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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Recently a blog was written for hidden features of crossover domain. This blog talks about a couple of special attributes in Maximo created specifically for crossover domain use. As was mentioned in the earlier blog, the concept of crossover domain is simple. It is a way to trigger something to happen when an attribute is being populated. Do you want to know how you can crossover values from pm to the work order hierarchies which pm generated? How you can crossover additional values from ticket and work order to workview?   How... [More]

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Recently, I encountered a use case of crossover domain that worth blogging about.    The concept of crossover domain is simple. It is a way to trigger something to happen when an attribute is being populated. That something is to copy one or more attributes from a related object to the current object that is involved in the operation at this moment. For example, you want to “crossover” the item’s description when you are putting the item on the purchase order that you are creating.    ... [More]

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I dissected our kitchen junk drawer this weekend.   Although I’m not a hoarder ,  I did find a 41 golf pencils , $1.53 in Change and and 3 postcard stamps! While on this clearing spree, today’s Bilog dissects how QBR reports are stored in the database to clear up any confusion you may have.   QBR, or Ad Hoc reports, enable you to create reports ‘on the fly’ without technical database or report development skills.   In this previous BiLog entry, best practices were reviewed to detail which specific users you may want to grant QBR security... [More]

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Ever wondered how Maximo executes automation scripts saved in the database? Read on.. Script code is written into the Source Code field of the Automation Script application. Alternately, script code can be imported as the Automation Script wizards are used to create new launch point and script. Once the Automation Script wizards are completed or, the Save Script button of the Automation Scripts application is clicked the contents of the field are compiled, cached into memory and, finally, saved to the Maximo database. Script... [More]

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