How to correctly add a labor transaction record in a Maximo automation script - automation

Question

Hi I'm trying to add a labor transaction from an action automation script with the object being ASSIGNMENT in Maximo. I am currently trying the code below.
labTransSet = MXServer.getMXServer().getMboSet("LABTRANS",ui);
labTrans = labTransSet.add();
labTrans.setValue("laborcode", userLabor);
labTrans.setValue("wonum", assignWonum);
sds1=SimpleDateFormat("hh.mm aa").format(firstDate);
sds2=SimpleDateFormat("hh.mm aa").format(Date());
labTrans.setValue("STARTTIME", sds1);
labTrans.setValue("FINISHTIME", sds2);
labTransSet.save();
labTransSet.close();
userLabor is the username of the current user
assignWonum is the assignment work order number
firstDate is the scheduled date field from the assignment
The labor record is being added correctly with the right data, but when I go to route my workflow after the script is called from a button, I am given the warning BMXAA8229W WOACTIVITY has been updated by another user and the work order does not route. I am under the impression that this is happening because the assignment object for the script is being queried at the same time I try to add and save a labor record. Does anyone know if my guess is correct or what else the problem is and how I can fix this? Thanks

Answer 1

That error occurs because Maximo already has one version of the record loaded into memory when the record in the database is modified independently. Maximo then tries to work with the in-memory object and sees it doesn't match what is in the database and throws that error. Timing doesn't really have anything to do with it (other than that an edit happened at some point after the record was loaded into memory).
What you need to do is make sure you are modifying the exact same task/assignment/labtrans record that has already been loaded into memory. That "MXServer.getMXServer().getMboSet" stuff is guaranteed to use a new object. That is how you start a new transaction in Maximo; how you make sure you are not using anything already loaded into memory. I suspect you want to get your set off of the implicit "mbo" object the script will give to you.