Some Maximo users have noticed that when you initially pull up your list of Failure Codes in the Work Order Tracking application, that the Failure Codes display in a random order and are not sorted.  To see this pull up a work order, click on the Failure Reporting tab, and then click on "Select Failure Codes".  What you see will look something like this:   You can get it to sort by the failure code by clicking on the "Failure Code" column header, but some users would prefer that by default the values appear... [More]

First, thanks to @Kumaran Nathan 1100005HAT for his 2015 post, which gave me the idea for this post.   One of Maximo Systems Support's favorite troubleshooting tips is to clear the WebSphere caches. Why do we recommend it so often? Because it often addresses problems that appear after rebuild and restoring the Maximo ear file. Uninstalling an old and installing a new Maximo application EAR should clear the cache,s because the new ear file contains updates to cached files, but not all files are cleared. Clearing the cache files takes... [More]

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Have you noticed that in the Workorder Tracking More Search Fields dialog, the go to link for the Owner Group field is pointed to the Person application instead of the Person Group application This has been identified as a product defect under APAR IV95301 and should be fixed on future release. However, there is an easy workaround for this using Application Desingner. Go to App Designer and filter for WOTRACK App Next is click on the Edit Dialogs Icon and click on searchmore Look for the Owner Group Field then Right Click  and click on... [More]

The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central.   As with all IFIXes, MAM 7607 IFIX 001 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0.7 Interim Fix 000, with these additions:   --> APAR Application Name Description IV93285 System User Interface In the Assignment Manager application, when you left click on a labor list row, the available hours for that row are shifted to the left. IV94009 System User Interface In the Clearances application, on the Generate Restoration dialog box,... [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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The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central.   As with all IFIXes, MAM 7606 IFIX 005 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0.6 Interim Fix 004, with these additions:   APAR Application Name Description IV87677 Activities and Tasks In the Activities and Tasks application, when you send a communication template, no entry is made in the commlog. IV94009 System User Interface In the Clearances application, on the Generate Restoration dialog box, when you click a row, the value line... [More]

To all the Maximo users in the UK and Ireland - it's time for the next Maximo User Group meeting, which will be held on May 9th at the IBM London Southbank office!   It's promising to be another day of great presentations, demonstrations and networking. And this time around the meeting will be co-located with the TRIRIGA User Group, including a shared keynote presentation by Stan Tims - Program Director, TRIRIGA and IoT Offering Management.   You will find the details of the agenda in the April Newsletter here:... [More]

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Hello All, There was a recent issue in Maximo 7.6 (APAR IV83313) where the Bulletin Board icon was not being instantly refreshed when messages were reviewed.  This was corrected for version 7.605 but users may still not find it working correctly depending on the value they have for the PMBBISTRACKED system property.  This property was created to indicate if Bulletin Board messages should display after being read by the Maximo user.  If you have an environment with APAR IV83313 corrected and this property set to 0,... [More]

I have heard this observation from several Maximo clients when they are beginning to implement the use of LIFO and FIFO costing methods for inventory.  At first glance, it appears that Maximo LIFO/FIFO functionality is incorrectly using Average Cost instead of either LIFO or FIFO.  The important detail to know is that regardless of any item's Issue Cost Type, Maximo will display and "temporarily" use the AVERAGE value until the transaction is committed.   Problem: Material Cost On Work Order Actuals Tab Appears To... [More]

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