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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM MAS - Manage (Base)
Categories System Admin Config/Security
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 27, 2021

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Importing a view: Don't make the attribute fields be read-only

When importing a view:

(not to be confused with creating a view in Maximo directly via the UI)


With imported views, there is a limitation in the DB Config application —> Attributes tab where the attribute fields become arbitrarily read-only, depending on the combination of fields that are chosen:

  • Type

  • Length

  • Search Type

  • Default value

(The fields are read-only -- even before I initially save the new object; the object has never been saved, so the fields shouldn't be read-only.)


The limitation is in the UI, not in the underlying MIF/business rules. I know this, because the fields aren't read-only if updating them via Application Import/Export (flat file) or via MxLoader.

IMPORTED DB VIEW: HOW TO SET CALCULATED/PERSISTENT TEXT ATTRIBUTE SEARCH TYPE TO WILDCARD?


I had reported this limitation to IBM Support, but their response was to work around the limitation using back-end UPDATE statements (and restarting the application server).

Instead of using the UPDATE statement/server-restart workaround (not a practical option), or using the other workarounds I mentioned (Application Import or MxLoader), it would be helpful if IBM could improve the UI so that it doesn't make the attributes be arbitrarily read-only in the UI.

Idea priority Medium
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  • Guest
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    |     Mar 23, 2022

    Thanks for pointing out the issue. This looks like a bug - we would need to evaluate it internally and in any case improve the experience such that we do not need to resort to db updates.

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