The 'additionalevent' and 'additionaleventvalue' are attributes that you can use to tell Maximo what event to call and what are the parameter to pass to that event. For example, you can automatically load the workorder tracking application just by … Read More
I recently ran into an issue where a client wanted to change the field size in Maximo 6.2 when they are in the list view of a module. I found this nice article from IBM that shows how to do just that. This tell you that you can modify the file … Read More
Here are a couple flash videos with audio from IBM support that show how to setup some conditional security. This first video shows how to configure required fields using attribute restrictions. In this example, a required field is needed when … Read More
Have you ever used a module such as the Work Order Tracking and made changes in one tab then switch to another tab and forget to save your changes? Well, here is a neat little trick to automatically save a record in Maximo. It works by kicking of a … Read More
Here is a tutorial from Alejandro that I found on LinkedIn that shows how to change the color of the field in Maximo 7 by using the conditional properties in the application designer. It's a very interesting way of changing the field color. You … Read More
A lot of times the application designer for Maximo can't do everything you need in terms of modifying the user interface. Here is one simple case where you have to export the LIBRARY.XML file in order to make a dialog box bigger. [IBM Support - … Read More
Most companies want to hide or disable the 'new user' registration link on the Maximo login page because of licensing, so why IBM put that there in the first place is unknown to me. But this tip will show you how to remove that link from login … Read More
Here is a great tip from IBM Support that shows you how to display workflow assignments on the Work Order Tracking's main tab. That's if you are into the workflow stuff. … Read More
Here is a simple trick to change the font size of the long description dialog box for MAXIMO 7. Open your maximo.css file located under "ibm/SMP/maximo/applications/maximo/maximouiweb/webmodule/webclient/css". Find the attribute ".ibta". It should … Read More
I have posted a solution to extending text box screen sizes before, but for some, that solution didn't work. So here is another solution to change or configure the field width on the screen. The simple answer is this. Export the XML and add a … Read More
