Modules

A module is a collection of business objects. Every module has a name. Business objects with a similar structure or purpose are usually in the same module.

IBM® Maximo® Real Estate and Facilities comes with a number of modules already defined. Here are some examples:

• The Geography module contains business objects used to create records that represent different levels of political or geographic entities. The business objects defined in the Geography module include City, Country, State, and World Region.
• The Document module contains business objects used to describe and manipulate documents and files. It contains business objects for describing individual documents, collections of documents, and file directories.
• The Meeting module contains business objects used to describe a meeting or meetings.

Before you can define a business object, you must decide which module it will be in. You may decide to put some business objects into modules that are already defined in IBM Maximo Real Estate and Facilities and some into new modules. You must create a new module before you can put business objects in it.