Maximo SysAdm Times Welcome to the Sysadm Times !!!!!!   Introduction: There is a drop down menu "All Records" on the side navigation toolbar in Maximo and sometimes users ending up clicking on this option which could impact performance seriously if there are millions of records to be returned. 'All Records' query option is hardcoded in the menu.java to always be displayed. You are unable to disable it without a framework code change . Making a code change to achieve this would be an unsupported customization of platform... [More]

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In order to create your BIRT development environment for Maximo 7.6, you need to follow the document in the link bellow: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678503 However, If you want to install your BIRT Designer on your Linux or Mac OS X you need to replace the section 2.1 for the steps bellow:   1.    Download Eclipse Standard 4.3.1 by the link: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-standard-431/keplersr1 In the “Download Links” section, pick the option that best fit for your... [More]

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A new youtube video has been released Maximo 7.5 Hide a Button group This video demonstartes how to hide a button group from some users You can view the video here -  https://youtu.be/VhwFFCuFOSQ

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A new youtube video has been released  Maximo 7.1 How To Resize The Workflow Design Canvas  This video describes how to increase the size of the Application Designer Workflow Canvas in a Maximo 7.1 system. You can view the video here -   https://youtu.be/KA1yKRgmcbc

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You attempt to clone an application using application designer in Maximo, and receive the error: BMXAA4195E - The Application requires a value One reason for this type of error is that the primarykeycolseq values in Maximo attributes have changed, causing the wrong fields to be validated within Maximo when performing certain actions. If the primarykeycolseq values are incorrect for the APPLICATIONAUTH attributes, you will receive an error when attempting to clone an application within Maximo.  This problem can occur if an index that... [More]

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Co-Authored by Dan Miller, Maximo developer In his Best Practices for Configuring Tivoli process automation engine application document Scott Dickerson discussed relating two existing objects in a new relationship.  Bruno Portaluri has also blogged on this subject where he has discussed linking Parent-Child records in Maximo by writing java code.   Dan Miller and I would like to show you how you can link parent – child records using Maximo applications (NO CODING!) and also show you how you can use the Child to point back... [More]

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Conditional UI is a powerful tool that can change the behavior of your user interfaces based on the state of the current record or the role of an individual user.  See the Application Configuration Best Practices page for more details on what Conditional UI can do for your users. To implement some conditional user interface use cases, Maximo 7.x allows you to conditionally change the property values of your widgets.  This is controlled in the Application Designer application by launching the “Configure Conditional... [More]

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One of Jakob Nielsen’s top ten rules for usability is: Minimize the user's memory load by making objects, actions, and options visible. The user should not have to remember information from one part of the dialogue to another. Sometimes adding an additional field or section into an application can greatly improve the efficiency of your end users. You can add fields or sections to an existing user interface through configuration by using the Application Designer. Here’s a tutorial on adding a simple field into the user interface that was posted... [More]

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Depending on how BIRT reports were developed, they may look fine on screen (HTML), but can be displayed in a different way when they are exported to or printed using PDF. A simple approach can be used so that BIRT reports will look the same on screen and when they print in PDF. This approach follows: 1) After a new report is created by clicking on File -> New -> Report, select all the report containers (table, grids, etc) and on their layout tab, select the Property Editor tab, Properties sub tab and the General option as per figure 1... [More]

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Last week I showed you my cubicle .  This week, I used one of my favorite tools – my Magic 8 Ball – to see if I should show you more, and received ‘Reply Hazy’ in return.  Okay…I’ll follow its guidance and hold for now.  But what I do want to share today is more information on Report Upgrading.     When Maximo 7.5.0.3 was initially released, we noted that it included an upgrade to BIRT 3.7.1 .   If you were using a previous version of Maximo (and hence a lower version of BIRT) we recommended report upgrade best practices which included backup... [More]

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If you've never configured the Maximo User Interface before, here's a new tutorial that demonstrates how to add a new field to the Advanced Search dialog of the Incident application.   In this tutorial, you'll use Maximo's Application Designer to configure the control properties of the attribute 'Createdby' .                   Next, you will access the Database Configuration application and update the MBO Attribute.  When you are finished with these steps, your users will have access to the 'Created By' Field in the application's Advanced... [More]

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