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Question & Answer
Question
Can the length of a field be changed using the 'size' property?
Answer
Within Maximo 7.5 – the 'size' property is within Application Designer for specific fields. The below example, the Index Name within Database Configuration – Indexes tab will be adjusted:
1) Go To – System Configuration – Platform Configuration – Application Designer – Access the CONFIGUR application. Click on the Indexes tab – within the Indexes pane – click on the Index attribute – click on the Control Properties on the toolbar:
2) Within the Textbox Properties – enter a character length within the Size reference. In this example – 20 is referenced:
3) Save – Sign Out – Close the Browser – Sign Back into Maximo. Go To – System Configuration – Platform Configuration – Database Configuration – Access the WORKORDER object – click on the Indexes tab:
[{"Product":{"code":"SSLKT6","label":"IBM Maximo Asset Management"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Component":"Appl Designer","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"7.5;7.6","Edition":"All Editions","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"}}]
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Document Information
More support for:
IBM Maximo Asset Management
Software version:
7.5, 7.6
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Document number:
430311
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21512310
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