Did you meet Abby?    She is a business analyst who loves data and the new Maximo Work Centers !   With the new work centers, users access Maximo features thru the REST API.   This is very different architecture from the traditional Maximo, where user go thru the UI Framework to access MBOs and actions. Because of this, Maximo’s Integration Framework object structures are a critical component of the work center functionality.  Supporting this are two new object structure features including:... [More]

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I panicked.  I could not find my popcorn.  You know...the best popcorn in the whole wide world.  Salty, sweet, full of crunch and at only 29.15 calories a cup...well...it just begs you to eat the whole bag all at once.   As my stress levels rose in aisle 4 of my local supermarket, I lunged at the nearest stock boy and begged him to help me find the soul food of my existence.  He casually rolled his eyes behind his head...and nonchalantly pointed to the center of the aisle.... directly in front of me.     My... [More]

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We’re busting with exciting news!    Starting with Maximo 7.6.0.5, new innovative work centers provide a central location for users to view, act on and analyze a variety of Maximo actions and information!!!   Three work centers are provided focusing on individual Maximo personas including a Technician, Supervisor and Business Analyst.   Yes!   A Business Analyst called Abby. And PS – one of Abby’s best friends is Watson !   Abby’s role as a business analyst requires her to explore... [More]

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  I have a story to tell.  About Maximo and Watson.  And Reactive Work.   Reactive work in a global manufacturing company.  Reactive work which is causing the manufacturer to miss production schedules as his assets are down.   Reactive work is unplanned.  It includes Emergency and Corrective Maintenance.   Reactive work quickly leads to increases in work order backlog, along with unplanned labor costs and expedited material fees.   But I'm not going to tell this story.   I'm going to... [More]

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  I'm madly in love with both Watson and Wilson!       Wilson's name is continuously on my mind as I have entered his name a bZillion times when logging into maximo.  Soooo many times...that I unconsciously enter wilson/wilson to authenticate to the IBM network.  Hmmmm...will IBM one day recognize Wilson as an employee?   While you may also know Wilson very well....there may be some new BI features in Maximo 76  that you may not initially recognize.   Some of the new features include the... [More]

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There is a new button in 7.6.0.4.  Result Set Export.  Let's call him RSE .  (We like acronyms.  Remember Balderdash?) RSE is similar to his friend, QBE .  QBE (Query By Example.  We really do like acronyms.) enables you to download an application's list tab results to Microsoft Excel. RSE enables you to download your result set contents to CSV format.  (Yup.  Comma Separated Values)      QBE -> Application List Tab Results -> Microsoft Excel      RSE ->... [More]

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  What wood you do?  Faced with the task of moving and stacking two cords of wood -  weighing over 4 tons - wood you      (1) Book a flight to Honolulu?     (2)Take a nap?     (3) Grab a wheelbarrow, a few Ibuprofen and get to work?       What wood you do if you wanted to create an ad hoc report in Maximo 76    - but couldn't get a value like 'Number of Days Overdue' to display?  Wood you     (1) Knock your head against... [More]

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  =('I LOVE Spreadsheets!')   It's true.  I'm madly in love with a spreasheet's charts, calculations, cell references, worksheets, hyperlinks and how everything is organized in row and column buckets.   Are You? In Maximo 76, the types of worksheet file formats available to you with BIRT reports has increased  200%!    Two new file formats produce variations of .xlsx files.  These files create the exported content in individual worksheets - cooresponding to the individual pages of the... [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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Do you follow the 3 second rule?  You drop a fabulous piece of toast   and you have 3 seconds to quickly pick it up from the floor and still eat it - before it becomes contaminated?     Do you also apply that same rule to metrics or reports?   The information must be analyzed and understood within 3 seconds or the user discards it and moves on to the next task.      Quickly consuming BI data is a critical, increasing requirement of businesses today.  Using the new Cognos BI Server products in Maximo... [More]

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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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The performance was spectacular.   The consumption of six chocolate and potato chip cookies was done in record time.  Spurred on by their performance enablers of smell, warmth and my driving hunger, rapid morsel feasting was inevitable In Maximo 76, numerous new report performance features are available and many existing features have been enhanced.  These performance features target delivering report content quickly to meet the dynamic business needs of your users.   The new Maximo 76 Report Performance guide   reviews... [More]

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I can't decide.  Each one sounds so good.  Each has features I love.   Each has features ...well...I'm not so fond of.  And each has possibilities I dream about at night.   How do you decide?  Do you make a checklist?  Do you go with your gut?  Do you get inputs from others?   Maximo 76    provides a variety of report options for you to choose from via its Open Reporting Architecture. This has been designed to enable you to utilize the reporting tool or tools that is best for... [More]

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This is a true story (film rights reserved) but some names, events and facts may have been changed (due mainly to my typing and proofreading skills)  A tale of a hero - IBM Support Assistant ( ISA ) Team Server 5      and his sidekick (that would be me) and of a villain - RC=13 It all started one wet and miserable morning in a small dark room in a place not so very far away.  Disaster had struck as my server had just run out of memory. What could I do. Where could I turn.  I had heard tales of a hero who had powers... [More]

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