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New Features in Maximo for Service Providers 7.6.2
The latest version of Maximo for Service providers offers new features, such as labor-based price books, customer agreement templates, and updates to customer billing. Efficiently manage labor prices for multiple customers by using price books You can create a price list for labor resources in a price book. This list of labor prices can be shared with multiple customers, and you can update the labor prices without revising the customer agreement. Use templates to create customer agreements for new customers You can define customer... [More]
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Maximo Java Applet Certificates expiration
On December 21, 2015, the certificate that IBM used to sign Java applets for Maximo Asset Management will expire. After that date. when opening a Maximo application with an associated Java applet (such as Workflow Designer), if the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) displays a certificate acceptance dialog, there will be an additional message on that dialog indicating that the certificate is still valid but has expired. Accept the warning and continue work in the application. It is only a warning. The JRE will not prevent the applet from... [More]
Tags: ibm-blog #supmax maximo+7.5 maximo+7.6 maximo |
Showing Status Description based on a users language.
The Domains are not Multi-Language enabled and will always be in the Maximo base language. For example, if Spanish is your Base Language and you have added English as a secondary language, the "Draft" status would always show up as "BORRADOR" on the Jobplan application. To get the English value, you would have to add the description of the domain to the page as well. In order to show the Description of the domain, you will first have to double check if there is a Maximo relationship to the domain, if not add, add a new... [More]
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What are the steps to configure the cqinerr exception destination for the continuous error queue in WebLogic?
My previous blog outlines the steps briefly of how to set up a WebLogic environment for use with Maximo 7.x. https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/a9ba1efe-b731-4317-9724-a181d6155e3a/entry/setting_up_maximo_7_x_in_a_weblogic_v9_cluster_using_jms_queues_for_integration?lang=en However, I noticed I was missing some information related to the continuous error queue, so that is included here as a separate entry to make it simpler to follow. What are the steps to configure the cqinerr exception... [More]
Tags: continuous cqinerr jmsserver jms weblogic |
Does Maximo Support characters greater than U+10000 ?
You might want to or not want to use a characters such as pictogram/emoji and wonder if it's supported with maximo. So here is the answer for you on how characters with maximo supported. Currently this is not supported and characters greater than $FFFF is filtered out. Java uses UTF-16 which handles unicode greater than $FFFF by escaping these into two characters. Due to the copmplexity of handling escaped UTF-16 code we currently filter out these characters.
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No email notification sent by MIF when an error occurs
Question: We can see some error message items for Maximo Integration Framework (MIF) reprocessing, however only 2 emails are received. Why we don't receive emails for every error? Sometimes we don't receive any emails at all. Answer:... [More]
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New system property "mxe.crontask.runonschedule" is added
Have you used the new system property "mxe.crontask.runonschedule" ? The system property mxe.crontask.runonschedule has been introduced from 7602. We can make missed scheduled crontasks run immediately or not run until the next scheduled time. In other words, when the property is set to 0, missed scheduled cron tasks are run immediately and then at the next scheduled time. When the property is set to 1, missed scheduled cron tasks are not run until the next scheduled time. For example, ... [More]
Tags: #supmax mxe.crontask.runonschedul... runschedule crontask |
BiLog: What Wood you do? Maximo 76 Ad Hoc Report Expression Library
What wood you do? Faced with the task of moving and stacking two cords of wood - weighing over 4 tons - wood you (1) Book a flight to Honolulu? (2)Take a nap? (3) Grab a wheelbarrow, a few Ibuprofen and get to work? What wood you do if you wanted to create an ad hoc report in Maximo 76 - but couldn't get a value like 'Number of Days Overdue' to display? Wood you (1) Knock your head against... [More]
Tags: report library sql bilog maximo ad_hoc 76 expression function analysis data |
Error BMXAA3765E after rebuliding and redeploying in a customized environment
With application development, it is normal to rebuild and redeploy the Maximo ear file as part of the admin activities. Have you encountered this error after a simple rebuild and redeploy of your Maximo ear and all of a sudden no one can access one or some applications? Help! No users can access this application to complete their daily duties! . 1. You checked that you can login, start center appears ok and other apps are working. 2. You also checked to ensure the rebuild and redeploy process did not encounter any issues. 3. You have... [More]
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MIF data loading results in description field with invalid ??? characters
At times, when trying to upload some simple data such as a location into Maximo, you might encounter this abnormal display behaviour as seen below with the description. 1. You have checked and the import file used does not have these visible characters. 2. You have also ensured there were no errors were encountered with the upload. If you enable root loggers SQL = INFO and INTEGRATION =DEBUG you will notice the following value gets bound to the description. Notice the funny odd square character instead of the expected space, which... [More]
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Introducing a new property for Kit items in Inventory
Starting from Maximo 7.5.0.10 Fix Pack / 7.6.0.3 Feature Pack, you will have a new option for disassembling kit. In default design, when disassembling kit, the design was to set the tobin to the inventory item's default bin. If a default bin is not specified, use the first bin in the invbalances result set. From upcoming Feature Pack, you can now set your system to disassemble to the same bin of your Kit by using a new property below. - mxe.app.inventor.useSourceBinForInvKitAction value 0 : This will set your design to... [More]
Tags: enhancement inventory kit disassemble #sup_max bin |
Cognos considerations when upgrading to Maximo 7.5.0.8 with IE11
Do you like to have the latest smartphone model available on the market? Do you like to have recent internet browser versions too? You might therefore have chosen to upgrade to Maximo 7.5.0.8 in order to use the Internet Explorer 11 browser version which is compatible with this fixpack level. What is the impact on reporting tools? - If you are using BIRT reports, it is quite straightforward: BIRT 3.7.1 is the only version of BIRT that is compatible with Maximo 7.5.0.8. So no need to upgrade if you were already on the 7.5.0.3 fixpack or a... [More]
Tags: reports version #supmax ie11 birt cognos maximo upgrade reporting browser |
10 minute Tip - I have a blank parameters window in Eclipse when using IE11
There is a known compatibility issue between Eclipse and Internet Explorer 11. The problem is that you do not see your parameters when trying to preview your report. All you see is this: Which is not very helpful! IBM support has provided a workaround option that, initially, seemed to resolve the problem – at least with the Eclipse 371 release for Maximo 7.5. It seems that these changes do not always work with Eclipse 431 (Maximo 7.6). This solution goes as follows: 1) Close the Birt Designer and open the... [More]
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Can we use IBM Decision Optimization Center 3.8 with Maximo Scheduler 7.5?
Question: We are planning the optimization feature of Maximo Scheduler 7.5 which currently integrates with IBM ILOG ODM Enterprise 3.7. But IBM ILOG ODM Enterprise 3.7 does not support Windows 2012 at this stage, can we use IBM Decision Optimization Center 3.8 with Maximo Scheduler 7.5 instead? Answer: IBM Decision Optimization Center 3.8 is the new release name for the IBM ILOG ODM Enterprise 3.7. IBM Decision Optimization Center 3.8 supports Windows Server 2012 At this stage, Maximo Scheduler does not support to integrate with... [More]
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New planning worksheet for Maximo Asset Management 7.6
We've just produced a new planning worksheet that you can use to record the values you intend to use when installing and configuring Maximo Asset Management v7.6. This worksheet is a dynamic PDF form. Select the middleware for your environment to view planning information relevant for your particular deployment. You can enter values directly in the form, and then save or print the file. Tooltips provide additional information about valid values for fields. You can also add your own... [More]
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Reorder Cron Does NOT Generate PR / PO
Reorder crontask doesn't generate any PR/PO. How do I troubleshoot this problem? We can start by finding out how many items are due for reorder. If the items are not due for reorder, then reoder crontask won't generate any PR/PO. Steps: 1. Follow the technote below to turn on SQL logging and review systemout.log and systemerr.log files for errors http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21385917 2. To find the number of items due for reorder, bring up a list of items in Inventory application. 3. Under... [More]
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It's The Most Wonderful Time Of the Year...
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]
Tags: order year pm work maximo #supmax application asset end |
About that BMXAA7901E message...
Too long for a tweet, not appropriate for a Tech Note, but still technical... a blog post! I recently had a call with a client regarding the BMXAA7901E login failure message. During their validation testing, they thought that Maximo was not displaying the correct message on the login page for certain conditions. In all cases, Maximo displays BMXAA7901E - You cannot log in at this time. Contact the system administrator. He had expected different messages, based on why the login failed, and what messages were available in the MAXMESSAGES table... [More]
Tags: maximo security maximo76 #supmax ibm-blog maxmessages maximo75 |
How to use the REST API Get method paramaters: _includecols and _excludecols in the REST API URL?
Question: Why I am not able to use the REST API Get method paramaters: _includecols and _excludecols in the REST API URL? You might have tried to use the GET method of REST API parameter below. But, you are not able to achieve the desired result using them: _includecols and _excludecols The URL used similar with the below... [More]
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BiLog: Maximo 76..Simplify..Report Configuration
I stopped doing math in the morning . No more addition,subtraction or complex algorithms to trick my mind into thinking it was 6am when it is truly 4:23am. No. I've come clean and simplified. Our clocks now tell the true time...except for maybe...just the one...in my car...so I'm never late... Reporting in Maximo 76 is simplified also with New Ad Hoc Reporting features New Report Performance enablers New Cognos entitlement... [More]
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Why is there a variance in Pre-tax Total and Received Cost in the Purchase Orders application?
Why is there a variance in Pre-tax Total and Received Cost in the Purchase Orders application? This is Maximo working as designed. This document explains why: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21968296
Tags: #supmax #sup_max 75 orders po.pretaxtotal purchase received po.receivedtotalcost pre-tax total cost po |
If you cannot bulk close Purchase Orders with partial receipts here is a solution! |
How can I see all Work Orders that have recorded the use of a specific tool? |
Using the mxe.report.birt.PrintSeparateRecord system property with scheduled reports.
We have a system property called mxe.report.birt.PrintSeparateRecord. If this system property is set to 1, then when you print a report, then each individual record such as a workorder, will be printed on a separate page. This applies if you print on one side of the page or both sides (ie. duplex printing). This system property cannot be used with scheduled reports here's why: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21962230
Tags: reports #sup_max scheduled mxe.report.birt.printsepa... 75 #supmax |
Using the Labor Inventory Location
Are you wondering how you can use the Inventory Usage application to Transfer an Item to a Labor Inventory Location, issue it to a Work Order, return it to a storeroom and view the transactions ? This can be achieved in either the Inventory Usage application or the Issues and Transfers application . Please refer to this article for a step by step guide: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21680590
Tags: 75 and labor issues inventory #supmax location #sup_max transfers |
Stopping users from using a Job Plan that is being revised.
You may not want users to be able to use a Job Plan while you are revising it. For example, you are updating the Job Plan to conform with new safety regulations and allowing users to use the Job Plan while it is in the process of being revised could place your people at risk. This technote explains how to hide Job Plans from users where the Job Plan status is "Pending Revision": http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21969877
Tags: #sup_max job revision #supmax pending revise plan 75 |
Move Work Order to Another Day in Scheduler
Did you know that in Scheduler 7.6.1 users can move work orders to another day in a bundle with offset or without offset between the work order start dates ? Below are the steps to demo the "move to day" option: 1. Create a new work order in work order tracking application 2. Go to the plans tab, create 3 tasks... [More]
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10 minute Tip – Error: 500 in my Maximo Run Report menu
This is a pesky little issue that may arise after an upgrade. We have a KB article for it, but given that we continue to get PMRs for this issue I think this blog entry is warranted. It’s a very simple solution – rebuild the request pages You will know you have this issue if you see the following screen when you open the Run Reports menu: You will also see something similar to this in the system log: [7/31/14 14:44:48:033 EDT] 0000008c servlet E... [More]
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Will LDAP Sync work when using native authentication ?
Will LDAP Sync work when using native authentication ? Re this question, you may be curious if it will work or not. Also, you may have a requirement to sync users from a central repository ( such as MS Active Directory ) as a way to setup users even if your Maximo is using native authentication. As you know, if you are using native authentication, mxe.useAppServerSecurity = 0 and If you are using LDAP Application Server authentication, mxe.useAppServerSecurity = 1. Basically, LDAPSync Crontask is working when... [More]
Tags: usermapping usersync #sup_max ldapsync |
Maximo 7.6 and MSSQL Windows Authentication
Recently, I have been asked by customers if Maximo supports the use of MSSQL Windows Authentication (i.e. integratedsecurity=true). There is not much documentation from the Maximo perspective on the use of this integratedsecurity=true, so here is some information that I have discovered during my testing. By default, Maximo uses a specified database user Maximo and password stored in the maximo.properties file. These credentials are then used to connect Maximo to the database (sql authentication). Some organizations have a requirement to only... [More]
Tags: sql windows authentication integratedsecurity=true server mssql maximo |
