The external system layer
Any business application that sends data to IBM®
Maximo® Asset Management or receives data from the asset
management software is considered to be an external system. The external system layer enables the
flow of data between Maximo
Asset Management and external applications by defining the location and characteristics of external systems, and
identifying the adapter, enterprise services, or publish channels that each external system
uses.
External system definition and configuration IBM Maximo Asset Management , either as an endpoint (location) to which Maximo Asset Management sends outbound data, or as a source from which the asset management software receives inbound data. An external system can process inbound enterprise services, outbound publish channels, or a combination of both. Maximo Asset Management can be integrated with any number of external systems.Integration control values Endpoints IBM Maximo Asset Management .Inbound and outbound queues IBM Maximo Asset Management and external systems. JMS queue capability is available within the Oracle WebLogic Server and IBM WebSphere® Application Server environments.