Configuring push notification support

To configure push notification support in IBM® Maximo® Asset Management, you use the Push Notification Administration application to add a row for each mobile device type on which apps will receive push notifications, and you specify the details of your project.

Before you begin

To configure push notifications for your mobile devices, ensure that you have IBM Maximo Anywhere V7.6.4 or later installed.

Your mobile apps must be registered with a push notification provider. By default, Maximo Anywhere supports only Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) push notifications.

The Google Cloud Messaging API must be enabled for your FCM project.

In Maximo Asset Management, ensure that the Java™ Message Service (JMS) queues are configured for either your WebLogic Server or your WebSphere® Application Server.

About this task

The configuration details for each of the push notification providers are preconfigured in the Push Notification Administration application. You can update these configurations by selecting the Provider Configuration action in the Push Notification Administration application.

Procedure

  1. Open the Push Notification Administration application.
  2. In the Push Notification Providers section, click New Row.
  3. In the Device Type field, specify the mobile platform that you are configuring push notifications for.
  4. In the Provider Name field, specify the provider that you want to use.
    By default, FCM is the only provider that Maximo Asset Management supports for push notifications.
  5. Select the Active check box.
  6. In the Push Notification Projects section, click New Row.
  7. If you selected FCM as your provider, in the Private Key File for Service Account field, select the JSON private key file that you downloaded from your Firebase service account.
  8. If you selected APN as your provider, in the Push Notification Certificate field, select the push notification certificate that you downloaded from your Apple developer account.
  9. If you selected IPN as your provider, enter the details of your project in the relevant fields.
  10. Select the Active check box, and save the record.

What to do next

Repeat the procedure to add a row for an additional mobile platform if you want to configure push notifications for both iOS and Android mobile devices.

Configure push notifications for Maximo Anywhere and build the Maximo Anywhere application container. For more information about configuring push notifications for Maximo Anywhere, see Configuring push notifications for mobile apps.