I can't decide  ,  can't control my hunger  and can't stop talking about Maximo 76!   In Maximo 76, the listing of new and updated BI features is astounding!  Included in this feature set is Ad Hoc or QBR Reporting.  Ad Hoc reporting empowers business and power users   to create their own reports for their unique business and project needs.   Starting in Maximo 76, numerous new features   have been introduced  including adding calculations on one or more... [More]

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The performance was spectacular.   The consumption of six chocolate and potato chip cookies was done in record time.  Spurred on by their performance enablers of smell, warmth and my driving hunger, rapid morsel feasting was inevitable In Maximo 76, numerous new report performance features are available and many existing features have been enhanced.  These performance features target delivering report content quickly to meet the dynamic business needs of your users.   The new Maximo 76 Report Performance... [More]

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I upgraded my seat.  They served me beverages, called me by name and gave me dinner that wasn't double wrapped in cellophane. I was no longer seat 23B wresting for elbow and overhead space.  Yea!   You can also upgrade to Maximo 76!  Packed with new BI features highlighted in this diagram, Maximo 76 also includes an upgrade to BIRT 431.   This new BIRT release enables multiple new features including        - New report viewer file export options      ... [More]

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I can't decide.  Each one sounds so good.  Each has features I love.   Each has features ...well...I'm not so fond of.  And each has possibilities I dream about at night.   How do you decide?  Do you make a checklist?  Do you go with your gut?  Do you get inputs from others?   Maximo 76    provides a variety of report options for you to choose from via its Open Reporting Architecture. This has been designed to enable you to utilize the reporting tool or... [More]

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Don't you just love NEW?   NEW Year, NEW Start, and NEW Resolutions, and NEW Maximo 76 Release!  YES!!!   Maximo 7.6 is packed full of NEW Business Intelligence (BI) features !  NEW features for the suite of Maximo BI Tools!  This suite of tools has expanded in Maximo 76 to provide you an even greater selection of tools to choose from to meet your unique business and project needs.  In Maximo 76, these tools now include QBE:   Query By Example or Data Download.... [More]

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It's here.  Maximo 76.  And it's stellar. Packed with new features focusing on usability enhancements, streamlined installation, multi-tenant architecture, analytics and more - - it' a release you'll want.  Now.   The new BI (Business Intelligence) or Analytic features are one of the key components of Maximo 76.   These features expand and extend the large BI Tool set with new entitlement to the Cognos BI Server tools,  introducing two new KPI applications, extending the... [More]

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  An important part of of any software implementation is data loading. In Maximo / TPAE, one of the preferred solutions for that end is MIF or Maximo Integration Framework. The advantage over other routines is that it goes through the MBOs and Field Classes validations to enforce all Maximo business logic over the transacted data. If you are a Maximo user, by now you probably know that we may use flat files to load data into Maximo through MIF. Easily enough you just have to go to the application, click a button and load... [More]

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The record set totals 143.   Ranging from jazz, country and rock and roll, the 143 records commander a prime, comfortable spot in our attic.   Your  Maximo record set may or may not have the same historical grooves.  However, understanding how a Maximo application record set can be applied in Maximo Ad Hoc reporting is critical.   Maximo Ad Hoc reporting enables your Power users to create their own reports - for their unique business needs.   One of the key components of... [More]

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How long have these been here?  A jar of mustard, a bottle of pineapple juice and a wedge of unidentifiable cheese in the back corner of our refrigerator?  While I scratch my head trying to remember the day of their last usage - I know that these items are extremely obsolete . Likewise, you may have a number of items in your Inventory which are obsolete or inactive .  To help you identify issues like these,  new Inventory Management content for Maximo is now available!   This content is contained within the... [More]

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I forgot.   I had my headphones on.....and I forgot what a terrible singer I was when I let my voice escape.   I also forgot what summer feels like, who won the superbowl in 2003 and how to make a mouth-watering Reuben sandwich.  But I haven't forgotten what  a report resource file is. Resource files are .gif or .jpg images used in report designs.  Within the Maximo delivered reports, two resource files are used.  These are IBM_logo_black.gif and tivoli.gif, which are the two logos displayed at... [More]

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MORE Maximo BI Pack Content!   Supplementing the existing Work Order Management and metric reports, the Maximo BI Packs have been further enhanced with the new Asset Management and Asset Failure workspaces and reports.    The critical assets in your business often define the health of your operation.  These assets may be vital to production processes, reliability of your operation, or safety processes.    If these assets are not properly maintained, your business processes may be severely... [More]

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Sometimes TWO is better than one.  Speeding Tickets Noooooooo.  Red Velvet Cookies , Coins and databases – YES!.     You may want to configure your Maximo environment to use TWO separate databases.       The first database is your production, transactional database that your Maximo UI servers utilize.   The SECOND database can be configured for your reports to execute from.  This second database is a snap-shot of your production, transactional database, and is... [More]

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I can’t decide.   Some days I want a pie.  Other days, I only want a bar.   The new Maximo BI Workspaces are perfect for my indecisiveness.  I can change the display of the metrics from a pie, to a bar or from a wide range of other graph types.   Using the Work Order Metrics by Classification workspace as an example, I initially view the Backlog work order metric in column format.     This column format is very clear, but I want to re-structure this metric so I can view the data... [More]

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Do you have a pair of these on your desk?   Even if yours aren’t fire engine red with cubic zirconia sparkles…glasses enable us to see things more clearly.   Likewise, the Maximo Business Intelligence (BI) Packs enable you to view Maximo data in a much clearer format.      Frequently, your users export the results of an application query to Microsoft Excel to view and analyze Maximo data.  However, as shown here, the results of that data can be overwhelming, and tedious... [More]

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