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BiLog: March Madness and QBR Edit Business Rules
March Madness – two marvelous words with multiple meanings. It may have you rooting for your favorite team in the NCAA Basketball Tournamen t or waiting impatiently for your iPad 3 to arrive. It may have you joined in mass with others celebrating St Patrick’s Day , or anxiously waiting for Spring to finally arrive. Whatever your March Madness may involve, let's take a step back and review another March event - Pulse 2012. During the Reporting presentation at Pulse, we delved into the details of BIRT and Cognos reporting functionality,... [More]
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BiLog: Lists and Key Maximo Report Property Settings
Do you make lists? Lists of things to do at work or home? Lists of items to pick up when you’re out running errands, or lists of songs to download? I love making lists, and I love them even better when I cross off things I’ve completed! In the spirit of lists, we’ve compiled a listing of key report property settings and cron tasks for you in this wiki page here . These settings are applicable thru the Version 7.5.0.2 release for BIRT Reporting. You can then download the... [More]
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BiLog: Maximo Cognos Metadata Publishing Demo
I didn’t see any faces on my toast this morning. But the tall oak outside my kitchen window gave me a very inquisitive look as I left the house. Really? Yes. Seeing is believing! In the last few BiLogs, we’ve been talking about the metadata used in the Maximo-Cognos Report Integration. These discussions have included - 1. Defining the meta data, as a pre-joined, hierarchal collections of database object here 2. Capitalizing on the integration functionality to... [More]
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BiLog: Maximo 76...Massive...Report Server Limits
My bucket list is massive...how is yours? I got recently sidetracked with snow , sea lions and and rabbit ears - but will be back on track with the list with the long summer days ahead! . Automatically cancelling reports containing massive numbers of records is another item you can cross off your work list with Maximo 76 . Prior to 76, report record limits prevented a user from accidentally executing reports against very large parent record set in an application - before the report job is... [More]
Tags: report maximo data 76 best_practice enabler bi bilog performance |
BiLog: Users...Maximo Business Intelligence Packs
They are not for everyone. Some people cringe or run away quickly when seeing them – while others embrace the beauty of these amazing succulent plants. Likewise, the new Maximo Business Intelligence (BI) Packs introduced here are not intended for every user in your environment. Its functionality targets a specific segment of your users. And giving this tool to that segment of users will enable them to dynamically and efficiently analyze Maximo data. As detailed in these BiLogs earlier, we often place Maximo users... [More]
Tags: extended ism users bilog workspaces maximo ibmeam content report cognos data |
BiLog: Delivered Reports….What Is In…What Is Out
Terry Francona, manager of the Boston Red Sox who led them to two World Series titles in 2004 and 2007...out after experiencing one of the worst team collapses in Sports History. Rory McIlroy, 22 year old golf professional and winner of 2011 US Open..in. Whoopie Pies In (OMG..Aren't they the greatest!) ...Cupcakes Out. Blue In...Grey Out. Shipment Details In...Purchase Requisition List Out. Like changes in sports, food or colors, the reports that are delivered from one Maximo release to another also changes. Delivered reports... [More]
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BiLog: Report Toolbar Access and Print Updates
Starting with Maximo 7.6.0.5, the report toolbar access features have been updated. This functionality is often referred to as Quick Print, Direct Print or Direct Print with Attachments. The updated new features include new property settings, and the removal of reliance on java applets and adobe reader on the client machine. For more details, access these video recordings Architecture Overview of new features Demonstration of new features Or this feature guide which details the... [More]
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BiLog: Unexpected Events..And Your Custom Report File Structure
Unexpected events…like a snow storm in Boston in October.... Or a server outage…can cause unforeseen difficulties in what
we had hoped would be a stress free, ordinary day. But for those events that are predictable, like Version 7
Fix pack and release upgrades, you should follow a few key steps on your custom reports to
avoid unnecessary losses and frustration.
Performing these steps will insure that any hot fixes, fix pack or
release upgrades will not overwrite your custom reports. First, for any new or custom reports you create, it... [More]
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BiLog: We’ve moved….come visit!
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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BiLog: Maximo and Cognos 11 Certification
I missed the sign. Here in beautiful Boston. Incredible technology working to reduce accidents, emissions and congestion. Opps. But…I didn’t miss the signs on the incredible, new Cognos Analytics release! The new Cognos 11 (or Cognos Analytic) release introduces a rich feature set of analytic functionality targeting business and power users! Mirroring the user interface of Watson Analytics, Cognos Analytics provides features for business and... [More]
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BiLog: ROS and Maxrelationships
As the building blocks to Version 7’s Ad hoc reporting tool,
QBR (Query Based Reporting), Report Object Structures (ROS) enable you to select fields
from multiple categories (objects) for your ad hoc reports. Additionally, ROS enable you to visualize application
categories and their parent/child relationships. These categories are displayed via a category
tree drilldown in the Select Tab of the QBR window in the top left hand
side. Depending on the products you are licensed for, you will
receive over 20 ROS out of the box.
... [More]
Tags: maximo hoc data v7 ros ad qbr analysis ibmeam reports bilog bi |
BiLog: New Maximo 7608 Ad Hoc reporting features
Loving new. New Maximo work centers New Maximo 7608 features and 7606 features New Stories And…new Maximo 7608 Ad hoc reporting fabulous, configurable features! These new Maximo ad hoc reporting features extend the types of reports your users can create. Your users can now decide if the dynamic application query should be applied to a saved ad hoc report….or not. Interested? Watch an overview of the new features or a... [More]
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BiLog: Indecisiveness...Maximo BI Packs
I can’t decide. Some days I want a pie. Other days, I only want a bar. The new Maximo BI Workspaces are perfect for my indecisiveness. I can change the display of the metrics from a pie, to a bar or from a wide range of other graph types. Using the Work Order Metrics by Classification workspace as an example, I initially view the Backlog work order metric in column format. This column format is very clear, but I want to re-structure this metric so I can view the data differently. Within... [More]
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BiLog: Maximo76: Creating Cognos reports/workspaces video series
Opps. Someone forgot to maintain their assets. Don't forget to create visual, insightful dynamic reports and workspaces with Cognos Workspace and Workspace Advanced in Maximo 76 ! A new series of video recordings are now available to help get you started! The series includes creating a list and chart report in Cognos Workspace Advanced - and then applying that report to a dashboard using Cognos Workspace. These Cognos tools target a Power User - who has the technical skills to visualize a report and has a solid... [More]
Tags: workspace cw dashboard cwa cognos create maximo bilog develop |
BiLog: Maximo 76...New Ad Hoc Reporting Features
I can't decide , can't control my hunger and can't stop talking about Maximo 76! In Maximo 76, the listing of new and updated BI features is astounding! Included in this feature set is Ad Hoc or QBR Reporting. Ad Hoc reporting empowers business and power users to create their own reports for their unique business and project needs. Starting in Maximo 76, numerous new features have been introduced including adding calculations on one or more attributes,... [More]
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