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Monitoring License Compliance

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Maximo and other ISM applications can be licensed in different ways and measuring license compliance can get confusing. IBM does not 'lock out' users when licenses are exceeded but we do perform occasional audits. There are a few tools within the system that you can use to self-monitor your license compliance. If you are licensed by registered users, User Types will be important. Out of the box we ship Type 1 through Type 10 as values in a standard domain. You can add more values and descriptions at they meet your business needs. For example,... [More]

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BiLog: QBE – Extending thru QBR

PamDenny Visits (9949)

QBE (Query by Example) is an excellent way for you to quickly take the results of your application query and/or filters and export them to Microsoft Excel. You can then view each of the list tab fields, and perform additional analysis, combine the data with other queries, print, or save. However, often users want to see additional fields in the exported data. And the fields that one user may want to see are not the same as fields another user may want to see. You can modify the list of fields that displays with the Application Designer. ... [More]

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LDAP Planning Guidance

ColleenMcCretton Visits (7631)

When you plan to use application server security to authenticate TPAE/Maximo users against an external directory you also have the option to synchronize users and/or groups and group memberships. There are a few decisions you need to make before you begin. Who will be synchronized? You can use a standard LDAP filter to synchronize a subset of users into the system. These users can be in a pre-defined OU, role or group or can simply meet a standard query. Synchronizing a subset of users will improve the performance of the sync and also improve... [More]

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BiLog: BI Acronyms and more

PamDenny Visits (7399)

Within the Maximo and Version 7 product lines, there are numerous ways you can analyze your data. As a Balderdash lover and an IBMer immersed daily in a sea of acronyms, these data options are listed below in increasing range of data analysis capability. QBE – Query By Example. Using your application’s filter and/or query, you can immediately download your results for additional analysis in Microsoft Excel. KPI - Key Performance Indicators. Visual indicators displaying status against predefined targets. RS – Result Sets. ... [More]

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BiLog: BI, John Heywood and Rome

PamDenny Visits (7359)

How many custom reports do you have? Do you have 25, 50 – or is your number in the range of 100 to 250 custom reports? Or are you in the category where you don’t know how many custom reports you have because your users are creating their own uncontrolled reports in tools like Microsoft Access? The topic of custom reports leads to a myriad of questions including – - Is each custom report utilized? - What determines if a custom report is approved, and then developed? - Should super users be given database and... [More]

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Monitoring License Compliance

BiLog: QBE – Extending thru QBR

LDAP Planning Guidance

BiLog: BI Acronyms and more

BiLog: BI, John Heywood and Rome