With the release of 7.6.0.8 and allowing work centers to now work with LDAP and security enabled environments, I wanted to make a document that would allow those who are new to the concept of work centers have a good idea of the process, what could go wrong, and step-by-step how to configure the maximo work centers in your current environment. I won't go into what work centers are available, for information on role-based interfaces I would recommend you check out the other documents for the features, looks and functionality of them. Link... [More]

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  Fighting back flashback memories of paint-by-number templates where you were supposed to stay inside the line….and I couldn’t…..   New Maximo Work Center security templates are very different and tremendously fabulous!!   And enable you to quickly grant work center security access to your Maximo users!   Maximo Work centers were initially introduced in Maximo 7.6.0.5   for all Maximo clients with no additional costs or licensing fees.   The work centers provide role-focused... [More]

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I was chatting with a customer who was not aware that we can now have assets created via an asset template enter work flow automatically if needed. Seem's this has been something always in Maximo, but it has not always worked as needed .  The apar associated with this issue is IV84773 and has been corrected by design as of M ax imo 7 50.1 1. The set up for it is very straight forward and requires very little set up, the link below will take you the document that outlines what needs to be done for set up.   Link to DCF:  ... [More]

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I had a conversation with a customer earlier this week and was surprised to learn they were not aware that we can automatically generate work orders automatically and have them initiate into  a  workflow process. S o, let me help you get back some of your very valuable time, I've created a dcf  that outlines the things needed to set this up. Hope this helps save you some time!   Link to DCF:   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002343

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  Welcome to the EAM Corner!!!! My name is Ghazala and I work in level 2 support for IBM on the EAM product. This blog series will all be helpful tips, tricks and how-to's on Maximo EAM . Be sure to follow me on DeveloperWorks  --------->   Click here to follow me on DeveloperWorks!   Have you ever  had an issue in the Preventive Maintenance application, when generating a work order, on a location containing only one asset, the work order is being generated for both the location... [More]

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When changing the status of the Work Order from the change status dialog you might be asking yourself why the notification is not working. The SMTP properties are properly set and the e-mail address looks good in the Notification E-mail field. So, what is wrong?   The notification will only be sent if the 'Change work order status in back ground ' checkbox is checked. Now the notification will be sent to the e-mail as expected noting that the status has been changed.

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I was speaking with a customer and they had a few questions about scheduling work in Maximo. They had noticed that when they scheduled work, Maximo would schedule working during a non-working time when a task was present. This is because the interruptible flag is not being used. Once the flag is set, Maximo will only schedule work during working hours defined as per your calendar. On the main work order tab, there is an interruptible field on screen by default, there is none for the task. Task can be made to be interruptible as well, it just... [More]

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WMATL is a status used on work orders to indicate the lack of availability of planned material. Users plans for material on the plans tab, material subtab, users add the quantity needed and storeroom the item will be sourced from. The status of the work order is then changed  to approved, at this time the code fires off and does a few checks. Based on the quantity planned for being more than the balance on hand maximo will change the work order status to WMATL and not to approved. If that is not current happening then there may be a setup... [More]

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Have you tried report downtime in Workorder Tracking application and the hours field was not accepting the correct downtime or not displaying the correct downtime?   Today I have a tip about that. Unlike Person records, Asset records do not contain a field to specify the Asset's time zone. So, when the Asset's Calendar and Shift are evaluated to calculate downtime, that evaluation must assume that the Calendar and Shift have been entered to describe the Asset's available hours in the database server's time zone. For... [More]

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When you try to delete or remove tasks from a work order already saved,  the following error message is displayed: "BMXAA0029E - You are not authorized to perform this action for this record. Contact your system administrator to request changes to your authorization." You probably should not have permission to delete records  in one or more security groups   Steps to reproduce the problem: 1) Create security group "GROUP_A"    “Independent of Other Groups?”- Checked    Site:... [More]

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As Andy Williams sang, "It's the most wonderful time of the year", the seasons are changing, the leaves are falling and Maximo year end work needs to be done. As we all know Maximo is as good as the data we have and certain things need to be reviewed to make sure we have the most up to date data. Below is a quick breakdown of the different applications that have a big influence on your year end data. 1. Work Order Tracking. Completing and closing work orders is a very crucial step in updating cost against assets in Maximo. All the... [More]

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It is possible to only show Work Orders that have recorded the use of a specific tool.   It is not difficult to do.  This technote shows you how:   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21969864

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In the following example, I will show you how you can create a simple object structure to import multiple work assets to an existing data sheet. The Data Sheet Template application is installed with the installation of the Calibration offering.   1.  Navigate to the object structure application and create a new object structure. Here is my object structure: Parent: PLUSDSPLAN Child: PLUSDSPLAN/PLUSCDSASSETLINK The processing order for the parent and child above is set to 1. The relationship I used is:... [More]

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A new YouTube video has been released Maximo 7.5 Using the WorkLight Config Tool to deploy AnywhereWorkManager.war to WebSphere This video demonstrates how to deploy the war file using the workLight Config Tool You can view the video here -  https://youtu.be/a7tlR-91SC4

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As any long time application user in Maximo knows, status changes can be unforgiving at times. Change a record to a status that causes it to go into history too soon and it's problems. Status changes in Maximo always tend to call huge amounts of logic to be executed when a  change happens and reverting back is not always that easy. For instance, when a work order is changed to closed from approved, the logic called is huge. Checks are done against the inventory table, PO tables, Labor tables just to mention a few. A historied record... [More]

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Hi there, I decided to check in and throw my 2 cents out there on a topic that I think a lot of people might benefit from and that's using Escalations in Maximo.   The Escalations application first came onto the Maximo scene with version 6 and has developed into a powerful and extremely useful tool that can help to solve many problems.  In Maximo 7 and beyond, escalations can be used against pretty much any Maximo object.   There are many very helpful uses for escalations..... - Monitoring / reporting on various time... [More]

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Dynamic Scheduling were introduced in Maximo Scheduler 7.5.2 release That allow clients identify new emergency work that has entered the schedule. Alert the user that emergency work has been found and that there are resources identified that are available to be assigned. Allow the user to choose an appropriate available resource or optionally make the assignments automatically. Users can configure what constitutes an 'Emergency' work order within their environment.   An example bringing Emergency Work Orders on Graphical Assignment... [More]

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The Nightmare of Accidentally Closed Work Orders   How do I stop my users from accidentally closing their work orders? I had a user who accidentally closed 350 work orders, what should I do? How can I un-close a work order?    I get these kinds of questions all the time. The problem here is closed work orders are closed. We have a closed status for a reason. Its meant to say this work order is done and I don’t want anyone making any more changes to it. But what about human error? People make mistakes, right? Sure they do.... [More]

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Yes, in Maximo Scheduler 7.5.1 you can right click on a work order in the Gantt chart's activity list and initiate workflow on that work record - or on multiple selected rows simultaneously. In fact, the right click produces a pop-up menu that allows you to perform many work order actions without leaving Scheduler.  These include: change status; bulk editing of various work details (like priority and target dates for example); select owner; create communication; view item availability; create a follow-up work order; and others.   I'm posting my... [More]

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The Challenge : Planning packages of work can provide a number of challenges, particularly for transportation type assets where the dynamic nature of the assets operations means that the asset may not be where it is supposed to be!! Maintenance facilities are resourced based on carrying out a range of maintenance tasks, they know that for a given time period they will be maintaining an asset from the fleet (or a third party client) but not necessarily which specific asset it will be, to a certain extent they do not care which asset it will... [More]

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When to use Child Work Orders, Tasks and the Multi Asset Location Table on Work Orders in Maximo In my blog entry this week I wanted to talk about the different ways you can utilize work orders to create projects or work packages in Maximo. The first question people tend to ask is: Should I use Child Work Orders, Tasks or this new Multi Asset/Location table? This is a very good question and the answer to this question depends on a number of factors. Let’s discuss those factors. When you have a large amount of work that needs to be done and you... [More]

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  You can count on unpredictability when it comes to weather in New England.   This winter has been virtually snowless, though many who had to rake deep snow off their roofs last year while waiting for power to be restored are enjoying the balmy temps.   One thing that is consistent, however, is that Pulse is always an amazing showcase of products and services, and 2012 will be better than ever.   Pulse runs March 4-7 in Las Vegas, Nevada.   Final prep is underway to get our demos and presentations fine tuned so we can show as many people as... [More]

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Have you ever wondered or felt like you have been backed into a corner and couldn't get out? Well maybe you have, but probably not when dealing with Maximo. Maximo is highly customizable and if you ever thought that you couldn't do something in Maximo, you were probably wrong. There is usually a way to accomplish most things you're looking to accomplish.  Either via custom code, or through front end customizations. Have you ever wondered how you could manipulate the PM Work Order Generation crontask to execute PM's for certain sites? As... [More]

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