This great tip was provided by one of our members, David. I had a requirement to remove new user registration, and in addition to add an official government computer system login banner to a maximo 7 build. Here's the method that worked best … Read More
We can already add custom modules to main Go To dropdown menu, but here are two tutorials from IBM on how to re-position the menu items with detailed instructions on updating the backend database to achieve what you want. Changing Application … Read More
Maximo has a powerful feature that can take the load off of both user and administrator. A common example of a request a Maximo administrator may get is, 'Is there anyway I can avoid typing in this list of 286 new inventory items into Maximo?'. In … Read More
As some of you may know, the only way you can add new modules in Maximo is to duplicate an application such as Work Order Tracking from within Application Designer in order for it to show up in the 'Go To' drop down menu. But it doesn't really show … Read More
If you have setup Maximo to use LDAP authentication and you try to go into the Users application and try to create a new record, you will get this error message: "You are using app server security, therefore you cannot call this method". So what … Read More
At the heart of every start center in Maximo is the result set. This is a user defined query that you can create and save on any object you want from within Maximo. You can create a query to return a list of workorders, assets, locations, etc. … Read More
What is an eSignature in Maximo? It is an electronic signature that consists of a user ID and a password known only to the user. It confirms that the person changing a record is the person who logged in to the system. Go to Database Configuration … Read More
By default, any mail communications thru Maximo use port 25 which is the default SMTP port. In some case, you may want to change this for whatever the reason. This example given works in WebSphere and Maximo 7. … Read More
A Maximo start center is the first screen you see right after you log in. You have a default start center which is a grouping of modules that relate to your work and can include all of the Maximo modules or a selection of modules. In these start … Read More
I have already shown how to enable the performance monitoring tool in Maximo 7 but working with it is a different story. Here is how to view the statistics of the performance monitoring tool. Open up the Maximo application in a web browser and … Read More
