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Hi Chris,
I'm sorry if I'm not explaining it very well!
> Are you displaying the related assets in application X in a table?
Yes, the X application shows the related assets. OK, so let's imagine X table has the attributes:
XID - Unique identifier
NAME
DESCRIPTION
(Other attributes)
ASSET Table has been modified by adding a new attribute 'XID'.
On 'X' table a new relationship is added:
Relationship: XASSETS
Child Table: ASSET
Where: XID = :XID and SITEID = :SITEID
On the application for X, a table control is added:
Label: Related Assets
Relationship: XASSETS
So now the X application shows all the related assets to a record of X. That is, where the ID of X (XID) equals the XID column in the ASSET table.
> Do you modify the asset in the Assets module or are you looking to do the modification from within application X?
I'm looking to the modification from within the application X. This is now being done through a Java bean.
> Can you describe what you have in application X in regard to the assets and how you are wanting the UI to work?
-- The following is what is working now --
There is a button below the table control I created in the X application called 'associate assets'. It fires an event that launches a custom dialog. This dialog shows a table of assets (MBO=ASSET). This table has checkboxes for each row so the user can select one or more asset. The dialog has a button called 'OK'.
The OK button runs a method in the custom java bean called 'associateAssets'. This method scans through that table, picks out the rows that are checked, and builds an MboSet of all the assets selected by the user. The java code then cycles through those ASSET MBOs and modifies the 'XID' field, setting it to the ID of the current X record being displayed in the X application.
These assets are now 'associated' with that X record. And if I exit the application and go back to the record, the table I created in the X application will show the appropriate assets related.
-- What I can't get working --
When the user presses OK and the java bean updates the asset records, the dialog then closes. However the table control in the application does not refresh to show the updates the bean has made to the ASSET records. So the assets that the user has selected in the dialog do not show up in this table.
It is important to note: The database HAS changed, the assets have been modified in the the database at this point. If I exit from this application, go back into the application and select the same record, the table looks as it should (i.e. those asset records user has selected now appear in that table control).
I need a way to 'reload' this table control in the java bean once it has made the changes to the asset table. I need to tell it 'go and re-execute that relationship'. That is, clear the table, find all assets where XID = :XID as through the XASSETS relationship.
This will (in my totally uninformed opinion) probably be a call to a method in the java bean, right before or after the dialog closes. Something like:
refreshTable();
This is a method available, but it doesn't do anything.
> If the expectation is that while one user is viewing a record in application X another user relates an asset to that record then the first user's session will have no awareness of this without a user initiated refresh.
No, we I'm only talking about one user here. Once he/she launches the dialog, associates the assets, the table needs to refresh in the X application to reflect the changes the java bean has performed.
I hope that explains it better!
--- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com, Chris Lawless wrote:
>
> I don't know if others are clear but I'm not sure I fully understand what
> you are expecting to see refresh and when. As I interpret this you have a
> reference on ASSET that indicates that it is linked to a record in
> application X - lets say LOCATIONS for sake of argument. Are you displaying
> the related assets in application X in a table? If so how is the
> relationship created, do you modify the asset in the Assets module or are
> you looking to do the modification from within application X?
>
> If you are doing it in application X then how...? Without an intermediate
> relationship you cannot create a link without modifying an asset from
> within X which would be complicated unless you are using an action or
> similar. Can you describe what you have in application X in regard to the
> assets and how you are wanting the UI to work?
>
> If the expectation is that while one user is viewing a record in
> application X another user relates an asset to that record then the first
> user's session will have no awareness of this without a user initiated
> refresh.
>
> Chris.
>
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 6:17 PM, mattmaxdef wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > Thanks for your reply.
> >
> > Yeah it is a one-to-many cardinality, so many assets to one 'X' object.
> > This means I shouldn't need a mapping table - I just created a field in the
> > ASSET table that that is a foreign key to the primary key of the 'X'
> > object. This all works fine through the application. There is no deleting
> > or adding of ASSETS in the process, all it is doing is setting this ID
> > field in the ASSET table to relate the asset to the 'X' object. So the
> > application either sets it to the ID of X to relate it, or sets it to NULL
> > to un-relate it.
> >
> > The actual modification of the database data works all fine. The only
> > thing I can't do is get the application to refresh after I've made the
> > database changes. When I'm talking about 'refreshing a table' in this case
> > I mean an application control - not a database table. The application
> > control needs to refresh to reflect the changes the application has made to
> > the database - i.e. unrelating or relating assets to the X object.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > --- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com, "Hanna, Christopher CTR" wrote:
> > >
> > > Depending on the cardinality between the two objects, you may need a
> > breakout table to make this work. I did something very similar with a clone
> > of lease contracts for locations instead of assets. The breakout table
> > simply contains the keys of the two objects to be related (absolutely
> > necessary to implement a many to many relationship), so in the application,
> > you simply create or delete records in the breakout table. This allows the
> > application delete and create to work because you are creating/deleting
> > records in the breakout table as opposed to creating records in the ASSET
> > object, so it can simply be done through the app.
> > >
> > > -Chris H
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> > Of mattmaxdef
> > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 7:36 PM
> > > To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [MAXIMO List] Refreshing record screen on update of child
> > records
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Shannon,
> > >
> > > Thanks for your reply, it is much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Yep, I've created a new table and the custom application bound to that
> > table. I've done it all through the database configurator module and
> > application designer.
> > >
> > > What I'm talking about here is showing a table in that application which
> > I've created, trying to show a list of related records to that new custom
> > table. In this case it's the ASSET table, since one or more assets are
> > related to a record in this custom table.
> > >
> > > So it's easy to show the records via a relationship I've set up in the
> > database configurator, but I want the user to be able to relate more assets
> > and remove the relationship.
> > >
> > > Sorry if I've misinterperated your reply.
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > --- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com , "Incomm Solutions Inc." wrote:
> > > >
> > > > You actually don't need to do this with Java . just go into DBConfig
> > > > and create a new table to hold the data you want, then go into
> > > > Application Designer and create a new custom application that's bound
> > to the table.
> > > > See the section on "Creating an Application" in the Application
> > > > Developer's Guide for more info.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Note: it's definitely recommended that you do it using the Maximo
> > > > internal tools, since that makes it visible to the Maximo upgrade
> > > > tools and other functions in Maximo. Likewise I strongly recommend
> > > > against adding new tables and/or new indexes outside of the Database
> > > > Configuration application
> > > > - it makes life difficult down the line, since Maximo is not aware of
> > > > the changes.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Shannon Rotz
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> > > > [mailto:MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com ] On
> > > > Behalf Of mattmaxdef
> > > > Sent: January-27-13 10:33 PM
> > > > To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: [MAXIMO List] Refreshing record screen on update of child
> > > > records
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > OK, I've only been working with MAXIMO for 2 weeks so you'll have to
> > > > bear with me if I'm using terms wrong etc. Sorry in advance.
> > > >
> > > > Customer wants a new MBO called X, where the ASSET table has a child
> > > > relationship to X by having the column XID. XID is the ID of the X
> > table.
> > > >
> > > > The desired outcome is very similar to a CONTRACT in MAXIMO having
> > > > associated assets.
> > > >
> > > > Everything is setup in a custom application where users can modify X's
> > > > fields etc. It has a table that shows all assets that are related to
> > > > the record through the relationship.
> > > >
> > > > I wanted the ability to associate or disassociate the assets to X from
> > > > this application. So I added a button that launches a dialog, showing
> > > > table of all the assets and they can check the desired assets and the
> > > > application java code will set XID on the selected asset records to
> > > > the ID of the X record.
> > > >
> > > > Similarly a button on the X application allows users to select
> > > > associated assets from the table and the java code upon pressing the
> > 'disassociate'
> > > > button will set XID on the selected assets to NULL.
> > > >
> > > > This all works fine, except for the life of me I cant get the
> > > > application to refresh the table that shows the assets associated to
> > > > X. So even when a user associates or disassociates assets, the table
> > > > remains the same. However if you exit from that record and go back
> > into it, you can see the changes made.
> > > >
> > > > I've tried calling the following methods at the end of each function:
> > > >
> > > > fireDataChangeEvent();
> > > > fireChildChangedEvent();
> > > > fireStructureChangedEvent();
> > > > refreshTable();
> > > >
> > > > None of them seem to do what is desired.
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone got any ideas? Thanks in advance!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
Much clearer now, thanks, does this help?
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/message.jspa?messageID=14786194
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:14 PM, mattmaxdef <mrvisible@gmail.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> I'm sorry if I'm not explaining it very well!
>
>
> > Are you displaying the related assets in application X in a table?
>
> Yes, the X application shows the related assets. OK, so let's imagine X
> table has the attributes:
>
> XID - Unique identifier
> NAME
> DESCRIPTION
> (Other attributes)
>
> ASSET Table has been modified by adding a new attribute 'XID'.
>
> On 'X' table a new relationship is added:
>
> Relationship: XASSETS
> Child Table: ASSET
> Where: XID = :XID and SITEID = :SITEID
>
> On the application for X, a table control is added:
>
> Label: Related Assets
> Relationship: XASSETS
>
> So now the X application shows all the related assets to a record of X.
> That is, where the ID of X (XID) equals the XID column in the ASSET table.
>
>
> > Do you modify the asset in the Assets module or are you looking to do
> the modification from within application X?
>
> I'm looking to the modification from within the application X. This is now
> being done through a Java bean.
>
> > Can you describe what you have in application X in regard to the assets
> and how you are wanting the UI to work?
>
> -- The following is what is working now --
>
> There is a button below the table control I created in the X application
> called 'associate assets'. It fires an event that launches a custom dialog.
> This dialog shows a table of assets (MBO=ASSET). This table has checkboxes
> for each row so the user can select one or more asset. The dialog has a
> button called 'OK'.
>
> The OK button runs a method in the custom java bean called
> 'associateAssets'. This method scans through that table, picks out the rows
> that are checked, and builds an MboSet of all the assets selected by the
> user. The java code then cycles through those ASSET MBOs and modifies the
> 'XID' field, setting it to the ID of the current X record being displayed
> in the X application.
>
> These assets are now 'associated' with that X record. And if I exit the
> application and go back to the record, the table I created in the X
> application will show the appropriate assets related.
>
> -- What I can't get working --
>
> When the user presses OK and the java bean updates the asset records, the
> dialog then closes. However the table control in the application does not
> refresh to show the updates the bean has made to the ASSET records. So the
> assets that the user has selected in the dialog do not show up in this
> table.
>
> It is important to note: The database HAS changed, the assets have been
> modified in the the database at this point. If I exit from this
> application, go back into the application and select the same record, the
> table looks as it should (i.e. those asset records user has selected now
> appear in that table control).
>
> I need a way to 'reload' this table control in the java bean once it has
> made the changes to the asset table. I need to tell it 'go and re-execute
> that relationship'. That is, clear the table, find all assets where XID =
> :XID as through the XASSETS relationship.
>
> This will (in my totally uninformed opinion) probably be a call to a
> method in the java bean, right before or after the dialog closes. Something
> like:
>
> refreshTable();
>
> This is a method available, but it doesn't do anything.
>
>
> > If the expectation is that while one user is viewing a record in
> application X another user relates an asset to that record then the first
> user's session will have no awareness of this without a user initiated
> refresh.
>
> No, we I'm only talking about one user here. Once he/she launches the
> dialog, associates the assets, the table needs to refresh in the X
> application to reflect the changes the java bean has performed.
>
> I hope that explains it better!
>
>
> --- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com, Chris Lawless wrote:
> >
> > I don't know if others are clear but I'm not sure I fully understand what
> > you are expecting to see refresh and when. As I interpret this you have a
> > reference on ASSET that indicates that it is linked to a record in
> > application X - lets say LOCATIONS for sake of argument. Are you
> displaying
> > the related assets in application X in a table? If so how is the
> > relationship created, do you modify the asset in the Assets module or are
> > you looking to do the modification from within application X?
> >
> > If you are doing it in application X then how...? Without an intermediate
> > relationship you cannot create a link without modifying an asset from
> > within X which would be complicated unless you are using an action or
> > similar. Can you describe what you have in application X in regard to the
> > assets and how you are wanting the UI to work?
> >
> > If the expectation is that while one user is viewing a record in
> > application X another user relates an asset to that record then the first
> > user's session will have no awareness of this without a user initiated
> > refresh.
> >
> > Chris.
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 6:17 PM, mattmaxdef wrote:
> >
> > > **
>
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Chris,
> > >
> > > Thanks for your reply.
> > >
> > > Yeah it is a one-to-many cardinality, so many assets to one 'X' object.
> > > This means I shouldn't need a mapping table - I just created a field
> in the
> > > ASSET table that that is a foreign key to the primary key of the 'X'
> > > object. This all works fine through the application. There is no
> deleting
> > > or adding of ASSETS in the process, all it is doing is setting this ID
> > > field in the ASSET table to relate the asset to the 'X' object. So the
> > > application either sets it to the ID of X to relate it, or sets it to
> NULL
> > > to un-relate it.
> > >
> > > The actual modification of the database data works all fine. The only
> > > thing I can't do is get the application to refresh after I've made the
> > > database changes. When I'm talking about 'refreshing a table' in this
> case
> > > I mean an application control - not a database table. The application
> > > control needs to refresh to reflect the changes the application has
> made to
> > > the database - i.e. unrelating or relating assets to the X object.
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > --- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com, "Hanna, Christopher CTR" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Depending on the cardinality between the two objects, you may need a
> > > breakout table to make this work. I did something very similar with a
> clone
> > > of lease contracts for locations instead of assets. The breakout table
> > > simply contains the keys of the two objects to be related (absolutely
> > > necessary to implement a many to many relationship), so in the
> application,
> > > you simply create or delete records in the breakout table. This allows
> the
> > > application delete and create to work because you are creating/deleting
> > > records in the breakout table as opposed to creating records in the
> ASSET
> > > object, so it can simply be done through the app.
> > > >
> > > > -Chris H
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf
> > > Of mattmaxdef
> > > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 7:36 PM
> > > > To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [MAXIMO List] Refreshing record screen on update of
> child
> > > records
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Shannon,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your reply, it is much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Yep, I've created a new table and the custom application bound to
> that
> > > table. I've done it all through the database configurator module and
> > > application designer.
> > > >
> > > > What I'm talking about here is showing a table in that application
> which
> > > I've created, trying to show a list of related records to that new
> custom
> > > table. In this case it's the ASSET table, since one or more assets are
> > > related to a record in this custom table.
> > > >
> > > > So it's easy to show the records via a relationship I've set up in
> the
> > > database configurator, but I want the user to be able to relate more
> assets
> > > and remove the relationship.
> > > >
> > > > Sorry if I've misinterperated your reply.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers!
> > > >
> > > > --- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com , "Incomm Solutions Inc." wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > You actually don't need to do this with Java . just go into
> DBConfig
> > > > > and create a new table to hold the data you want, then go into
> > > > > Application Designer and create a new custom application that's
> bound
> > > to the table.
> > > > > See the section on "Creating an Application" in the Application
> > > > > Developer's Guide for more info.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Note: it's definitely recommended that you do it using the Maximo
> > > > > internal tools, since that makes it visible to the Maximo upgrade
> > > > > tools and other functions in Maximo. Likewise I strongly recommend
> > > > > against adding new tables and/or new indexes outside of the
> Database
> > > > > Configuration application
> > > > > - it makes life difficult down the line, since Maximo is not aware
> of
> > > > > the changes.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Shannon Rotz
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > From: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > [mailto:MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com ] On
> > > > > Behalf Of mattmaxdef
> > > > > Sent: January-27-13 10:33 PM
> > > > > To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > Subject: [MAXIMO List] Refreshing record screen on update of child
> > > > > records
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > OK, I've only been working with MAXIMO for 2 weeks so you'll have
> to
> > > > > bear with me if I'm using terms wrong etc. Sorry in advance.
> > > > >
> > > > > Customer wants a new MBO called X, where the ASSET table has a
> child
> > > > > relationship to X by having the column XID. XID is the ID of the X
> > > table.
> > > > >
> > > > > The desired outcome is very similar to a CONTRACT in MAXIMO having
> > > > > associated assets.
> > > > >
> > > > > Everything is setup in a custom application where users can modify
> X's
> > > > > fields etc. It has a table that shows all assets that are related
> to
> > > > > the record through the relationship.
> > > > >
> > > > > I wanted the ability to associate or disassociate the assets to X
> from
> > > > > this application. So I added a button that launches a dialog,
> showing
> > > > > table of all the assets and they can check the desired assets and
> the
> > > > > application java code will set XID on the selected asset records to
> > > > > the ID of the X record.
> > > > >
> > > > > Similarly a button on the X application allows users to select
> > > > > associated assets from the table and the java code upon pressing
> the
> > > 'disassociate'
> > > > > button will set XID on the selected assets to NULL.
> > > > >
> > > > > This all works fine, except for the life of me I cant get the
> > > > > application to refresh the table that shows the assets associated
> to
> > > > > X. So even when a user associates or disassociates assets, the
> table
> > > > > remains the same. However if you exit from that record and go back
> > > into it, you can see the changes made.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've tried calling the following methods at the end of each
> function:
> > > > >
> > > > > fireDataChangeEvent();
> > > > > fireChildChangedEvent();
> > > > > fireStructureChangedEvent();
> > > > > refreshTable();
> > > > >
> > > > > None of them seem to do what is desired.
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone got any ideas? Thanks in advance!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
Try just calling the reset() method on the application's set.
DataBean applicationBean = app.getAppBean();
MboSetRemote v_set = applicationBean.getMboSet();
v_set.reset();
p.s. been awhile since I've done beans. Would probably help too if we had the code snippet you're working with at least in pseudo form.
--- Sean Clark-McCarthy
From: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mattmaxdef
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:15 PM
To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MAXIMO List] Refreshing record screen on update of child records
Hi Chris,
I'm sorry if I'm not explaining it very well!
> Are you displaying the related assets in application X in a table?
Yes, the X application shows the related assets. OK, so let's imagine X table has the attributes:
XID - Unique identifier
NAME
DESCRIPTION
(Other attributes)
ASSET Table has been modified by adding a new attribute 'XID'.
On 'X' table a new relationship is added:
Relationship: XASSETS
Child Table: ASSET
Where: XID = :XID and SITEID = :SITEID
On the application for X, a table control is added:
Label: Related Assets
Relationship: XASSETS
So now the X application shows all the related assets to a record of X. That is, where the ID of X (XID) equals the XID column in the ASSET table.
> Do you modify the asset in the Assets module or are you looking to do the modification from within application X?
I'm looking to the modification from within the application X. This is now being done through a Java bean.
> Can you describe what you have in application X in regard to the assets and how you are wanting the UI to work?
-- The following is what is working now --
There is a button below the table control I created in the X application called 'associate assets'. It fires an event that launches a custom dialog. This dialog shows a table of assets (MBO=ASSET). This table has checkboxes for each row so the user can select one or more asset. The dialog has a button called 'OK'.
The OK button runs a method in the custom java bean called 'associateAssets'. This method scans through that table, picks out the rows that are checked, and builds an MboSet of all the assets selected by the user. The java code then cycles through those ASSET MBOs and modifies the 'XID' field, setting it to the ID of the current X record being displayed in the X application.
These assets are now 'associated' with that X record. And if I exit the application and go back to the record, the table I created in the X application will show the appropriate assets related.
-- What I can't get working --
When the user presses OK and the java bean updates the asset records, the dialog then closes. However the table control in the application does not refresh to show the updates the bean has made to the ASSET records. So the assets that the user has selected in the dialog do not show up in this table.
It is important to note: The database HAS changed, the assets have been modified in the the database at this point. If I exit from this application, go back into the application and select the same record, the table looks as it should (i.e. those asset records user has selected now appear in that table control).
I need a way to 'reload' this table control in the java bean once it has made the changes to the asset table. I need to tell it 'go and re-execute that relationship'. That is, clear the table, find all assets where XID = :XID as through the XASSETS relationship.
This will (in my totally uninformed opinion) probably be a call to a method in the java bean, right before or after the dialog closes. Something like:
refreshTable();
This is a method available, but it doesn't do anything.
> If the expectation is that while one user is viewing a record in application X another user relates an asset to that record then the first user's session will have no awareness of this without a user initiated refresh.
No, we I'm only talking about one user here. Once he/she launches the dialog, associates the assets, the table needs to refresh in the X application to reflect the changes the java bean has performed.
I hope that explains it better!
--- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com<mailto:MAXIMO%40yahoogroups.com>, Chris Lawless wrote:
>
> I don't know if others are clear but I'm not sure I fully understand what
> you are expecting to see refresh and when. As I interpret this you have a
> reference on ASSET that indicates that it is linked to a record in
> application X - lets say LOCATIONS for sake of argument. Are you displaying
> the related assets in application X in a table? If so how is the
> relationship created, do you modify the asset in the Assets module or are
> you looking to do the modification from within application X?
>
> If you are doing it in application X then how...? Without an intermediate
> relationship you cannot create a link without modifying an asset from
> within X which would be complicated unless you are using an action or
> similar. Can you describe what you have in application X in regard to the
> assets and how you are wanting the UI to work?
>
> If the expectation is that while one user is viewing a record in
> application X another user relates an asset to that record then the first
> user's session will have no awareness of this without a user initiated
> refresh.
>
> Chris.
>
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 6:17 PM, mattmaxdef wrote:
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> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > Thanks for your reply.
> >
> > Yeah it is a one-to-many cardinality, so many assets to one 'X' object.
> > This means I shouldn't need a mapping table - I just created a field in the
> > ASSET table that that is a foreign key to the primary key of the 'X'
> > object. This all works fine through the application. There is no deleting
> > or adding of ASSETS in the process, all it is doing is setting this ID
> > field in the ASSET table to relate the asset to the 'X' object. So the
> > application either sets it to the ID of X to relate it, or sets it to NULL
> > to un-relate it.
> >
> > The actual modification of the database data works all fine. The only
> > thing I can't do is get the application to refresh after I've made the
> > database changes. When I'm talking about 'refreshing a table' in this case
> > I mean an application control - not a database table. The application
> > control needs to refresh to reflect the changes the application has made to
> > the database - i.e. unrelating or relating assets to the X object.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > --- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com<mailto:MAXIMO%40yahoogroups.com>, "Hanna, Christopher CTR" wrote:
> > >
> > > Depending on the cardinality between the two objects, you may need a
> > breakout table to make this work. I did something very similar with a clone
> > of lease contracts for locations instead of assets. The breakout table
> > simply contains the keys of the two objects to be related (absolutely
> > necessary to implement a many to many relationship), so in the application,
> > you simply create or delete records in the breakout table. This allows the
> > application delete and create to work because you are creating/deleting
> > records in the breakout table as opposed to creating records in the ASSET
> > object, so it can simply be done through the app.
> > >
> > > -Chris H
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com<mailto:MAXIMO%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com<mailto:MAXIMO%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
> > Of mattmaxdef
> > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 7:36 PM
> > > To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com<mailto:MAXIMO%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [MAXIMO List] Refreshing record screen on update of child
> > records
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Shannon,
> > >
> > > Thanks for your reply, it is much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Yep, I've created a new table and the custom application bound to that
> > table. I've done it all through the database configurator module and
> > application designer.
> > >
> > > What I'm talking about here is showing a table in that application which
> > I've created, trying to show a list of related records to that new custom
> > table. In this case it's the ASSET table, since one or more assets are
> > related to a record in this custom table.
> > >
> > > So it's easy to show the records via a relationship I've set up in the
> > database configurator, but I want the user to be able to relate more assets
> > and remove the relationship.
> > >
> > > Sorry if I've misinterperated your reply.
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > --- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com<mailto:MAXIMO%40yahoogroups.com> , "Incomm Solutions Inc." wrote:
> > > >
> > > > You actually don't need to do this with Java . just go into DBConfig
> > > > and create a new table to hold the data you want, then go into
> > > > Application Designer and create a new custom application that's bound
> > to the table.
> > > > See the section on "Creating an Application" in the Application
> > > > Developer's Guide for more info.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Note: it's definitely recommended that you do it using the Maximo
> > > > internal tools, since that makes it visible to the Maximo upgrade
> > > > tools and other functions in Maximo. Likewise I strongly recommend
> > > > against adding new tables and/or new indexes outside of the Database
> > > > Configuration application
> > > > - it makes life difficult down the line, since Maximo is not aware of
> > > > the changes.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Shannon Rotz
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com<mailto:MAXIMO%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > [mailto:MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com<mailto:MAXIMO%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
> > > > Behalf Of mattmaxdef
> > > > Sent: January-27-13 10:33 PM
> > > > To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com<mailto:MAXIMO%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Subject: [MAXIMO List] Refreshing record screen on update of child
> > > > records
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > OK, I've only been working with MAXIMO for 2 weeks so you'll have to
> > > > bear with me if I'm using terms wrong etc. Sorry in advance.
> > > >
> > > > Customer wants a new MBO called X, where the ASSET table has a child
> > > > relationship to X by having the column XID. XID is the ID of the X
> > table.
> > > >
> > > > The desired outcome is very similar to a CONTRACT in MAXIMO having
> > > > associated assets.
> > > >
> > > > Everything is setup in a custom application where users can modify X's
> > > > fields etc. It has a table that shows all assets that are related to
> > > > the record through the relationship.
> > > >
> > > > I wanted the ability to associate or disassociate the assets to X from
> > > > this application. So I added a button that launches a dialog, showing
> > > > table of all the assets and they can check the desired assets and the
> > > > application java code will set XID on the selected asset records to
> > > > the ID of the X record.
> > > >
> > > > Similarly a button on the X application allows users to select
> > > > associated assets from the table and the java code upon pressing the
> > 'disassociate'
> > > > button will set XID on the selected assets to NULL.
> > > >
> > > > This all works fine, except for the life of me I cant get the
> > > > application to refresh the table that shows the assets associated to
> > > > X. So even when a user associates or disassociates assets, the table
> > > > remains the same. However if you exit from that record and go back
> > into it, you can see the changes made.
> > > >
> > > > I've tried calling the following methods at the end of each function:
> > > >
> > > > fireDataChangeEvent();
> > > > fireChildChangedEvent();
> > > > fireStructureChangedEvent();
> > > > refreshTable();
> > > >
> > > > None of them seem to do what is desired.
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone got any ideas? Thanks in advance!
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