So I have been asked several times by clients whether there is a means to release some or all items that have been STAGED on a single record in the Inventory Usage application, as they are no longer required. A perfectly legitimate request, however, at this time there is currently no way to modify a staged quantity eother in whole or in part.  The only option available at this time is to cancel the staged document and then repost with a new inventory usage document. The good new is that this is something that is being looked at for the... [More]

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After upgrading to Maximo 7.5 many clients have decided to keep on using Issues and Transfer application.   One of the reasons for using Issues and Transfer application instead of the new Inventory Usage application is due to training issues.  Users do not want to learn a whole new application and business owners do not want to spend money on training. However, Inventory usage application is actually quite easy to use and it offers all the features available in Issues and Transfer application.  § Simplified flow –... [More]

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  If Inventory Usage application shows no reservations when you click on Select Reserved Items button, please try the following:                       Go to Organizations application > bring up the Organization > Inventory Options > Inventory Defaults and check if the option "Automatically create usage documents for new reservations?" is selected.   - If that option is selected, this is working as expected: in Inventory Usage application, instead of the reservations, you will see the usage documents automatically created while... [More]

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Question Is there a way to exclude them from the list? Answer By default, the multi-select Select Items dialog does not exclude obsolete items. The user is prevented from choosing an obsolete item if one is selected when they click on OK in that dialog. This is working as intended.   A custom relationship can be created to exclude obsolete items in the Select Items dialog by following these steps:   1. In Database Configuration, create a new relationship from the INVUSE object to the INVBALANCES object. The out-of-box relationship is named... [More]

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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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(if you find this article is cut off on the right margin, try to switch your browser to chrome and try again) Introduction From maximo version 7.5.0.0+, a new feature was introduced, called asset topology, which is to visually demonstrate the user-defined relationships between the assets  stored in the maximo database. Here is what asset topology looks like:                 How To Setup Topology? Now that you have seen visually what  topology looks like, let see how to set up your own topology.... [More]

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  Introducing IBM Support Value Add Offerings for Maximo Support Value Add Offerings are designed to give you, our client, a short burst of custom technical advice that you may require for short periods of time but are difficult for IBM to fulfill today in a manner that is easy to purchase and consume. The help may relate to upgrades, initial deployments, configuration, or general enablement.   The scope of these are generally beyond that of base level support, but not sufficiently long or complex to merit a SOW-based Lab Services... [More]

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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]

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You may get unreadable and bad characters when downloading attached XLSX or DOCX files in Internet Explorer 11 version or Edge  (but not on Firefox).   And then you are unable to open .docx or .xlsx attachments using browsers such as Edge or IE11. It seems like something is changing the file extension from .docx or .xlsx to .htm. However, you can open attachments with these file extension using Firefox without issue.   The scenario is that you have a work order with an attachment, and when you attempt to open it, the browser prompts you to open... [More]

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Four Maximo Anywhere training modules released. See: https://mediacenter.ibm.com/channel/Maximo+Anywhere/33943642   In addition we also have available over 800 IBM Education Assistant training videos and documentation for over 51 of Tivoli products located here   IBM Education Assistant: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSCP65_6.0.1/com.ibm.help.common.rational.doc/topics/c_iea.html    

Ever faced performance problems when exporting large volumes of data using Publish Channels? Does these symptoms look familiar - "my export was working fine when I was doing in batches of 100 or 200 - but when I started doing 500 records at a time the performance degraded!" Maybe its a good time to look at your Publish Channel setup. Turning off “Retain Mbo's” is one such setup in the channel that might help you get better performance out of your data export. For more on this please refer to this  link .

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  An important interoperability feature in Maximo is its capability of interacting with external applications via web service calls. Support of this type of integration scenario is achieved by the deployment of Integration Framework services (Object Structure, Enterprise, and Standard) as web services (inbound integration scenario)   and by calling external web services by means of web service compliant end point (outbound integration scenario). Prior to Maximo 7.5 release, the Integration Framework support of web service interoperability was... [More]

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Do you prefer to not to include custom Java code in your integration implementation?  Don’t have available personnel with the appropriate Java skills?  There are capabilities in the integration framework to implement processing functionality by using integration processing rules and control where Java code is not needed. Processing rules can be configured on any Publish Channel or Enterprise Service in order to filter transactions or set field values.  Integration Controls can be used as part of a processing rule to allow for configurability of... [More]

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For those of you looking for additional content regarding the Integration Framework (MIF), check out the refreshed Wiki Page for Integration Framework content.  New and existing content has been consolidated into one location for easier access.  A sampling of the content includes discussion around various integration components, use of processing rules on a service or channel and the use of an alternate key in inbound message processing.  There are also links to other content such as the Info Center and Support tech notes.... [More]

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  Operational management – tying together the efforts of the distinct functional areas to achieve overall business goals – is an important part in most businesses.   Integrated operational management in commercial nuclear power stations is a mandated essential. Operational management in nuclear power means that intense scrutiny is applied to all activities with the potential to affect the safe and reliable operation of the plant.   The scrutiny takes the form of thorough consideration before, during, and following the activity.   The... [More]

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Earlier this year, I blogged on installing IBM Installation Manager, without getting into too much detail, actually. I recently followed that up with a step-through migrating profiles from WebSphere 7.0 to WebSphere 8.5.5. I seem to have forgotten an important step, huh? Yep, that's right. This week's blog post will be all about How to Get Your Blog Posts In Order. First, the link to the Installation Manager install blog post Second, the link to the first Migrating profiles blog post .   Now, the missing blog post: Installing WebSphere... [More]

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Welcome to Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1!   This is the first in a series of blogs on Maximo 7.6.1, released 27 July 2018. Future blog plans include installing to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 (no Launchpad), Upgrading to Maximo 7.6.1 from Maximo 7.6.0.x, and Installing Maximo with an already configured Active Directory server. Installing Maximo 7.6.1 and updating from Maximo 7.6 is like installing Maximo 7.6 and updating from Maximo 7.5 . It is installed to a new directory. What's New in Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1... [More]

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Welcome to Maximo 7.6! This is a compilation and update of a series of posts I made just after Maximo 7.6 came out at the end of 2014. It is updated through December 2017. Let's start stepping through the installation, screen by screen. Part 1. Download and Installation First, download the product from Passport Advantage . (See Maximo Asset Management 7.6 and Maximo Asset Management Multitenancy 7.6 , too.) Make sure you extract each download into the same directory. When finished, it should look something like this Double-click on... [More]

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This blog post (and the parts before it) have been updated and combined into Installing Maximo Asset Management 7.6 (Windows) from Start to Finish (2017 edition) .   Continuing from Installing Maximo 7.6: A first look, part 3 This will be a long post, because, as with the previous ones, it will consist mainly of screen shots. When you complete WebSphere configuration and deployment, when it brings you back to the Configuration screen, it will look... [More]

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This blog post (and the parts before and after it) have been updated and combined into Installing Maximo Asset Management 7.6 (Windows) from Start to Finish (2017 edition)   Continuing from Installing Maximo 7.6: A first look, part 2 When you click the Finish button the previous screen, the Deployment configuration tool will launch. This initial part of the configuration that was done through the Middleware Installer (MWI) tool in Maximo 7.5. Here,... [More]

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This blog post (and the parts before and after it) have been updated and combined into Installing Maximo Asset Management 7.6 (Windows) from Start to Finish (2017 edition) .   Continuing from Installing Maximo 7.6: A first look, part 1... Clicking next brings a progress bar, just to let you know it's working. Once that is completed, then to the license page..  I accept the terms, and click next. The next screen lets us change where... [More]

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This blog post (and the parts after it) have been updated and combined into Installing Maximo Asset Management 7.6 (Windows) from Start to Finish (2017 edition) .   I've been working with the new Maximo 7.6 installer for a while now. Compared to the installer used with Maximo 7.1 and 7.5, it is a big improvement. First, you have many fewer screens to go through. At most, you'll see 11 screens, instead of more than 25. Each screen provides field validation for your entries.... [More]

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Following up from last week's post!   Part 4. Deploy Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0   1. (Oracle database and Microsoft SQL Server only) Create a Maximo database following the instructions in the Installation guide. 2. Launch the Configuration Tool.       3. Click on Define Deployment Environment. a. For database type, select the type of database you are installing Maximo to. (In this example, I am using Oracle Database 12c.) b. for Define the Deployment Manager Server host, select WebLogic c. If you wish, define a default password. It is... [More]

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Following up from yesterday's post , let's set up the JMS Queues.   1. Persistent Stores a. Log into the Admin Server b. Click Lock & Edit c. On the left-hand side, go to Services > Persistent Stores   From the New popup, select Create FileStore and enter the following information: Name:     sqinstore Target:     maximoserver Directory:    C:\Oracle\Filestore (or the location of your choice) Click OK   From the New popup, select Create FileStore and enter the following information: Name:     sqoutstore Target:     maximoserver... [More]

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For those who tuned in yesterday, hello again! For those just joining us, take a look at that post to catch up . Note: Because this entry was too short, I updated this entry to including configuring WebLogic configuration for Maximo.   A. Creating a WebLogic Domain   1. Start Configuration Wizard C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home\wlserver_12.1\common\bin\config.exe   2. Create Domain Change domain name to maximoserver. Click Next.   3. Templates Keep only Basic WebLogic Server Domain - 12.1.3.0 (wlserver) selected. Click Next.   4. Administrator... [More]

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Welcome to another of my multi-parters! This one will be somewhat complex. Not Maximo installation, but, of course, the order of installation.   There are five parts:   Part 1. WebLogic installation done. Part 1.5 Install Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0 done. Part 2. Configure WebLogic Part 3. Create JMS and email listener queues Part 4. Configure Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0 Part 5. Deploy the Maximo ear files to WebLogic   Parts 1 and 1.5 are below, nice and short. Since IBM includes WebSphere 8.5.5.3 with Maximo 7.6, the Configuration Tool... [More]

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Continuing from here ... Let's go through a few screens here. The interface doesn't look very different than running the Installer in Windows. License terms... Next > Install Locations... Next > More Install Locations... Next > Installation features... Next > More on Install features... Next >   Now, watch out on this next screen. I am not using a complex password for DB2. This means that later I cannot use a restrictive policy when configuring application security. I'll show it again there. (Thanks to Don Woodward... [More]

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Continuing from here . Back to the Configuration Tool screen. Now, configure a new deployment. Clicked on Configure a new deployment Configure general production information... You can (but are not required to) enter the workflow administrator email and SMTP server name here. Next> Configure the DB2 instance... Next > Configure the DB2 database... I enabled full text search here. Next > Configure the Application server... Next > And here is the place, fifteen screens later, where I have to remember what I set as a DB2 password.... [More]

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From Passport Advantage, download the Maximo Asset Management 7.6 installation files for your OS. There will be five: one for Maximo, one for DB2, and three for WebSphere. Go to  Maximo Asset Management 7.6 and Maximo Asset Management Multitenancy 7.6 , which lists file sets for each OS.   I moved all of the .tar.gz files from \root\DownloadDirector to a new directory (\root\instl) and expanded them there. I then pulled out everything from the five folders and put them into \instl. Then I deleted the folders and tar.gz files. This is what... [More]

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