For the first time in Maximo Asset Management 7.6, you'll get to see a set of videos that describe a subset of the enhancements that are included in the release. These videos are short and sweet (the longest is just five minutes!) but will help to introduce you to the usability enhancements. The videos are helpfully divided into two playlists, depending on your level of interest. The first playlist is called Overview of the usability enhancements and is aimed at anyone who wants to get a high-level summary of the enhancements. The second... [More]

Ever have a user make a change in Maximo and wonder who made it and why? It Can be a very frustrating at times, so why not set up E signature or Auditing in Maximo. Both E Signature and Auditing come as part of your Maximo product and do not require any extra fee's, it just needs to be configured to work as you need.     E signature is set up via the database configuration application and is a fairly easy and quick to set up. From the select action menu, choose manage e signature and you shall the available options or you can... [More]

"Wait, what? You're using Excel with Maximo?" Don't tell anyone else, but our clients are using applications in their everyday work that are not IBM products!  Yes, I know, as unbelievable as this sounds, it's true.  On a more serious note, I just wanted to give a tip on how to resolve a relatively harmless issue that appears to some Maximo users that I talk to.  If you're reading this, then you might already know that there is a Download function in many Maximo applications that allows you to create an... [More]

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I was recently working an issue where a reverse proxy was configured with Maximo using IBM Edge. After the proxy was configured all users logging into Maximo via the proxy were being automatically redirected to the sign-out page (exit.jsp). I ran several tests, including logging in with the same users via the IHS and the Web Container port directly. The users could log in fine this way, so the problem appeared by be directly related to the proxy.   Maximo has a table called LOGINBLOCK , this table contains IP addresses that have been... [More]

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Hi again!   Now that we've looked at what linear assets are and a case study for their use......... We know that linear assets..... Are defined by length Can accurately depict assets that are defined  by their length Length of assets impact maintenance and work against the assets They have start and end points that are defined by units of measure Can be broken down into defined segments and reference points Because of these unique characteristics, linear assets can have useful applications across many businesses.  As we... [More]

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QUICK OVERVIEW    ......... If you know how it works and just want to look at logging, look below for 'Basic Debugging' VMMSYNC is a crontask provided within Maximo products.  As with all crontasks it can be set to run at regular intervals. The crontask makes contact with a component of WebSphere called VMM (Virtual Member Manager) via API calls. The calls will be actioned against a federated repository and will request information on users, groups and group assignments from within the federated repository. The... [More]

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Daytime and Date field calculation issue when using Daylight Savings in MAXIMO   When using daylight savings option in MAXIMO, bug occurs in date and date time calculation where 1 hour is added or deducted from the date, and this can result in completely different date when 1 hour is deducted from 00:00, so it becomes 23:00 on the previous date. This bug affects all applications in MAXIMO including the Invoices and Scheduler, where it can create numerous issues, since dates will not be aligned and transactions can get registered in... [More]

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Continuing from my last blog posting , the next step is to migrate your profiles. Today's entry is pretty much going to be a step-by-step how to migrate the existing Deployment Manager profile, using out-of-the-box (OOB) Maximo 7.5. Your own environment is more complex than out-of-the-box Maximo, so this will be easy. Let's start! 1. First, shut down IBM HTTP and IBM WAS 7.0 services, and change their startup Type to manual. Then, restart the server.   Even though you'll be given a chance to back up your profiles... [More]

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By Jason Verly One of the most powerful features of Maximo is sometimes the one least used… Workflow. Workflow features let you automate repetitive business and record management processes. This provides a means for greater efficiency and accountability throughout your enterprise. [1] One of the most common workflows are approval processes - work order, purchase request, etc. A common step in an approval workflow (WF) is checking to see who reported/requested a given... READ MORE

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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TUC Webcast: Asset Management PAS 55/ISO 55000 - The Sustainable Business Strategy for Operational Excellence April 15, 2014, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Central Standard Time) Virtual Overview:  Asset Management Standards such as PAS 55 and ISO 55000 are gaining visibility in today's asset intensive organizations. Come to this webcast to learn more about how the adoption of an Asset Management standard enables an organization to achieve its intended outcomes through the effective and efficient management of its assets. There will be a... [More]

No need to wait any longer you can find it here!   Maximo Asset Management 7.5.0.4 Interim Fix 012 - http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorder?fixes=7.5.0.4-TIV-MBS-IFIX012&productid=Maximo%20Asset%20Management&brandid=4

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I gave a presentation on IBM Installation Manager a couple of days ago. We recently released an Interim Release Fix for both Maximo (version 7.5.0.5 and later only) and SmartCloud Control Desk (version 7.5.1.1 and later only) This release includes WebSphere 8.5.5. (See the Tivoli Process Automation Engine Product Coexistenc​e Matrix 7.5.x . for product versions supported on WebSphere 8.5.5). WAS 8.5.5 is installed with IBM Installation Manager, which is different than any of our other installers (we use it... [More]

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A few days ago one of our L2 engineers sent me a message via Sametime, asking if he can share something with me. Next thing I see on my screen is a big photo – showing 3 tired, but very happy looking people. I wondered what this was all about!   Our engineer then forwarded a note with big THANK YOU for the exceptional support provided by our team. He  explained that our client sent the ‘selfie’ to us along with the thank you note.   I have to give a big thank you back to our client - your email and photo really... [More]