run the following statement:

importlang -infile all_syn.xml -l FR -l DE

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Installation Notes

Maximo uses the following language codes:

en = Englishzh = Simplified Chinesenl = Dutchfr = Frenchde = Germanit = Italianja = Japaneseko = Koreanpt = Portuguesees = Spanishsv = Swedish

NOTE When you install Maximo 6.2.1, you overwrite any customizations that you have made to descriptions in the SYNONYMDOMAIN table with standard Maximo descriptions.

Printing Detail Reports Perform this update only if you print Detail Reports from the IBM Maximo toolbar.

Maximo 6.2.1 changes how you use the Maximo toolbar to print detail reports. To print a detail report directly from the Maximo toolbar, first configure the Attached Documents application. If you do not configure Attached Documents, you cannot use the toolbar to print the report.

For information about how to configure the Attached Documents application, see the IBM Maximo System Administrator’s Guide.

Changes to Daylight Savings Time (DST) Mandated by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Effect on Maximo Products

The United States changes its observance of Daylight Saving Time (DST) in 2007. In 2007, the DST start date is March 11. The DST stop date is November 4.

If you run IBM Maximo on the WebSphere Application Server, apply the appropriate FixPack for your version of WebSphere. If you run IBM Maximo on the BEA WebLogic Application Server, apply the appropriate update to the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).

Based on your Maximo release number and type of application server, you can fix any JRE DST issues before March 11, 2007. See Doc ID M05225 at support.mro.com for detailed instructions.


Product Issues

Product Issues

This section contains open issues that currently exist for this product release. For a list of fixed issues with this release, see Appendix C, “Maximo 6.2.1 Corrected Issues.”

Known Issues and Workarounds

This section (sorted in ascending order by issue number) describes possible unexpected behavior with this release and provides any known workaround for the issue.

Issue Description

06-21563 DB2 8.2.7 does not let you remove columns from a table even though Maximo supports the deletion of user-defined attributes. With the release of version 9 of DB2, Maximo can delete user-defined columns from a table.

06-21592 You create a View Select statement in Database Configuration that contains a user-defined attribute. If you later delete the attribute, also remove that attribute from the View Select statement. If you do not update the View Select statement after you delete a user-defined attribute, errors occur when you run the database configuration process. You can fix these errors only if you run update statements through the back end.

07-10652 When using a DB2 database, you can manage tablespaces with either the database or system.

If the system manages the tablespace, indexes cannot have different storage partitions: the indexes must match the storage partition of the object.

If the DB2 database manages the tablespace, indexes can have different storage partitions.

Both the database and system cannot manage the tablespaces. Choose for either the database or the system to manage the tablespaces.

If you use a tablespace that the system manages, when you run the maxinst utility, the -t and -s parameters must match. If these parameters do not match, an error occurs.

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Product Issues


CAUTION If you run Maximo on IBM AIX® and Oracle, apply Oracle Patch #2896876 before you import the updated report files. If you have not done so already, download this patch from the Oracle Support Web site (Oracle Support Document ID 169426.1). After you run the patch, shut down the Actuate processes on the AIX server to apply the change and then restart them.

Preparing to Import Report Files

Before you update your report files, complete the following steps:

1 Sign in to the Actuate Management Console to confirm that you are running Actuate 8 fix 5. If the System Version does not read Actuate 8 fix 5, contact IBM Support.

2 Run version.bat in the <Maximo>\applications\maximo directory to confirm that you have Maximo 6.2.1 installed.

When you run version.bat, it produces results like the following example:

Maximo Application Server 6.2.1 Build 156 DB Build V600-530

3 Complete the following steps to back up your Maximo Encyclopedia:

a Stop the Actuate Process Management Daemon (PMD) service.

b On the Actuate iServer Release 8, go to the directory that contains the Actuate Encyclopedia and make a copy of it.

If you run Actuate on Microsoft® Windows, the Encyclopedia is in the following folder:

<drive_letter>:Actuate8\iServer\encyc

If you run Actuate on UNIX®, the Encyclopedia is in the following directory:

<iServer_install_directory>/AcServer/encyc

c Restart the Actuate Process Management Daemon (PMD) service.

4 Back up your modified or custom reports.

Importing Maximo 6.2.1 Report Files A

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Updated Report Source Files

NOTE Importing the updated Maximo 6.2.1 report files via the ACIMPORT feature overwrites any modifications that you have made to reports.

For example, if you customize the Work Order Details Report (woprint_act.rod), back up that file. If you do not back up, installing Maximo 6.2.1 overwrites woprint_act.rod and you lose your customizations. Determine if you have customized any Maximo reports and back them up accordingly.

a Sign in to the Management Console.

b Open the Encyclopedia, and then navigate to the first <customized report>.rox file.

c Copy the .rox file and store it in a file location outside of the Encyclopedia.

Repeat this process for each customized .rox file. After you back up these files, proceed with the ACIMPORT process outlined in the following sections.

Updated Report Source Files

In Release 6.2.1, the following report source files were updated. If you install the Actuate Integration for Maximo Release 6.2.1, import the new report source files.

Maximo 6.2.1 Report Source Files.

Maximo Report Name Maximo Release 6.2.1 File Name Encyclopedia Folder

Failure Code Hierarchy failure_code_act.rox FAILURECOND\reports

Service Target Compliance Summary

service_target_compliance_act_rox

TICKET\reports

Master Contract Details mastercontract_print_act.rox CONTMASTER\reports

Work Order Details, Quick Reporting Details, Change Details, Release Details, and Activity Details

woprint_act_rox WOTRACK\reports

A-2 IBM Maximo: Release Notes

Importing Report Files


If you run Actuate in Windows, continue with the following section to update your report files. If you run Actuate in UNIX, go to page A-5.

Running Actuate in Windows

To import the Maximo 6.2.1 report files, perform the following tasks:

1 Install the Actuate Integration for Maximo.

2 Shut down the volume.

3 Import the Encyclopedia.

4 Regenerate the report XML.

5 Update custom reports.

NOTE The Maximo Application Server must be running while you perform the following procedure.

Run Actuate Power Update Program

To run the Actuate PowerUpdate program, complete the following steps:

1 Check the following location to determine if you have already downloaded the update.exe file:

<drive letter>:\Actuate8\iServer\PowerUpdateClient

If you have already downloaded update.exe from Support Online, skip to step 3.

2 Download the PowerUpdate client for Actuate from Support Online. Locate this file by searching for Doc ID M04801 on the Support Online Web site at support.mro.com.

3 Run update.exe from the following directory:

<drive letter>:\Actuate8\iServer\PowerUpdateClient

4 Click Next to check for updates. If an update is available, the update program displays the Update Available dialog box.

NOTE If your software is current, you see the Your Software is Already up to Date dialog box. Click Exit to close PowerUpdate.

5 To retrieve updates, click Next. As the update program retrieves the program that contains the updated files, it displays a status dialog box. When finished, the update program displays the Updater Retrieved dialog box.

6 To run the program, click Next. The update program displays the Get Database Type dialog box.

Importing Maximo 6.2.1 Report Files A-3


7 Select the appropriate database type, and then click Next. The update program displays the Maximo Reporting Patch Version Information dialog box.

8 Select the version update information from the drop-down list, and then click Next. The update program displays the Get Maximo Information dialog box.

9 Enter the Maximo Administrator Name and Password, for example, maxadmin and maxadmin, to connect to Maximo, and then click Next. The update program displays the Pre-Installation dialog box.

10 Click Install.

11 To complete the update, click Done.

Shut Down the Volume Shut down the volume before you can import the Encyclopedia. To shut down the volume, complete the following steps:

1 Sign in to the Actuate Management Console (http:/ /<host_name>:8900/acadmin) from the workstation where you installed the Actuate iServer.

2 Select the System Administration volume from the drop-down list in the first field.

3 Sign in to the Management Console as the system administrator.

4 Click the System tab on the left.

5 Click Stop on the System tab. The program displays a message that asks you to confirm that you want to shut down the system. Click OK.

6 Wait a few minutes for the stop to take effect. After the system stops, the page refreshes and displays the message that the system is currently off line.

Import the Encyclopedia To import the Encyclopedia, complete the following steps:

1 Open a command prompt and switch to the following path:

<drive_letter>:\actuate8\iServer\bin

2 Run acimportupd.bat to import the Encyclopedia. When acimport finishes, the console displays a message, "Import Operation Finished."

NOTE If the import fails, or if you must edit the script and import the Encyclopedia manually, use the following example as a reference:

Oracle

Acimport –all –force –replace –username maxadmin –password maxadmin –input <drive_letter>:\actuate8\iServer\oracle_621_export

SQL Server



Acimport –all –force –replace –username maxadmin –password maxadmin –input <drive_letter>:\actuate8\iServer\sqlserver_621_export

3 After you import the Encyclopedia, return to the Management Console. To bring the Encyclopedia back on line, click Start.

For more information about the ACIMPORT Utility, see Administering Actuate iServer System.

Regenerate the Report XML To regenerate the report XML, complete the following steps:

1 Sign in to Maximo as a user who has access to the Report Administration application.

2 Open the Report Administration application.

3 Click the Filter icon to display all reports.

4 Click Recreate all XML on the List Tab in the lower-right corner. Generating all the report XML can take a few minutes. You receive a message indicating that Maximo has generated the request page XML. You can access reports now.

Running Actuate in UNIX

To import the Maximo 6.2.1 report files, perform the following tasks:

1 Install the Actuate Integration for Maximo.

2 Shut down the volume.

3 Import the Encyclopedia.

4 Regenerate the report XML.

5 Update custom reports.

NOTE The Maximo Application Server must run while you perform the following procedure.

Run Actuate Power Update Program

To run the Actuate PowerUpdate program, complete the following steps:

1 Check the following directory, to determine if you have already downloaded the update file:

<iServer_install_directory>/AcServer/PowerUpdateClient

If you have already downloaded update from Support Online, skip to step 3.

2 Download PowerUpdate Client for Actuate from Support Online. To locate this file, search for Doc ID M04801 on Support Online at support.mro.com.

3 Run update in the following directory:



<iServer_install_directory>/AcServer/PowerUpdateClient

4 Click Next to check for updates. If an update is available, the update program displays the Update Available dialog box.

NOTE If your software is current, the update program displays Your Software is Already Up to Date dialog box. Click Exit to close PowerUpdate.

5 Click Next, to retrieve updates. As the update program retrieves the program with updated files, it displays a status dialog box. When finished, it displays the Updater Retrieved dialog box.

6 Click Next. The update program displays the Choose Install Folder dialog box.

7 Accept the default value or choose a new Actuate home directory.

8 Select the version update information from the drop-down list, and click Next. The update program displays the Get Maximo Information dialog box.

9 Enter the Maximo Administrator Name and Password, for example, maxadmin and maxadmin, to connect to Maximo, and then click Next. The update program displays the Pre-Installation dialog box.

10 Click Install.

11 To complete the update, click Done.

Shut Down the Volume Shut down the volume before you import the Encyclopedia. To shut down the volume, complete the following steps:

1 Sign in to the Actuate Management Console (http:/ /<host_name>:8900/acadmin) from the workstation where you installed the Actuate iServer.

2 Select the System Administration volume from the drop-down list in the first field.

3 Sign in to the Management Console as the system administrator.

4 Click the System tab on the left.

5 Click the Stop button on the System tab. A message displays and asks you to confirm that you want to shut down the system. Click OK.

6 Wait a few minutes for the stop to take effect. After the system stops, the page refreshes and displays the message that "the system is currently off line."

Import the Encyclopedia To import the Encyclopedia, complete the following steps:

1 Open a command prompt and switch to the following path:

<iServer_install_directory>/AcServer/bin

2 To import the Encyclopedia, run importEncycUpd.sh. For example:



./importEncycUpd.sh

NOTE To change the user name or password information, edit the importEncycUpd.sh file. Use the following excerpt from the file as a reference:

acimport –all –force –replace –username maxadmin –password maxadmin –input <iServer_install_directory>/AcServer/oracle_621_export

3 After you import the Encyclopedia, return to the Management Console. To bring the Encyclopedia back on line, click Start.

For more information about the ACIMPORT Utility, see Administering Actuate iServer System.

Regenerate the Report XML To regenerate the report XML, complete the following steps:

1 Sign in to Maximo as a user who has access to the Report Administration application.

2 Open the Report Administration application.

3 Click the Filter icon to display all reports.

4 Click Recreate all XML on the List Tab in the lower-right corner. It can take a few minutes to create all report XMLs. You receive a message indicating that Maximo has generated the request page XML. You can access reports now.




If you do not use the IBM Maximo Enterprise Adapter (MEA), ignore this appendix. If you use the MEA, process all transactions in the inbound and outbound queues before installing this update.

Clearing MEA Queues on WebSphere

To process transactions in the inbound and outbound queues on a WebSphere server, clear the messages in three queue destinations:

cqinbdsqinbdsqoutbd

To clear the queues, complete the following steps:

1 Sign in to the IBM WebSphere Application Server console, for example:

http://localhost:9060/ibm/console

2 In the left pane of the window, navigate to ServiceIntegration > Buses > meajmsbus > Destinations. Click cqinbd.

3 Under Message Point, select the Queue Point.

4 Select the identifier for the queue.

5 On the Runtime tab, the Current Message Depth field displays the number of messages in the queue.

6 To see the messages with their Transaction IDs, click Messages under Additional Properties.

7 Let process the outstanding messages. The system creates an error folder during Integration Administration Setup for any messages that are not processed due to errors.

8 If you receive error messages, correct them and place them in the Retry folder.

NOTE For more information about how to correct errors, see the IBM Maximo Enterprise Adapter System Administrator’s Guide.

9 Repeat Steps 1 - 8 for each remaining queue: sqinbd and sqoutbd.

Clearing the MEA Queues B

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Clearing MEA Queues on BEA WebLogic

10 To disable the external system, clear the Enabled check box in the External System application of Maximo after the messages process. This step prevents any further inbound messages from entering the queues.

NOTE After you install the update, select the Enabled check box to enable the external system.

Clearing MEA Queues on BEA WebLogic

To process transactions in the inbound and outbound queues on a BEA WebLogic® Server, clear the messages in three queue servers:

mxintcqinservermxintsqinservermxintsqoutserver

To clear the queues, complete the following steps:

1 Sign in to the BEA WebLogic Application Server console, for example:

http://localhost:7001/console

2 Select mydomain > Services > JMS > Servers > mxintcqinserver to display the Monitoring tab. Click Active JMS Servers. The Messages column of the mxintcqinserver displays the number of messages in the queue.

3 Let the outstanding messages process. The system creates an error folder during Integration Administration Setup for any messages that are not processed due to errors.

4 If you receive error messages, correct them and place them in the Retry folder.

NOTE For more information about correcting errors, see the IBM Maximo Enterprise Adapter System Administrator’s Guide.

5 Repeat Steps 1 - 4 for each remaining queue: mxintsqinserver and mxintsqoutserver.

6 To disable the external system, clear the Enabled check box in the External System application of Maximo after the messages process. This step prevents any further inbound messages from entering the queues.

NOTE After you install the update, select the Enabled check box to enable the external system.

B-2 IBM Maximo: Release Notes

Applying IBM Maximo 6.2.1 corrects all issues listed in the following tables.

Assets

Chart of Accounts

Classifications

Maximo 6.2.1 Corrected Issues C

Issue Description

06-19513 Meter reading erroneously rolling down to *former* CHILD even when readingdate > 'move to null PARENT' date (See LD...).

06-19258 Cannot Enter Meter Readings in Assets (Cal) without Read Access to Core Assets application.

Issue Description

06-18655 "The date is not within a valid financial period" on receipt when validate financial periods is unchecked in chart of accounts.

06-17717 You get error "The GL Account is required for the holding location for this site" when receiving an item even with GL Validation Deactivated.

Issue Description

06-19342 Classification shows all items regardless of the site/org/itemset of the item.

06-19949 Need the ability to increase/change the length of the Assetspec.alnvalue to be greater then 25 characters.

06-15555 Cannot select top level node in classification drilldown utility when attempting to select a classification for record querying.

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Configuration

Configuration

Purchase Contracts

Create Service Request

Electronic Audit

Email Listener

Issue Description

06-16029 Cannot change autokeyname for a view attribute. Works fine for table attributes.

07-10166 You get error "More than one attribute has Primary Key equal to 1" when increasing length of Description field.

Issue Description

06-19232 Data is not crossing over using a crossover domain from Purchase Contracts to Purchase Orders.

06-19252 Users need write permission on Contracts for Release PO Creation.

Issue Description

06-20959 Unable to create service request. You get database error when 'submit' button is clicked.

Issue Description

06-15168 You cannot enable eaudit for internal tables (like domains) which means that you cannot audit values being added/removed for domains.

Issue Description

06-19311 Email with attachment fails to get processed by Email Listener.

C-2 IBM Maximo: Release Notes

Inventory

Inventory

Inventory Issue

Invoices

06-20604 Maximo does not create Service Request when sending emails with attached file with accent in the name of the file.

Issue Description

06-16442 When you issue to a workorder that has a value for FINCNTRLID from Inventory, the value is not populated in the matusetrans table.

06-19383 Prorated Service line with invoice variance does not calculate average cost correctly for Inventory items.

06-20297 The purchased item's tax amount will not add to average cost correctly if you do not add the item to the storeroom.

06-21098 Incorrect New Cost in Cost of Inventory Adjustment for item with 0 cost.

06-15771 Deleted items from reorder report are not removed when the reorder report is run again (invpurch_act.rox).

Issue Description

06-83673 When backdating transactions such as an Issue or a Labor Reporting, no choice is given as to whether the next or current financial period should be used.

06-19551 You get the error "The Balance in this Bin will become negative as a result of this transaction" when issuing a Rotating asset.

06-20568 Inability to open issues and transfer application on SQLServer 2000 SP4 with large number of location records (over >80000).

06-20981 Issuing a reserved Tool to task workorder Actual Financial Transactions cannot be reported because the Accepts Charges flag is set to no.

06-18543 "Please enter a requisition line that already exists" Item cannot be issued if requesting location belongs to a different site using Desktop Requisition.

Issue Description

06-18445 Client finds invoice without a PO if due date is populated and no service receipt is written to the servrectrans table.

Issue Description

Maximo 6.2.1 Corrected Issues C-3

Item Master

Item Master

Job Plan

KPI Manager

06-18587 Invoices - Direct Issue are not setting EnteredAsTask properly on Invoicecost and MATUSETRANS tables.

06-19680 Invoices - Distribute Costs - Invoice Match records are not being generated for Invoice Cost Lines with same GL & WO as Line 1.

06-21002 Invoice application - Getting error 'Specified object not found' when typing in PO value under invoice tab in PO details.

07-10078 INVOICETRANS not getting updated for invoices created by Pay on Receipt PO's.

06-15460 Invoices - Distribute Costs are not handling rounding errors for Taxes & Prorated Costs.

Issue Description

06-17235 Item Master - Item Assembly Structure tab - Belongs To description incorrectly displayed as you move up the hierarchy.

06-1916 Maximo should support Condition Code Enabled Items in IAS.

Issue Description

06-20395 You get the error "Database Error 907 has Occurred ORA-00907: Missing Right Parenthesis" or "ORA-00933: SQL Command Not Properly Ended" when attempting to delete a Job Plan Task whose Task ID is over 1000.

Issue Description

06-19394 For WebSphere system, square characters display instead of correct Chinese text on KPI chart if KPIMAIN.DESCRIPTION's value includes Chinese.

Issue Description


Locations

Locations

Master PM

Maximo Enterprise Adapter

Person Groups

Purchase Orders

Issue Description

06-17829 You get the error "You have encountered an implementation or customization problem" when attempting to search for a GL Account from within the Locations application.

Issue Description

06-11836 Meter information is not copied from Master PM to associated PM on patch 4 build 100.

Issue Description

06-20626 MEA permits inbound issues to closed workorders.

Issue Description

06-19959 You get “Out Of Memory” error when assigning a workflow delegate to a person record.

06-20621 You get error "An Unknown Error Has Occurred. Please Contact Your System Administrator For Assistance. Null" when attempting to make changes to a Person Record with the hotfixes for issues 06-19959 and 06-16492 applied to a 6.0.03 environment.

Issue Description

06-17632 You get error ORA-00001: unique constraint (MAXIMO.INVVEND_NDX1) violated.


Purchase Requisitions

Purchase Requisitions

Receiving

Reorder

06-18027 PO cannot be approved when CATALOG number is modified. The system throws an index violation against the INVVENDOR table.

06-21470 Cancelled PR with same PRNUM showing on the Copy PRLines to PO dialog box.

Issue Description

06-20636 You get the error that Vendors details on the contract do not match the vendor specified on the PR/PO when trying to associate a contract to a PR.

Issue Description

06-12497 MATRECTRANS.ACTUALCOST and MATRECTRANS.UNITCOST is not calculating correctly upon receipt if Conversion factor is > 1 on the PO. This value should be expressed in terms of the inventory issue cost.

06-19554 Inspection Status is Changed to COMP Before the Rotating Item is Actually Received.

06-19582 The TOSTORELOC and FROMSTORELOC Columns Become Null When an Item is Returned.

06-20892 Po Lines with a quantity of 1 not taking exchange rate into account.

06-20915 Material Receipt and Inspection Required GL Problem.

06-17451 Rounding of the unit cost field when calculated from linecost/quantity causes receipts and invoicing not to match PO when linecost=qty*unitcost (rounded).

Issue Description

06-19626 You get error "An unknown error has occurred. Please contact your system administrator for assistance.null" when running reorder.

06-20694 Reorder Direct issue picking up the wrong SiteID.

06-11104 Reorder Items Detail does NOT dismiss when running the reorder in background.

Issue Description


RFQ

RFQ

Reporting - Actuate Reports

Security Groups

Service Desk

Service Requests

Issue Description

06-19199 Quotations tab - after copying RFQ lines, if you do not save the record and enter a unit cost, unit is deleted upon save.

Issue Description

06-15619 Work Order Details report does not display long descriptions for a selection of WOs in SQL Server (woprint_act.rox).

06-19547 Work Order Details (woprint_act.rox) - dates in header do not adjust for users time zone (applies to other reports too).

Issue Description

06-20468 Problem with "Independent of other groups" function in the group.

Issue Description

06-17833 Database error number 170 has occurred... incorrect syntax near 'and' when creating new row against an activity.

Issue Description

06-20558 A removed asset is carried over from an SR when creating Work Order from the SR.


System

System

System User Interface

Terms and Conditions

Workflow

Workflow Designer

Issue Description

06-20459 Apop queries all records when return to list tab after insert record and save - slow performance on sql server.

Issue Description

06-19444 Missing checkboxes on lookups.

06-16457 Failure Type does not carry over to Failure Reporting tab.

Issue Description

06-17166 Descriptions and Long Descriptions are editable on terms set to be NOT editable.

Issue Description

06-19535 Records are moving through Wait nodes with event = maximo.sr.statuschange.* on any update to the SR, not just status changes.

Issue Description

06-19204 Expression Builder in Workflow Designer has no OK or Cancel button.


Work Order Tracking

Work Order Tracking

Issue Description

06-19433 In Edit Work History, you cannot use Select buttons for Labor / Material / tool buttons when updating Actuals in Edit Work History (also see issue 06-19436).

06-19257 You cannot Enter Meter Readings in Work Order Tracking (Cal) without Read Access to Core Assets application

06-19784 Issued Rotating Tool Does Not Appear in WO Actuals Tools Subtab.


Work Order Tracking


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