Some people might think that their Unit Cost field inside their reorder PR is being wrongly populated, when they could actually be looking at the wrong fields. After accessing the Inventory application, you'll see many cost fields in the first tab (Standard Cost, Average Cost, Last Receipt Cost), which aren't considered by Maximo whenever a reorder runs.       If there is no primary vendor registered, the reordering process populates the Unit Cost from a vendor that is in the Reorder Details tab and, since it's an... [More]

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You may have been assigned the task to change your messaging engine message store configuration so that it uses a data store instead of a file store.  There are several steps you need to follow in order to ensure the process goes smoothly.  There is a lot of documentation out there that talks about creating the data store, but what are the steps to replace your existing messaging engine configuration if you are already using one type of store and want to modify it?   You cannot directly modify the messaging engine configuration... [More]

Hi All, I have created an Object Structure with SR and Worklog. I am able to trigger request to the other system when there is any change made on worklog and it sends only the latest worklog entry.  But the issue is, even if there is no change on the worklog it still sends the latest worklog entry which is creating duplicates on the system which is on the other side..  How do I restrict the worklog to be sent only when there is any change made on it.  Your help is much appreciated!   Regards, Pallavi

In Maximo 7.1 and 7.5, storeroom locations are not status-able objects.  This means that storerooms that have no inventory items in them, and are no longer in use for any reason, are still available in applications and location lookup dialogs.  Currently there is a Request for Enhancement record created to add this functionality to future releases of Tpae, however there is a way to set this up to prevent these storerooms from being visible to users using current releases, without significant administration efforts. The following sets of... [More]

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a) Create a Object Structure based on Maxuser table ( MAXUSERTEST an example) b)Run the update statement UPDATE MAXIMO.MAXVARS SET VARVALUE = 0 WHERE varname ='LOGINTRACKING'; c)Restart an application server http://192.168.1.8:9080/maxrest/rest/os/MAXUSERTEST/30?&_lid=maxadmin&_lpwd=maxadmin&_action=DELETE when complete   run UPDATE MAXIMO.MAXVARS SET VARVALUE = 1 WHERE varname ='LOGINTRACKING'; and restart a server.

You can find an index of my blogs here:   http://ibm.biz/BdiufF This power generator and electric utility company needed help to upgrade their IBM Maximo 7.5 environment. They worked with their Accelerated Value Leader (AVL) to successfully accomplish a Proof of Concept upgrade to a Maximo 7.6 release.   Industry: Energy Product Solution: IBM AVP for Watson IoT   Business Challenge: This client needed to upgrade their Maximo 7.5 environment to 7.6.0.4 to address the following technical needs: > Incorporate updates to Maximo... [More]

You can find an index of my blogs her e :   h t tp: / /ib m .bi z /Bd i u f F This Railway Company upgrades their total Watson IoT solution infrastructure with deeper engagement from IBM Accelerated Value Program for Watson Internet of Things (IoT)   Industry: Transportation (Railway) Product Solution: IBM AVP for Watson Io T   A cross-brand AVP client outperforms with Watson IoT, Systems, Analytics, Commerce, Security and Digital Experience.   Business Challenge: This Railway Company needed to upgrade their IoT Solution... [More]

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You can find an index of my blogs here:   http://ibm.biz/BdiufF   This global manufacturing company works with IBM Accelerated Value Program team to complete their Maximo 7.6.0.6 Upgrade.  AVP enabled this customer to complete the upgrade successfully without any critical issues.    Industry : Manufacturing Product Solution: IBM AVP for Watson IoT   Business Challenge: This global manufacturing company, a Fortune 500 company that produces engines, filtration, and power generation products, uses IBM Maximo as its... [More]

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Maximo Integration Framework (MIF) provides many Object Structures which have been tested.  Many have processing classes, especially inbound processing classes  which are required to make sure the Object Structure functions similarly to the Maximo User Interface (UI).   Currently, there is no Object Structure created for Job Plans.  You can create one, but some of the functionality of the UI Job Plans will not work without a processing class or automation script.  One known issue is that for inbound transactions updates... [More]

I would like to share an example of how to use the Service Contract. because I have not found many examples about it. You can create a service contract with the total cost $ 58,080.00 You could create a service line or a standard service line (Service Items application)   Still in Draft status, you can manage the payment, I mean; you can schedule payments as follows:   44 weeks would be approximately 10 months, so I put as a payment period from Feb 01 to Dec 05   Approve the Contract So you will have 10 invoices $5808.00 but you... [More]

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I would like to share an example of how to use the Service Contract. because I have not found many examples about it. You can create a Lease/Rental contract with the total cost $ 58,080.00 In the cost frame, you can define the length of contract in months, number of payments and scheduler payment period (44 weeks would be approximately 10 months) In the Contract Lines tab, you can just inform registered items in the Item Master application In this case you will need to associate the assets to be able to do a manage payment as the Service... [More]

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You may have noticed at some point in your life that in the Assets app you do not have access to the status history. Unless you have some IS installed, then you will be able to see it in the Asset (Tr) - Transpotation application, for example. Have not you noticed that yet?   Take a look at you Maximo version earlier than 7.5.0.9.... Did you see? But do not worry, because from version 7.5.0.9, this has already been fixed and now you will be able to see it. Oh, cannot you see it yet? Oh yeah ... I forgot ... you have to make some... [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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Most new, rebuilt, or remanufactured assets will carry some level of warranty against defects or failures.   Significant savings can be realized by maximizing the benefits of these warranties by either recovering costs your organization has incurred performing warranty repairs or by avoiding incurring the costs by having the vendor or manufacturer perform the repair.   In the June 1, 2011 blog titled ‘ Triggering Item Warranties in Maximo for Transportation ’, we described how to manage item or spare part warranties.   Today we will... [More]

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When you try to delete or remove a task from work order that is already saved, the below error message is thrown. However, you can delete the task by clicking the trash can before saving the work order (but not after saving the work order.) Error Message: BMXAA0029E - You are not authorized to perform this action for this record. Contact your system administrator to request changes to your authorization. More information   How... [More]

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The scenario is that you want to find out whether any items in a purchase order contain hazardous materials. Did you know that you can branch the workflow process to a safety review to find out whether any of the items on the purchase order contain hazardous materials? How? You create a condition with nested sub-selects that looks through the purchase order lines to determine whether any of the lines contain an item with a hazardous ID. If any of the items contain a hazardous ID, the condition processes as true. If any of the items do not... [More]

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One of the most useful features I have found within the Maximo GUI is the Field Help feature.  This feature allows you to easily view the column and table that stores that field's data within the database. For example, here is a screenshot of the Asset field in the Asset application:                                 On a Windows PC, you display the above dialog box by clicking on any field and then keying Alt-F1. But what if you have just switched to an... [More]

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In Maximo 7.6, the hover on the Asset field in the Service Requests application does not display the data if the Asset Status is Decommissioned. As a workaround, we need to add in RECHOVERS.XML a missing reference to Asset Relationship following the steps below: 1. Go to the Application Designer.　 2. Select Action > Export System XML.　 3. From the Export System XML dialog, select RECHOVERS and click on the Export XML icon.　 4. Edit RECHOVERS.XML, changing the line below from:　 <recordhover id="asset_recordhover">　 to:　... [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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In the Crews application, by default the Hourly Rate is calculated by the sum of the individual labor rates plus the asset rates that are assigned to the crew.   If Maximo for Utilities is installed, the Hourly Rate is calculated by the average of the individual labor rates instead. This is not optional at the moment. If you would like the ability to choose the calculation method, you can submit a Request for Enhancement through the link below: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=submitRfe&BRAND_ID=90 Please use... [More]

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When you are in Maximo applications and perform a simple query for data, you will notice that the standard query where clause for the applications use the historyflag variable set to 0 by default.   Why?   - because the default query that includes the 'historyflag = 0' is hardcoded into the Maximo applications   There is not a system setting or system property that can be configured for this.   The old and history records are not selected in a fetch records action, to avoid performance issues.   As a workaround, you can select... [More]

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Are you interested in solutions that handle high availability for unplanned outages considering all the components of your Tivoli's process automation engine (Tpae) based product? The white paper "Providing High Availability for Tivoli Process Automation Engine based applications" is now available on the ISM Library at http://ibm.co/oeuy1c This paper explores high availability solutions for products based on Tpae. High availability solution for these products rely on the high availability of underlying components such as IBM... [More]

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I get asked if there is a way to delete classifications I no longer wish to use, You can not delete them but you can, with some work, hide them You will need to modify the classification and add a global data restriction so that it can no longer be selected from the Classify dialog box. 1) Go To Database Configuration 2) Add a field to classstructure to mark a Classification as obsolete/inactive/etc: 3) Go to the Application Designer.  4) Open the Classifications application and add field called Inactive: 5)Go to the Conditional Expression... [More]

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Hello, For those that do not know me, my name is Edgar Mengelberg and I have been working with the Maximo and TPAE product suite in various Support roles for over 15 years. Recently I had a tricky issue to deal with whereby existing old data was causing problems with person records , in my case with Supervisors not being able to be added to Maximo records. The following steps and script is a great tip and trick on how to tackle any issues around person records (in this case with supervisors) : 1. Create a backup copy of PERSONANCESTOR table. 2.... [More]

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I helped a customer today to access part of the Maximo help system. He had installed a new product and could not see the help screens for them "The topic that you have requested is not available." This meant that Maximo application help properly pointed to the topic, but the topic files were unavailable in the deployed help ear. The rest of the Maximo help system worked fine. This told me that he had installed and deployed the Maximo application (maximo.ear), but had not built and deployed the updated Maximo help (maximoiehs.ear),... [More]

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No, this is not Lionel Richie or Adele, It's just me wondering if anyone out there will read this and help me. I often write blogs sharing information and wonder to myself? "Am touching on topics people really want to read about?". So I thought I would do something different before I started my blogs for this year, I want to know, what do you want to read about? Can you share with me what you would like to get more information on when it comes to Maximo, which application may be new to you that you want to understand better?... [More]

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In the Database Configuration application have you ever tried to join two objects to create a view using the 'Join to object' field and received the error When you use the 'Join to object' field, the application will try to find matching attributes in the 'Extends object' and the 'Join to object' objects and will automatically update the 'View where' field. So why do you receive this error when you know both objects have the attribute assetnum? This is because the rules we use to determine how to join the... [More]

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Hello, Do you have to scroll to view certain sections (headers, toolbars) of the screen on your device? If so it might be related to the resolution you are running on your device. Mobile applications (apps using Everyplace) should not be designed larger than the width of the device they will be used on.  There is an APAR that will allow app designer to show the screen width so that the page can be designed for the proper width.  The APAR also allows the user to customize the size via metadata.   IJ01868 EVERYPLACE SCREENS NOT... [More]

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The other day I was working with a customer who has having an issue using the right click options that are available in either Graphical Scheduler and Graphical Assignment application. Turns out that a 3rd party software loaded a different version of the jar file and we had conflicting versions listed. So I just wanted to create this quick blog entry to point to the DCF, just in case anyone else out there may be having the same issue.   Link to DCF: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22001935

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