“Are you sharing?”  As the rush of adrenaline ripped thru me during last week’s client web conference ….I quickly opened different browsers, logged in as multiple users, and emailed files…in the quest to share my presentation and demo with everyone.   But my sharing never did materialize.     The jury is still out on the source of the technical difficulties (operator error?)....but the good news...is that the information from the Maximo-Cognos Integration session is now available on-line! The focus of the reporting session was on the... [More]

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Do you make lists?  Lists of things to do at work or home?  Lists of items to pick up when you’re out running errands, or lists of songs to download?  I love making lists, and I love them even better when I cross off things I’ve completed!    In the spirit of lists, we’ve compiled a listing of key report property settings and cron tasks for you in this wiki page here .  These settings are applicable thru the Version 7.5.0.2 release for BIRT Reporting.    You can then download the... [More]

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 Introduction    What should you do if the message "BMXAA0578E - You must turn on Admin Mode before performing a structural database configuration." is displayed when you are applying a database change?      What should you do if the admin mode is ON and the administrator is not able to log into Maximo? How do you turn OFF the admin mode?    This post helps you to solve these problems.    Objective    This post guides you how to configure system properties to turn ON and turn OFF Admin mode at Maximo. It also describes how to... [More]

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Sometimes, there is an specific need to deploy Maximo without those default demonstration data that comes within the installation. Following this idea, I wanted to share this simple post about creating and activating a brand new Organization into Maximo Asset Management. One of the first steps when setting up a clean Maximo environment is to create the financial information and it is still a little bit tricky for some people without experience in Maximo. In order to create your financial information and Organization, follow the steps... [More]

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Independence of security groups are one of the most misunderstood concepts in the Maximo/TPAE security construct. Why would you want a group to be independent? What are the implications of checking that check box? Basically, security group independence exists to allow you to configure site specific access to a set of applications, options or controls. If you are not configuring site specific rules you don’t need an Independent group. If you only have one site, you should never have Independent groups. By default, security groups combine with... [More]

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Hello and welcome to my first post!    After seeing a demonstration from Carey Clarke, Designer & Architect of IBM Maximo Transportation, I decided to write a very easy step-by-step configuration using Maximo core functionalities to manage a great need in Transportation companies - the management of retreaded tires.   Introduction Currently, in organizations with a large fleet, tires management is one of the most costly activities. These organizations that have larger number of assets need to consider reuse of existing assets, like... [More]

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If you have upgraded to 7.5.0.1 from an earlier version, in some environments Start Center does not load after logging-in and application server log has the following error. java.lang.NullPointerException at psdi.webclient.system.session.WebClientSession.getReportsMap(WebClientSession.java:4067) at psdi.webclient.controls.Menus.buildMenuCache(Menus.java:536) at com.ibm._jsp._page._jspService(_page.java:2323) at com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:99) . . . This usually happens when actuate reports are not removed while... [More]

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If you have upgraded from an earlier version of Maximo, in some environments the MAXLOGGER.PARENTLOGGERID of BIRT report loggers does not execute correctly. In these cases, if the loggers are enabled and the application server is restarted - but still the Report SQLs do not appear in the log - then execute the following sql. select logger, logkey, maxloggerid, parentloggerid   from maxlogger  where logkey in ('log4j.logger.maximo.report', 'log4j.logger.maximo.report.birt','log4j.logger.maximo.report.birt.sql') The result of the SQL will be... [More]

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Neodydium.  This rare earth element comes frequently to my mind on these summer days as both the grass in our yard increases…along with the hours my husband spends on the golf course.    Neodydium was introduced to me years ago while leading a development project bringing together two major corporations, focused on creating a technically superior golf sunglass.   As a key component of the innovative lens coating, Neodydium enabled the variations of the green to ‘pop’ out to the golfer, and gave me the incredible opportunity to lead a team of... [More]

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  Problem     In Maximo we provide the capability to send Role based emails. A role is defined in the Roles application and is typically attached to a communication template while sending an email. Behind the scenes Maximo resolves the email addresses of the members in a role and sets the "TO:" field with a list of email addresses. However there is always a chance that one or more of these addresses on the list could be invalid due to a variety of reasons. When there are one or more invalid email addresses on the "TO:" list... [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 compilation At... [More]

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You may have many questions surrounding Maximo support for USGCB, FDCC, FIPS support, NIST SP800-131a and Section 508 accessibility. The following article provides you further details regarding Maximo support for these standards. USGCB is the US Government Configuration Baseline for additional security settings on computers running Windows 7 & Windows 2008. Further details regarding this standard are available at  usgcb.nist.gov .  Please note that Maximo 7.5 (and subsequent fix packs) and Maximo 7.1.1.8 (and subsequent fix packs) are... [More]

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Large chunks of succulent lobster lightly tossed with chilled mayonnaise and nestled between a sweet-butter grilled hot dog roll.   Ahhh….the Lobster Roll…a true New England experience. And as the lobster rolls represents New England Cuisine, one of the most powerful representations of Maximo is its ease of customization .   Throughout the BiLog entries, a number of ways you can customize Maximo reporting have been detailed including 1.  Record Limits.   Defining the maximum records reports can execute against as a performance enabler. 2. ... [More]

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I am often amazed how many times I receive questions regarding Maximo's rotating inventory functionality.  The surprise comes from the fact that this functionality has been in the product since at least the days of 3.x (maybe earlier...anyone have a copy of 2.1.1 and can tell me?) Many customers are looking to implement or expand their usage of rotating inventory so it seemed appropriate to provide a bit more information on what all this rotating stuff is about.   So what is a rotating item?  Functionally, it is an item record that has... [More]

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