Connecting to the Maximo Manage server

You can connect to the Maximo® Manage server from Application Configuration by using an API key, Maximo Application Suite credentials, or a username and password for Maximo Asset Management.

Procedure

Open a browser and open http://localhost:3001.

On the Application Configuration login page, select an authentication method.

Option Description

Option	Description
Log in using an API Key	Using an API key is the default authentication method. Enter the Maximo Asset Management or Maximo Manage server URL, for example, `https://host:port/maximo` and the API key value that is assigned to the user. An API key can be obtained from your system administrator, the API Keys application, or by using the REST API to generate one. To create an API key by using the REST API, log in and issue the following REST API POST command: `POST /oslc/apitoken/create { “expiration”:-1 }` The JSON response includes an API key value for the logged-in user. You can use the same REST API POST command to regenerate the API key. For more information, see REST API guide..
Log in using Maximo Application Suite credentials	To log in using the Maximo Application Suite credentials, the Maximo Application Suite server must be configured to accept an OIDC log in. For more information, see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/mas-cd/continuous-delivery?topic=authentication-methods. Enter the URL for the Maximo Manage server, for example, `https://Maximo Application Suite host/maximo`, and then select Login. You are redirected to the Maximo Application Suite log in page. After you log in to Maximo Application Suite, you are redirected back to the Maximo Application Framework Configuration application. After you log in, the application list includes the Category column, which indicates whether the application is stored in Maximo Application Suite core.
Log in using Maximo Asset Management username and password	Enter the URL for the Maximo Asset Management server, for example, `https://host:port/maximo`, and then enter your username and password.

Using an API key is the default authentication method. Enter the Maximo Asset Management or Maximo Manage server URL, for example, https://host:port/maximo and the API key value that is assigned to the user.

An API key can be obtained from your system administrator, the API Keys application, or by using the REST API to generate one.

To create an API key by using the REST API, log in and issue the following REST API POST command:

POST /oslc/apitoken/create { “expiration”:-1 }

The JSON response includes an API key value for the logged-in user. You can use the same REST API POST command to regenerate the API key.

For more information, see REST API guide..

To log in using the Maximo Application Suite credentials, the Maximo Application Suite server must be configured to accept an OIDC log in. For more information, see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/mas-cd/continuous-delivery?topic=authentication-methods.

Enter the URL for the Maximo Manage server, for example, https://Maximo Application Suite host/maximo, and then select Login. You are redirected to the Maximo Application Suite log in page. After you log in to Maximo Application Suite, you are redirected back to the Maximo Application Framework Configuration application.

After you log in, the application list includes the Category column, which indicates whether the application is stored in Maximo Application Suite core.

Log in using Maximo Asset Management username and password Enter the URL for the Maximo Asset Management server, for example, https://host:port/maximo, and then enter your username and password.