Update field automaticaly once another field get updated

Now, I just want to share out a bit of how to update the field automatically in Maximo. A lot of time, we have requirement on how to update the field once another field get updated. Yes, this is really to ease user for not updating another field manually while the information exists in another table. Well, this kind of behaviour is quite common in the UI of maximo. Let's say in the Purchase Order application. Once you update the field of quantity, you should get the total cost of the purchase. that is, one of the default behavior of the Maximo UI.

In order to perform the above behavior, you can do it in 2 ways.

1. Coding in the level of Mbo
2. Coding in the level of Bean

Both must be done by coding. :P Well, it's indeed this blog is meant to be.

Anyway, doing coding in level Mbo, you can do it in Fld classes. Thus, you need to perform some changes on metada of Maximo's database. But, one thing that you need to ensure is that you update the same Mbo as what the bean is actually display. Because, a lot of time, the mbo object is not the same as what the mbo object used in Bean. Thus, updating the data will take no effect on the mbo which current bean displays.

doing coding in the level of Bean, will definitely give you the right Mbo. Thus, there is no need to worry about different Mbo object problem as I describe above.