Optional: Installing the Maximo Anywhere application container

The Maximo Anywhere application container is an optional component that you can use to build the application binary files that you can deploy to your mobile devices. Building mobile apps requires experience in mobile development and familiarity with mobile operating systems.

Before you begin

Ensure that Maximo Anywhere and the required components for Maximo® Asset Management are installed. Review the specific system requirements for the Maximo Anywhere application container, and install the required set of third-party tools.

About this task

Use the Maximo Anywhere container for the following scenarios:
  • To install mobile apps if you do not have access to Google Play or the Apple App Store
  • To install Windows apps
  • To build and deploy your own native mobile apps

To ensure that the launchpad program runs correctly, the directory path where the launchpad file is located must not contain any spaces. Running the launchpad executable file as an administrator ensures that you have the permissions to update the existing installation directory.

Procedure

  1. Go to the directory that contains your extracted Max_Anywhere_V764.zip file.
  2. Start the launchpad by right-clicking the launchpad file for your operating system and selecting Run as administrator.
  3. On the Install IBM Maximo Anywhere container pane, click Install.
  4. Complete the installation wizard.