In 2015, there were yardsticks ,  spreadsheets ,  toast  and donuts .   In 2016, even more excitement is in the work in #WatsonIoT with  new , new , new stuff! Can't wait?   Let's Preview 2016 with the new Ad Hoc Report Preview limits introduced in Maximo 7.6!     Ad hoc preview limits can be set for users creating ad hoc reports.  These limits can prevent users from executing ad hoc reports against very large records sets as they build their report content.      This is... [More]

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  Three .   Three palettes of sea lions basking in the sun, the three  second rule    and three new reports starting with the Maximo 7.5.0.8 release.     YES!   Three new reports are available for you starting with the 7.5.0.8 release including    1. Inventory ABC Transaction Date Analysis    2. Inventory EOQ Transaction Date Analysis    3. Inventory ROP Transaction Date Analysis     These three new reports display each item's cost type (Average,... [More]

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When was the last time you had something stuck on your face, or in your teeth – and nobody told you about it?   After overcoming the embarrassement (woman) or insisting it was part of your fashion statement (man) – thoughts of ‘if I had only known’ may fly thru your mind. You may also have those same ‘if I had only known’ thoughts about the OEE, or Overall Equipment Effectiveness Report, delivered with Maximo.    OEE is a metric often used in Manufacturing Industries.  OEE is calculated by multiplying three components together, Equipment... [More]

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You’ve read my mind,   heard my frustrations with folding maps   and seen the aftermath of the attack , as we’ve reviewed the components of report specifications over the last few weeks.   Today, we’ll conclude this series on the importance and components of creating report specifications.   Our series started a few weeks back when we highlighted the three major components of creating report specifications which were 1.    Understand report capabilities 2.    Understand user requirements 3.    Detail the user requirements on the report... [More]

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  Yoo Hoo.  Yes...Not Yahoo...Yoo Hoo.  I was introduced to this chocolate milk type drink last week when I hosted over 40 girls from my daughter's high school swim team for a pasta dinner.  After a long day of school and practice, the girls descend onto a parent's house to refuel themselves with pasta and Yoo Hoo's before heading off to their next activity of another swim practice, work or homework.    I quickly lost count of how many cartons of Yoo Hoo's were consumed at our house....but couldn't get that marvelous, celebratory... [More]

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In the Version 7 releases, you can create very powerful ad hoc reports in within the various Maximo applications - without requiring developer's technical skills or database knowledge - to meet your individual business and project needs. This functionality is often referred to as QBR, or Query Based Reporting. Throughout the BiLog (Business Intelligence) entries, I've touched upon some of the features of QBR reporting including Using an application's query and extending thru QBR at   http://ibm.co/hzh70D Detailing the... [More]

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In last week’s BiLog , we talked about report usage, and how you can utilize a variety of mechanisms, including reports, KPIs or result sets to monitor which reports your users are and are not using.   Report usage information is also critical in identifying your reports which take to longest time to execute, as you want to insure these are optimized for report performance.  Why is this important?    Like so many things, reports follow the 80/20 rule, where 80% of your report processing is done by only 20% of your reports.   So as you... [More]

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   I’m a Junior Ranger.   I took on the challenge to identify insects, sketch wildflowers and go on a scavenger hunt for cacti and rock art at Joshua Tree National Park.   And after a day full of hiking, exploring and learning – I have a new badge that I’m incredibly proud of. Recently, we announced a new Maximo Anywhere Skilled Badge Customization Course on IoT Academy.    This course targets technical developers and implementers – detailing the Anywhere topology, and then having the student perform a series of basic and advanced customization... [More]

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  How do you get the number seven to be even?   Think .   think   . ponder . ponder   Remove the letter s -     Fantastic!   How can you see which KPIs you have scheduled to calculate in Maximo 76?   Think .   think   . ponder . ponder   Create a Maximo Ad hoc report -    Fantastic!   Starting with Maximo 76, you can schedule individual KPIs to run (calculate) at various time intervals by defining unique cron task instances.   This enables you to calculate... [More]

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    Its super sized.   With over 200 applications, 1400 database objects, 22000 database attributes, 6000 maxrelationships, 16000 synonym domains, 300 object structures, 70 cron tasks, 120 communication templates, 850 system properties, and numerous workflows, escalations, automation scripts and so much more – Maximo is massive.   And that’s only the base product.   Add in industry solutions, add-on products, business partner solutions – and its volume and complexity grows exponentially.   And... [More]

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Estimates note that only 8% of people setting New Year’s resolutions - actually keep them.   So – let’s get immediately to the chocolate.   Or maybe we’ll schedule a delivery for later today when energy levels dip to an alarming rate.   Whether your report needs are immediate or scheduled, we’ve got you covered in Maximo 7.6.0.9.   In Maximo 7.6.0.0, a dialog was introduced which enabled you to define which file options are available to your report users when running reports immediately.... [More]

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    Have you met Abby?   Or Ed, Sam, Fran, Theo or Alvin?   These fabulous folks have joined the Maximo demo family representing a suite of user personas used to develop the new functionality for the Maximo-X Work Centers!     And you can meet each of these Maximo user roles in their work centers here…right now…TODAY!   Simply access the Maximo 76 Preview site and choose from any one of the available six user roles displayed towards the bottom of the page.    ... [More]

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  Fighting back flashback memories of paint-by-number templates where you were supposed to stay inside the line….and I couldn’t…..   New Maximo Work Center security templates are very different and tremendously fabulous!!   And enable you to quickly grant work center security access to your Maximo users!   Maximo Work centers were initially introduced in Maximo 7.6.0.5   for all Maximo clients with no additional costs or licensing fees.   The work centers provide role-focused... [More]

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  We’ve moved. The ISM Library content portion of Maximo has moved to a new location. The ISM library held fabulous content you could download to extend or configure your Maximo environment.   This content included  JavaDocs, Drilldown extensions, Cognos BI Packs and more. This incredible content has been moved to the Maximo Content Library pages . From this single wiki page , you can quickly see the available Maximo downloadable content.  Selecting a content area provides details on the... [More]

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