Release update 2022.4
Release updates for IBM® Maximo Inventory Optimizationprovide new features, enhancements, and fixes to reported problems. To learn about what's new and updated in IBM Maximo Inventory Optimizationupdate 2022.4, review the detailed release notes.
Released 8 January 2023
New features
Release update 2022.4 introduces the following new features:
Item change request enhancements
- Item change requests cannot be processed by a user that has the same item under review, stale, or conflict states.
- Cancel has changed to close.
- The originator of a returned item change request can cancel requests that are no longer valid.
- Complete is made available to item change requests that have been picked up by an Inventory controller.
- Saving of attachments no longer requires manual handling as it is done directly during processing.
- The originator name is added to both the list of items change request and the request detail.
Workflow
- No items fall out of workflow if the marked decision remains unaltered in the refresh.
- Items will continue in workflow, provided rules that are met before and after the refresh remains unchanged and the decision fields remain unaltered.
- The Track changes widget contains a new column where you can view workflow draft items.
- When a workflow is canceled and the items not yet stale, the state of the item is changed to approved.
References
- A new References module is available within inventory.
- New permissions are needed to access the References module.
- Each table within the references module requires a new permission to be added. Permissions are assigned by default to the administrator.
- The references module contains four tables - Supplier, Commodity, Group class, and UNSPC.
- A filter function is present so you can easily filter trough records.
- Inline edits are enabled through a grid edit function.
- The grid contains a bulk edit function to allow for bulk editing of records.
Further changes
- A "What's new" window will appear at first login after a new release that is accessible in the user menu for future reference.
- In-app guided tutorials are available and are accessible in the user menu for future reference.
- MIO is changed to IBM Maximo Inventory Optimization.
Documentation updates
- Location aliases for inventory items. For more information, go to Location aliases for inventory items.
- Find duplicate items report. For more information, go to Find duplicate items.
- Widgets. For more information, go to Customizing the form view with widgets.
- Executive dashboard report. For more information, go to Executive dashboard report.
- Accessing solution portal. For more information, go to Accessing the IBM Maximo Inventory Optimization solution portal.
- Master data management reports. For more information, go to Master data management (MDM) report.
- Bulk editing of inventory items. For more information, go to Bulk editing of inventory items.
Fixes to known problems
Release 2022.4 includes general fixes and quality improvements.
More information
For the summary highlights of what's new in IBM Maximo Inventory Optimization see the What's new in topic.