I would like to create work order using escalation once the asset is moved to some other location (like REPAIR) using move/modify. I do understand that we can trigger CREATEWO however I am not sure on how to set the values on some fields in work order like worktype, workact , etc. Also I am unable to pick the correct record which has performed move modify ( unable to fetch the exact record using ASSETTRANS table).
Let me know if anyone has done this before, thanks in advance!
It sounds like you have an Escalation calling an Action that calls the AppAction CREATEWO. Assuming that's correct..
First, create a Relationship in DB Config between the ASSET object and WORKORDER that will find the most recent work order against this asset. You can look at the NEWWORKORDER relationships on WORKORDER and TICKET as an example. For reference, I will assume you name this relationship MYNEWWORKORDER.
Next, create some Actions against the ASSET object that use MYNEWWORKORDER.<ATTRIBUTENAME> in the Parameter/Attribute field, where <ATTRIBUTENAME> is the name of the attribute (e.g. WORKTYPE) you want to supply a value for in the Value field.
Once that is done, create an Action of type Action Group where CREATEWO is the first member and the Actions you just made are the succeeding members.
Finally, update the Escalation to call your new Action Group instead of the numbered one that the Escalation application created for you.
Related
Maximo 7.6.1.1:
I have a custom field in PMs called SAVEDASSETQUERY.
I would like to add a domain to this field that is a list of all saved asset queries that the user has access to.
It would be ideal if the domain were dynamic. If a new saved asset query were added to Maximo, then it would automatically show up in the domain/field in the PM application.
The reason for doing this is: I want to avoid data entry errors in the SAVEDASSETQUERY field.
Is it possible to do this with automation scripting, or would it require Java customization?
You could use a standard TABLE domain on the QUERY table object to achieve this. To filter on the user's queries (attribute OWNER), you would use the :&USERNAME& special bind variable.
Table domains:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/adding-lookup-functionality-field-maximo-using-table-domain
Bind variables:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/username-appname-and-other-special-bind-variables-you-can-use
I have an array that is saved on the policyPeriod level right now called listOfAdditionalInsured. This list is display on one of the pages in the UI in PC.
The issue that I am having is that each time there is a policy change it will erase the data on that list because it's on the policyPeriod level. I see other arrays in PolicyPeriod that are not deleted during policy change and will appear fine. They look like they are effdated entities.
I am new to this so I am trying to figure out how to keep an array on the policyPeriod level but let it be editable during a change. I have tried putting it on the Policy level but it will change the array for all the transactions if I do it that way. I want each transaction to be able to edit the list in its own way.
Make sure your array entity is an Effective Dated entity and that the effDatedBrachType is PolicyPeriod. Take a look at how PolicyContactRole is implemented and try to do the same.
I am creating a Query using the Rally/Excel plug-in. I am creating the report with a base type of Task but want to include User Story information in the Query.
I have been able to do this before by adding "WorkProduct.Release" into the columns listing. That works no problem. When I attempt this with a custom field named "CR#" I get no contents being returned.
I am able to pull custom fields from the Task itself without issue it just appears to be an issue when pulling from the parent object.
I have verified the field name and that the content is actually populated. Does anyone know a way to pull this data via the excel plug-in or if there is a limitation with pulling custom field information from a parent?
In Web Serivces API Workproduct attribute is Artifact. Artifact is a parent of Task, HierarchicalRequirement (user story) and Defects, and other work item types. Those types can have custom fields created on them, but the parent Artifact is not aware of them. It is not possible to traverse from Artifact to a custom field, and it should also not be possible to traverse to Iteration or Release from Artifact. Those fields do not exist on Artifact object in the API. It is possible to traverse Workproduct.FormattedID because FormattedID attribute exists on Artifact. That's where work item types inherit the FormattedID from. If I use Workproduct.Release or Workproduct.Iteration in Excel plugin in a query on a Task object following this syntax:
(Workproduct.Iteration = /iteration/12352898163)
I get this error:
(Workproduct.Iteration.Name = it123)
will produce a similar error.
I put this to the Rally Support folks and got the following answer, so the short answer is no...can't be done:
When you query using WorkProduct.FormattedID on a task, the data can
be returned because that field is part of "Artifact". You can see
this by looking at the Web Services API information, which I have
included some screenshots to illustrate this. The custom field you
are trying to query doesn't reside on Artifact, so is not found by the
query.
The actual work product that has your custom field would be either a
defect or a story, but the Task object does not reference back to that
to allow you to query.
You could do another query for the different work products and include
the custom field, then combine the two worksheets.
I have an odd issue.
I have client that wants a sharepoint list what is populated from a WCFService. That part is working quite well.
I have a bdcmodel that is mapping the WCF data and I can create an external list from the bdcmodel as well so that is working fine.
The issue I have is that one of the properties in the model is actually a collection of entities called Attributes. The objects in this collection simply have 2 properties Name and Value so really they are just a key value pair.
The client wants to see the list of attributes of the parent entity in the external list. So there would be an Attributes column and within that column would be the list of attributes for each parent object.
Is there even a way to do this? I am looking into Custom Field Types, but it seems like these are really intended to be singular values.
How would I create a list within and external list?
Any help anyone can give would be great even if its just to tell me that there really isn't a stable way to do this so I can go back to the client and tell them we will need to build a custom list to support this because the OOB external list and custom fields and custom field types won't support this kind of nested listing.
I decided to set up the custom field as a string and when I get my collection in from the BdcModel I am serializing it to JSON and then passing it to the field. When the field is viewed in display, edit or new I have overridden the FieldRenderingControl and I am tiling the collection out that way.
Is there a way to use form fields that does not correspond to database field for temporary processings?
I.e. I want to add:
temp fields item1, item2
database field sum
button with record hook that sets sum = item1 + item2
As far as I know it's simply not possible with ClearQuest.
I've tried to do something similar and was told by our IBM consultant that the only way is to create a DB field for all variables.
You can't attach data to form fields really - those are representations of the underlying data, not something scripts interact with directly.
Adding temporary data to the underlying record (entity) itself sounds unlikely as well. Perhaps it's possible to abuse the perl API and dynamically attach data to entity objects but I personally wouldn't try it, you're liable to lose your data at the whim of CQ then ;-)
That does not however mean it's impossible to have temporary data.
The best way seems to me to be using the session object, which is explicitly intended for that purpose.
From the helpfile:
IBM Rational ClearQuest supports the
use of sessionwide variables for
storing information. After you create
sessionwide variables, you can access
them through the current Session
object using functions or subroutines,
including hooks, that have access to
the Session object. When the current
session ends, all of the variables
associated with that Session object
are deleted. The session ends when the
user logs out or the final reference
to the Session object ceases to exist.
There's some helpful documentation on this subject in file:///C:/Program%20Files/Rational/ClearQuest/doc/help/cq_api/c_session_vars.htm (Presuming a default installation on a windows machine, of course.)
Translating the code example in there into what you seem to be wanting, first you store the data you have calculated inside the session object:
$session->SetNameValue("item1", $value1);
$session->SetNameValue("item2", $value2);
Then in your calculation hook you retrieve the stored values and set the value of that totals field like this:
my $item1 = GetNameValue("item1");
my $item2 = GetNameValue("item2");
my $sum = $item1 + $item2;
$entity->SetFieldValue("some_totals_record", $sum);
Adjust to taste of course ;-)
ClearQuest schema designers often include 'temporary' fields in their record types. They do this so they perform operations on hooks to generate another value.
For example, for the Notes fields, there is a 'temporary' Notes_entry field that the user types the most recent note into, and when the record is saved, the value is added to the Notes_Log field. The next time the record is edited the Notes_entry field is cleared so the user can type a new Notes_entry.