As a developer, I am a big fan of keyboard shortcuts. Anything to save time is a good thing. So here is a list of Maximo keyboard shortcuts that could help save you some time. There are many more keyboard shortcuts that aren't mentioned here so if … Read More
This guide will help those of you who have a lot of failure codes and list to import and don't want to do it by hand. I don't know why IBM didn't have an integration object setup out of the box, but here is the guide to setting up FailureCode … Read More
You can set default filters for workorders in Maximo, by setting the default where clause in the application designer. You can set it so that when a user first opens the workorder module, only the PM worktypes are queried. The user can still … Read More
This article explains how to improve network performance for Maximo 6 or 7. If you are running Maximo in a low bandwidth and/or high latency network, reduce network bandwidth utilization by enabling the data compression filter & enable a filter … Read More
Here is an interesting article on changing the advanced timeout warning message in Maximo. I think the default is set to 10 minutes, where after 10 minutes of inactivity, a dialog will pop up warning you that you will be logged out in 2 minutes. You … Read More
In Maximo 4.1.1, you used to be able to select a laborcode or craft on a workorder. Now in Maximo 6 and 7, you can't even select either one. You now have to select a person ID for the lead field on the workorder. I am not completely sure why IBM got … Read More
I have found this perfect article on how to setup JMS configurations for multiple instances of Maximo that quickly guides you through the process. If you only have one instance, this should help you get started with the Integration Framework. … Read More
The purpose of this fix pack is to address customer-reported issues, as well as issues reported by the development team during the design of future enhancements or as the result of continued QA testing. This fix pack also includes an enhancement … Read More
If you go into the system properties within Maximo, you will notice that all the passwords are displayed in plain text. Anyone that has access to this module can see everything. You may or may not want to keep this functionality, but you can … Read More
The workorder assignment manager already has a built in color code scheme where it changes the font color of the rows depending on what the priority of the workorder is. We can expand this functionality to other modules as well such as the Workorder … Read More
