I was recently asked for some detailed documentation regarding setting up and using the MobileFirst studio to preview\demo Maximo Anywhere 7.6.1 applications.  Other then the Knowledge Center which gives a basic guideline, there isn't much out there that goes over the process in detail. So in this blog I'm going to go through the configuration of MobileFirst Studio in eclipse, importing the Maximo Anywhere application in to the eclipse workspace, building the applications as well as some of the configuration tasks required.... [More]

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  Are you a do-it-yourself-er?   Making your own sandwich , walking up and down the Grand Canyon and driving yourself  to work each day? You may have a subset of do-it-youself-ers (also known as  business or power users ) who may want to also create their own reports for their unique project or analytic needs.    With Maximo 76, your business users can utilize QBR or Ad Hoc Reporting to create their own reports within the various Maximo applications.  These reports... [More]

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An established Maximo Asset Management 7.5 deployment can be copied into multiple environments. This allows you to duplicate environments for the purposes of development, testing, and prototyping. You can refine best practices for your product in development and test environments. You can then apply the best practices to the production environment.   A new document describing the cloning process for is available on the IBM Maximo Asset Management wiki .   This document provides information on cloning a Maximo Asset Management 7.5 environment... [More]

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Click Here to Download Now Abstract Service Management Connect (SMC) is a vibrant community where IBM, its clients and business partners collaborate together to improve the quality of Tivoli products. After being launched at Pulse2011, users began populating the site to take advantage of the interaction available with product developers. In 2012, SMC evolved into a portal of transparent development. Combined with the other social capabilities of SMC, the new transparent development platform provides clients with the capability to... [More]

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  Weighing in at over 1,200 pounds, seven feet in height and with antlers over 5 feet wide, moose are intimidating and inspiring.  This week I'm heading to Maine, whose official State Animal is the moose.  I'm driving to Maine to see a Maximo client - and while it would be incredible to see a moose on the drive up - -I'll be more than happy to see the occasional squirrel storing up his acorns for the winter.    The client has asked me to spend some time with them on getting started with their report... [More]

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  If you are a developer working with Maximo's MXServer API you may find the following public methods useful. They are exposed via the MXServerRemote interface and can be accessed through a static reference ... MXServer.getMXServer().   These methods are available in TPAE 7.5 and higher and also in fix packs 7.1.1.6 and higher.   ___________________________________________________________________________________ public ArrayList getMboCounts() throws MXApplicationException   This method returns an ArrayList of MboSet and Mbo counts. The Array... [More]

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If you are an IBM client, business partner, consultant, or even a IBM Maximo developer you should be following the Maximo Development Best Practices when customizing Maximo Business Objects (MBO's).  As a Maximo developer and Lab Advocate, I have dealt with many clients who have extended Maximo business objects and have made their own customizations. When extending the MBO's you should be aware that if done incorrectly, it could lead your end users to experience poor performance, out of memory errors and/or system crashes amongst... [More]

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