Missing “Launch Script” function in Autoscript Application in Maximo / ICD 7.6

Have you ever noticed that starting with Maximo or ICD Version 7.6 the „Launch Script“ action is missing in the Automationscript Application? You might missing the following running person: Selection_042 If so you should read this post to solve this issue.

The new Maximo / ICD 7.6 still has all the functionality build in to run a script interactively. The only missing thing is a missing Signature Option “EXECUTE” in the automation Script application. To define this execute the following steps:

  1. Open Application Designer Application
    Goto > System Configuration > Plattform Configuration > Application Designer
  2. Search and open the “AUTOSCRIPT” application
  3. When you opened the “AUTOSCRIPT” application in Application Designer select from the “Select Action” Menü:
    “Add/Modify Signature Options”
  4. Click on “New Row” in the dialog
  5. Define a new Signature Option “EXECUTE” with a Description “Launch Script”
  6. Goto > Security > Security Groups and add the newly created signature option to the Automationscript application.

Now you only have to logoff and logon again to see the new action in the application script application. In Maximo I had to add the newly created signature option to a Security Group. Maybe you have to go this extra step too…

Hope this will help you to easily test Scripts!

MboValueAdapter – Initial, Previous and Current Value of a Field

The Theory

Sometimes when you work with a Mbo in a MboSet and you change fields in a Mbo it can be useful to get the original value of the field before the change or the last value of the field before the change. So basically a field can have three different values we can ask for:

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For that purpose we can use the MboValueAdapter and MboValue classes which are automatically initialized with every Mbo retrieved from the system

The CurrentValue of  a field usually can be red by the following Method via a Mbo:

wonum = mbo.getString("WONUM") # wonum is of type string

The same action can also be achived using the MboValueAdapter:

mboValue = mbo.getMboValue("WONUM") # mboValue is of Type mboValue 
currentValue = mboValue.getCurrentValue() # currentValue is of type MaxType
wonum = currentValue.asString() # wonum is of type string

# The previous 3 lines can be merged to a shorter Version:
wonum = mbo.getMboValue("WONUM").getCurrentValue().asString()

Now the short version to get the PreviousValue which can only be get via the MboValueAdapter:

wonum = mbo.getMboValue("WONUM").getPreviousValue().asString()

And the InitialValue which represents the state of the field when the MboSet was initialized:

# Version via Mbo:
wonum = mbo.getDatabaseValue("WONUM")

# Version via ValueAdapter
wonum = mbo.getMboValue("WONUM").getInitialValue().asString()

 

A practical Example

The scenario I will show you in this blog is based on the Item Mbo and the description field. I will change this field several times and always show you the initial, previous and current value of this field. Precisely we will do the following:

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As you can see we have 3 point where we verify our output. The following script can be easily created as a new Automation Script without launchpoint. Just take it and try it out! You can run the Script directly from the Automation Script Application.

#AUTOSCRIPT:MBOVALUEADAPTER
#DESCRIPTION:Demo to show usage of mboValueAdapter
#LOGLEVEL:ERROR
from psdi.server import MXServer
from psdi.iface.mic import MicService

# Initialize some stuff
mxServer = MXServer.getMXServer()
micService = MicService(mxServer)
micService.init()
userInfo = micService.getNewUserInfo()

itemSet = mxServer.getMboSet('ITEM', userInfo)
itemMbo = itemSet.moveFirst()
 
# Get Value for Field Description
stringValue = itemMbo.getString("DESCRIPTION")
itemMbo.setValue("DESCRIPTION", stringValue + "_new")

# Get the new Value again
stringValueNew = itemMbo.getString("DESCRIPTION")
itemMbo.setValue("DESCRIPTION", stringValue + "_new_new")

# Get the new Value again
stringValueNewNew = itemMbo.getString("DESCRIPTION")

print "Original Value              = " + stringValue
print "Value after 1. Change       = " + stringValueNew
print "Value after 2. Change       = " + stringValueNewNew


# Now work with the new MboValue Class
mboValue = itemMbo.getMboValue("DESCRIPTION")
initialValueAsString = mboValue.getInitialValue().asString()
previousValueAsString = mboValue.getPreviousValue().asString()
currentValueAsString = mboValue.getCurrentValue().asString()

print "-----------------------------------------------------------------"
print "Now Mbo Value Results"
print "-----------------------------------------------------------------"
print "Initial Value               = " + initialValueAsString
print "Previous Value before 2. change = " + previousValueAsString
print "Current Value from MboValue = " + currentValueAsString

itemSet.save()

print "-----------------------------------------------------------------"
print "Now After itemSet.save()"
print "-----------------------------------------------------------------"

mboValue = itemMbo.getMboValue("DESCRIPTION")
initialValueAsString = mboValue.getInitialValue().asString()
previousValueAsString = mboValue.getPreviousValue().asString()
currentValueAsString = mboValue.getCurrentValue().asString()

print "Initial Value               = " + initialValueAsString
print "Previous Value before 2. change = " + previousValueAsString
print "Current Value from MboValue = " + currentValueAsString

itemSet.reset()
itemSet = mxServer.getMboSet('ITEM', userInfo)
itemMbo = itemSet.moveFirst()

print "-----------------------------------------------------------------"
print "Now After itemSet.reset()"
print "-----------------------------------------------------------------"

mboValue = itemMbo.getMboValue("DESCRIPTION")
initialValueAsString = mboValue.getInitialValue().asString()
previousValueAsString = mboValue.getPreviousValue().asString()
currentValueAsString = mboValue.getCurrentValue().asString()

print "Initial Value               = " + initialValueAsString
print "Previous Value before 2. change = " + previousValueAsString
print "Current Value from MboValue = " + currentValueAsString

The output should look similar to the following:

Original Value              = IT Services
Value after 1. Change       = IT Services_new
Value after 2. Change       = IT Services_new_new
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Now Mbo Value Results
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Initial Value               = IT Services
Previous Value before 2. change = IT Services_new
Current Value from MboValue = IT Services_new_new
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Now After itemSet.save()
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Initial Value               = IT Services
Previous Value before 2. change = IT Services_new
Current Value from MboValue = IT Services_new_new
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Now After itemSet.reset()
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Initial Value               = IT Services_new_new
Previous Value before 2. change = IT Services_new_new
Current Value from MboValue = IT Services_new_new