What's new in the feature channel for Maximo Mobile

Learn more about what's new and changed in the feature channel for nonproduction instances of Maximo Mobile.

Maximo Mobile incrementally delivers updates to provide new feature capabilities to the feature channel. As a customer-managed user, you can use the feature channel to update your nonproduction instances to preview new features.

You can subscribe to the feature channel by using a channel subscription. For more information, see Upgrading IBM Maximo Application Suite by using the channel subscription method.

January 2025

This month contains only quality improvements.

December 2024

Duplicate a Service Request record: You can duplicate a service request record from the service request details page from a mobile device or role-based app in online or offline mode. Copies include the Category, Details, Contact Person, Location, and Assets field values from the original service request. Attachments are not duplicated.

Select non-Primary system locations for Service Requests.: Previously, when you created a Service Request, you were limited to selecting Locations that are related to the primary system according to your default insert site. Now, you are able to fetch Locations from different systems to be used in a Service Request record.

Modify default login browser

Starting in version 9.1, administrators can specify which browser can be used to log in from browsers and mobile devices.

For more information, see Configuring the default browser for logging in.

Clear application log files

Log files cache can now be cleared from the app, which allows for faster uploads and improves the support experience.

For more information, see Maximo Mobile log clean up.

Add multiple attachments at a single time in Maximo Mobile.

You can now select and upload multiple attachments in a single flow with the flexibility to modify the attachment details.

Auto-refresh after you log in to Maximo Mobile.

When you log in to Maximo Mobile, your device is automatically refreshed with updated data from the server.

Prevent GPS spoofing in Maximo Mobile.

Configure Maximo Mobile to prevent mobile devices and emulators from reporting false GPS location information.

For more information, see Preventing GPS spoofing in Maximo Mobile and Configuring properties that affect mobile apps.

Turn on device light while you scan bar codes

Many mobile devices do not allow you to use the light feature of a mobile device when scanning bar codes. This drawback can make it hard to scan bar codes in dimly lit spaces.

Starting in Maximo Mobile v9.1, any app that allows you to scan a bar code includes a flash icon that you tap to turn on the light of the mobile device while you perform the scan. You can tap the flash icon again to turn off the mobile device light.

This feature is not available on the desktop version of Maximo Mobile apps.

Time zone configuration from a mobile device

Each Maximo Mobile user is assigned a default time zone to collect accurate timestamped data from the field. In Maximo Mobile v9.1, users can set a time zone from their mobile device.

For more information, see Changing the time zone from a mobile device.

Improvements to image retrieval

Previously, you could download image libraries from Maximo Mobile severs through OSLC. Downloading larger libraries can impact server performance. Maximo Mobile v9.1 now uses ImgLib and a utility class crontask to control the transfer and sizing of image libraries through OSLC.

For more information, see Downloading images with ImgLib.

Enhancements for technicians

Safety Plan reviews: When technicians review a safety plan that is associated with work, the review is recorded with a timestamp.
Ability to delete timers: Technicians can delete timers that were started accidentally to ensure proper recording.

Ability to define target dates for new work: When creating a new work order, technicians can include either Target Start/Target Finish dates or Scheduled Start/Scheduled Finish dates. The new maximo.mobile.WOSchedulingDates system property defines whether Target or Scheduled dates are used.
Ability to view more work details when you report labor hours: When technicians report labor hours, they can now see craft, skill level, vendor, and contract information that is associated with the work to ensure proper recording.
Easier quick reporting: Scheduled dates are no longer required when technicians create new work in the Quick Reporting application. Actual Start and Actual Finish dates can be used instead.