I opened the new WF Designer in 7.6.0.6 and my Yellow and Red Pencils that I have used for the last 15 years to connect my nodes were nowhere to be found.    I knew that WF Designer had been rewritten to free us from the yoke of Java Applets and all those associated problems and errors but how did it come to this?  Where I could look all over the Canvas tab and the menus and not see how to connect one node to the next?   Luckily the solution presented itself quickly as I whizzed my mouse around.   I noticed that whenever I paused on a node an... [More]

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For testing purpose, you can setup Maximo 7.6 with SSO configuration. There are 3 parts to configure SSO. -  Part 1 : Install DNS (Domain Name System)   Server and AD (Active Directory) Service -  Part 2 : Install Maximo with Middleware -  Part 3 : Configure SSO using SPNEGO     Part 1 :  Install DNS Server and Active Directory. 1. Prepare two physical machines (  you can use 2 VM instances )  having 2012 OS. One for the DNS Server where AD and Maximo will be installed. The other for client... [More]

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   In this article, I review the steps to configure Maximo Spatial maps for mobile devices.   Requirements for this article: IBM Maximo TPAE 7.6.0.8 IBM Maximo Spatial 7.6.0.2 IBM Maximo Anywhere 7.6.2.0   How to configure a Mobile Map Manager   Open the Map Manager application Create a new Map Manager record Select “Maximo Spatial” as Map provider Enable the Map Check the “Is Mobile?” option Optional: You can also enable the Proxy.   Select a Site Configure map services. The Basemap map service must have the highest order value.   Optional:... [More]

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Maximo Mobile applications are Java based applications that run on Windows based devices, such as PDAs with Windows Mobile, and Netbooks, Notebooks and Desktops. Those applications use a HTTP channel to exchange data, like Assets, Locations, Work Orders and Tickets with Maximo EAM. The HTTP protocol by itself does not provide cryptography on the data transport. The combination of HTTP + SSL (Security Socket Layer) support the data exchange between the server that hosts Maximo EAM and the Maximo Mobile applications. This combination is widely... [More]

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When decide and planning to migrate to use only API Key instead of Client ID for authenticating requests Google Maps in Maximo 7.6.0 environment.  As we may know that "Client ID" (all client IDs begin with a gme- prefix) was required when using Google Maps provider in Maximo 7.6.0.      Before begin, first is Maximo 7.6.0 should already configure maps in Map Manager application to enabling maps as per in this guide https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLKT6_7.6.0.8/com.ibm.mbs.doc/map_manager/t_config_maps.html     And already... [More]

Hi,   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.   This is a short ,quick and easy tip for those that are not aware now to clear your Java cache (on Windows only) .   It's simple and you will be surprised how many of you out there are not sure how to do this, until now ,so here it is as follows :   Click Start > Control Panel. Locate and double click the Java icon in the Control Panel. Click Settings under Temporary Internet... [More]

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Sometimes using Maximo Spatial, user will prefer to see only specific layers on the map in order to have a clearer perspective In the following screenshot we can see that Hydrants, Water Mains and Water Lateral Lines are being displayed on the map.     If user wants to display only the hydrants, he can unselect all other layers:   In addition to that, user can also choose if layer info will be available or not Check that the layer Water Hydrants is highlighted inside Layers Tool Panel, which means that Identify Tool will bring results from this... [More]

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Sometimes using Maximo Spatial, user will prefer to see only specific layers on the map in order to have a clearer perspective In the following screenshot we can see that Hydrants, Water Mains and Water Lateral Lines are being displayed on the map.     If user wants to display only the hydrants, he can unselect all other layers:   In addition to that, user can also choose if layer info will be available or not Check that the layer Water Hydrants is highlighted inside Layers Tool Panel, which means that Identify Tool will bring results from this... [More]

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Maximo SysAdm Times Welcome to the Sysadm Times !!!!!!   My name is Stephan Lambert and I have been working in Maximo in Systems Admin for last 10 years. In my blogs I will be highlighting different topics around Sysadms and covering UI customization. This blog series will all be helpful tips, tricks and how-to's on Maximo SYSADM .   In this blog , I will be covering how to change field color in Maximo 7.6 using Conditional Expression Manager.   The following step by step have been implemented, in this case we create 3... [More]

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