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Adding and updating Job Plan work assets through MIF
You can add and modify work assets to your Job Plans using the Maximo Integration Framework. There are a fiew things to note in order to get this to work. As you may have discovered, there is currently no out-of-the-box interface that works for this purpose. The object structure that would be needed consists of the JOBPLAN and JPASSETLINK objects, however you will need to make sure the correct key attributes are included and an alternate key is used when updating child records. Here are the steps that you can use to add or update your work... [More]
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From the Maximo Support Desk - Ever Use The Observation Field? Probably Not Like This Customer Does...
I want to share the results of a recent interaction with one of IBM's clients in which the customer showed me a unique and very useful way that he was using a Maximo feature at his site - nothing short of brilliant. In technology, science, and art, the best solutions are simple, eloquent, and elegant. Maybe that's a fairly "highbrow" observation from this humble support engineer, but this customer showed me an impeccable example of this! I've mentioned frequently in this forum that I enjoy finding out how our customers are... [More]
Tags: iot-support #observationfield ibm-blog #supmax maxsup |
Key descriptions and differences between Escalations ,Automation Scripts and Conditional Expression Manager in Maximo Base Services
In Maximo support, we often get various questions on the functionality of these 3 apps,however also the question what will be the best to use. As we do not provide guidance on what app is the best to use, I like to set them out on their functionality,so you can choose yourself which one would be suitable to your needs. There are lots of methods to do a configuration or customize Maximo Base Services from the UI down to the object level with Java programming. With so many options available out there , I like to touch on the core 3 core... [More]
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MAXIMO 7 on Oracle 11 allows invalid date year to be stored in the database - solved
We encountered an issue in MAXIMO 7.5 with the Oracle 11 database, where system allowed user to store 5 digit years into database. Such invalid date values in the database with the year over 9999 caused errors when reading data or interfacing them to other systems. We found similar issue already reported, but no permanent solution was available. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV36705 IV36705: MAXIMO DATE FIELDS (ALLOW > 4 LENGTH YEAR ENTRY) There are several ways to reproduce this issue in the system:... [More]
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Just because you can do something, should you?
Today I'd like to ask the question "just because you can do something, should you"? Just because you CAN ride a unicycle across a tightrope that connects two skyscrapers do you really need to? I mean like why jump out of a perfectly good airplane just because we have parachutes? I mean sure they both sound like great ideas but then again maybe not. I guess it's just me but just because you CAN do something it doesn't mean you always should. Earlier in the week I was talking with one of the members of my team about that... [More]
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Specifying which enterprise services your JMSQSEQCONSUMER and IFACETABLECONSUMER cron tasks will process
You want to set up crontask parameters for the JMSQSEQCONSUMER or IFACETABLECONSUMER crontask instance so that only messages for certain enterprise services are processed by a particular crontask instance. For example, you may want to process only workorder transactions associated with the MXWOInterface enterprise service. if you set the enterprise service name in your crontask parameters to a value that matches a valid enterprise service name but do not enter the name of an external system which hosts the enterprise service,... [More]
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BiLog: Maximo 76...Cognos...3 Second BI View
Do you follow the 3 second rule? You drop a fabulous piece of toast and you have 3 seconds to quickly pick it up from the floor and still eat it - before it becomes contaminated? Do you also apply that same rule to metrics or reports? The information must be analyzed and understood within 3 seconds or the user discards it and moves on to the next task. Quickly consuming BI data is a critical, increasing requirement of businesses today. Using the new Cognos BI Server products in Maximo... [More]
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Changing where your Start Center and Go To Buttons display in the Navbar in Maximo 7.6
New properties in Maximo 7.6 have made it easier to change the way the buttons appear in the Maximo Navbar. Depending upon your personal preference you can show the header buttons as they show in Maximo 7.5 or you can set it to use the more modern button positioning and appearance. If you upgrade from a previous version of Maximo then it defaults to the traditional appearance and if you have a fresh install of version 7.6 it defaults to the modern look. The image below shows what I mean by the modern look. ... [More]
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Inventory Defaults Dialog Loads Without Values Set
Overview This post describes a solution to the Locale-specific decimal separator-related problem that may cause the Inventory Options dialog to load without values. This document will be useful to you if you see the following when going to Administration > Organizations > Inventory Options > Inventory Defaults: Introduction Out-of-box Maximo has 3 inventory-related MAXVARS that, like all MAXVARS, are stored as String values in MAXVARS.VARVALUE and MAXVARTYPE.DEFAULTVALUE. These MAXVARS, A_BREAKPOINT, B_BREAKPOINT, and... [More]
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Bad Credentials: The Email Server is Saying Exactly What it Means
In Maximo development, we have a cursory knowledge of email systems and we don't support configuring or troubleshooting on the other side of the JavaMail API. However, occasionally we're asked about platform specific connectivity and, occasionally, credential problems, in particular: "javax.mail.AuthenticationFailedException Logon failure unknown user name or bad password." We have yet to encounter a case other than this meaning exactly what is says. It's a bad username/password error returned... [More]
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Systems Support Perspectives (Second in an occasional series)
So, end of March, and time to blog again. I was going to do an entry on upgrading from Maximo 7.5.0.6 to Maximo 7.6.0.0. Things didn't work out as I planned. I have 26 screen shots ready for that post (or posts), but at about screen shot 24, I realized that I had goofed. Instead of upgrading from Maximo 7.5.0.6, my upgrade database was at Maximo 7.5.0.5. That is not supposed to be upgradeable to 7.6.0.0. Rules are, follow the instructions step-by-step, and don't magically hope that the 7.6.0.0 upgrade will update my database without a... [More]
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Multiple entries in the Go to Application, from a text field.
Are you having issues trying to associate multiple applications in the Go To detail menu of a specific field ? This could be happening because of a syntax issue for when multiple application names are used in the applink property of a field. In Application Designer, you have the option to add an application in the Go To detail button from a field, but the question here would be : Is it possible to have multiple applications in that particular Go To menu from the details button? The answer is YES, however you need to make sure that both... [More]
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A Scripting Solution to Set Child Work Order Values From the Parent
Introduction Crossover domains can be a convenient way to copy values from a parent work order to a new child when adding a child work order. In most cases this works without a problem. However, if the values being copied from parent to child include ASSETNUM, LOCATION, and/or GLACCOUNT, the crossover domain may not work as expected. This is the case if these values do not match, for example, if the ASSETNUM does not reside at the location specified by LOCATION, or if the GLACCOUNT does not match the ASSETNUM/LOCATION combination. This... [More]
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BiLog: Maximo 76..Cognos..Metadata Security Restrictions
There is a bulldog on my toast. Combined with a steaming cup of coffee, its consumption is highly restricted. You may also set up data restrictions in your Maximo environment - enabling users access to various subsets of data. Typical types of data restrictions include Organization and Site data restrictions. Starting with Maximo 76 , new site, organization and set restrictions are applied to the metadata publishing process. This new restrictions enable that the user will only see the Site,... [More]
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Skip HTML and Default your BIRT Report to PDF
Are you tired of extra clicks? Have you wondered if it was possible to skip the HTML display page and output your BIRT report directly to PDF? Well then, you've come to the right place! In Maximo 7.5, the default is to run the report in HTML browser window, followed by outputting to PDF. However, I've found in many cases that users want the output in PDF format directly. Now, before we get technical, it is important to note that this change is not officially supported by IBM. In order to enable this in your... [More]
Tags: maximo+7.5 customization openreport html reports pdf report_viewer configuration birt bi |
Best Practices for Customizing Maximo Anywhere Javascript
You can extend the provided business logic of the Maximo Anywhere applications to satisfy your specific business processes. However, you shouldn't modify our javascript files directly because we might not preserve these changes during upgrades, and you do not want to manually merge your code changes every time the product upgrades our javascript files. This document details an extension approach using Javascript mixins that modifies Javascript business logic in a way that is preserved across upgrades.
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BiLog: Maximo 76..What's in there?...Cognos Products and Entitlement
What's in there? My memory , my glasses or.... Maximo 76 ! Yes! Maximo 76 is filled with unexpected, amazing features including direct entitlement to Cognos BI Reporting Version 10.2.1! This new entitlement enables a 1:1 Maximo to Cognos licenses and access to its very powerful, visual and insightful BI enterprise portolio of tools. With Maximo 76 you have access to nearly double the amount of Cognos tools available in Maximo 76 including 1. Cognos Business... [More]
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Maximo Anywhere and LDAP
I took a bit of a hiatus from blogging during the month of February being out for a large portion of it at the IBM Interconnect Conference. But I'm back in the full swing of things now and want to share a bit of knowledge on Authenticating to your LDAP secured Maximo environment. This may be common knowledge to some as it is documented by other means. However for those who haven't ventured into configuring Maximo Anywhere to authenticate with LDAP, you need not worry as there isn't much to it! To get started we have one prerequisite... [More]
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Change the default attribute used in the Find search field of the application
Have you ever wished to change the attribute that the " Find " search field looks for? Exactly, that field in the top of the application. That should be a problem when developing custom applications or even when using a cloned application. The following is the step by step that you follow to change the default attribute. 1. Go to Application Designer; 2. Export the XML file from the application; 3. Do a back up of the current file and open it in a text editor; 4. In the presentation tag, add the property ' keyattribute ' and... [More]
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BiLog: Maximo 76...Mix or Separate...BROS Updates
Do you mix or separate? Your stuff , your files or your food ? Present me with one of these , and I'm a mixer, dunker and inhaler! Maximo 76 extends the BI options you have for separating report processing - allowing you a wide mix or Maximo Configurations. Starring in these new features, is BROS (BIRT Report Only Server). BROS was initially introduced as a mechanism to separate BIRT report from application processing for improved performance, load balancing and fail-over.... [More]
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Preventing 'normal' users accessing Maximo during configuration changes and testing
OverView Sometimes an admin needs to make some changes or maybe even to test some changes in their Maximo system and needs to prevent the 'normal' users from accessing the system, potentially corrupting the data during the config or testing and generally making a nuisance of themselves ( or working , as they like to call it ). There is a function called Admin Mode available in Maximo and this can be set up to allow one or more Administrative users to access the system locally while preventing 'normal' users from... [More]
Tags: administrator request srm 7.5 asset users login service admin log stop access mode sccd ibm maximo crontasks prevent smartcloud in management disable |
New Feature in Maximo 7.6 - View related information for a record in a Result Set Portlet
New to Maximo 7.6! You can now view information that is related to the main record of the result set. For example, you can now display the first and last name of the owner of an incident, instead of only the UserID which may not be useful. Learn about this new feature here! Displaying related attributes in Result Set portlets .
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New Feature in Maximo 7.6 - Buttons next to text boxes provide quick access to the actions you frequently use
New to Maximo 7.6! Next to fields you can add the buttons for the menu items that are most frequently used. This means it takes fewer clicks to get to the actions you require to complete your tasks Learn more about these features here! http://www-03preprod.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLKT6_7.6.0/com.ibm.mbs.doc/designer/t_add_button_textboxes.html
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New Feature in Maximo 7.6 - Hover over a field to see related information without having to leave the record
Hover windows are enabled on some fields so you can hover over the field and see information about the record that is specified in the field. For example, you can hover over the Asset field in a work order to see the status of the asset. Learn more about this feature here! http://www-03preprod.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLKT6_7.6.0/com.ibm.mbs.doc/designer/t_ctr_config_rel_info_fields.html
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Data structure differences between Maximo Asset Management v7.1, v7.5, and v7.6
Many times when you plan an upgrade to the next major release of Maximo Asset Managment, one of the first questions you ask yourself is 'What will this do to my existing data and customizations?' Today we have posted spreadsheets that detail the table and column differences between Maximo Asset Management v7.1.1.13 and v7.5.0.1, and also between v7.5.0.6 and v7.6.0 on the Maximo upgrade resources page. Database differences between Maximo 7.1.1.13 and 7.5.0.1 Tables... [More]
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What is the difference in using LIFO/FIFO versus AVG (=Average) Cost in Maximo 7.5.x?
I have been in Maximo Support for many years and often the question comes up what does LIFO/FIFO do? You can define your costs on an item by item basis by changing the cost type in Inventory on that item or a default for your site in the Organization application->Select Action->Inventory Options->Inventory Costs. In here, you can define what accounting method you want to track so that your costs reflect the standard for that item. When you do that, the Inventory application displays a different table. Before LIFO/FIFO was incorporated... [More]
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Installing an Interim Fix in Maximo 7.6.x
The process for installing Interim Fixes (and later on, Fix Packs as well) changed significantly for Maximo 7.6 from Maximo 7.5. Maximo 7.6 takes advantage of the installation technology in IBM Installation Manager and the Configuration Tool. With these two tools, we will install the Interim Fix, which can include updating the database, rebuilding and redeploying the ear files and restarting the Maximo server. As with the Maximo 7.6 installation, you can review and modify installation options before executing it. And, while the tools are... [More]
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What is supposed to be in the Maximo 7.6 installation directory?
We've had a few calls about this one, so I thought a quick post here would be helpful. When you download Maximo 7.6 from Passport Advantage, you need to extract and combine all of the decompressed files into a single directory. On Windows 7 or Server 2012, it will look something like this: 12/12/2014 11:36 AM <DIR> . 12/12/2014 11:36 AM <DIR> .. 11/26/2014 11:15 AM 995 autorun.inf 12/12/2014 11:35 AM <DIR> CleanupScripts 10/24/2014 03:46 PM <DIR> ... [More]
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Maximo Tips and Tricks, Stock Categories.
I have been trying to figure out for the last few months what to write my new blog about. I decided that I would create a running series of tips and tricks that can be used in Maximo and do a running entries as I learn them. So my first entry will be today about the item master application and adding a new asset taking into account the default stock categories. In Maximo 7 we have the ability to set the default stock category in the Organizations applications: The default stock category set in the organization application is the... [More]
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BiLog: Maximo 76....New Cognos BI Features and Resources
I have a dispute...with a yardstick. He proudly displayed 'Everything you Want' after another 11.5" of snow was received. With a total snowfall of over 90" in the last 4 weeks, I could only shake my frozen, wool scarf and hat covered head in dismay. The new Cognos BI Features in Maximo 76 give you ' Everything You Want '. New entitlement to the Cognos10.2.1 BI Server gives you direct access to its powerful enterprise tools including Cognos Workspace, Workspace... [More]
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