Make classification attributes required using conditional expression manager
Here is a great tutorial from IBM Support that shows you step by step how to make classification attributes required using the conditional expression manager. … Read More
Tag: Tips & Tricks
Action properties for Integration Framework (MIF)
In a recent forum post, I was asked why the data being imported was being overwritten and not replaced by the data specified in the integration table or flat file. In short, the answer is you have to specify an 'action' property when importing the … Read More
View workflow assignments on Work Order Tracking’s main tab
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
Maximo e-mail listener support for Microsoft Exchange 2010
Problem(Abstract) After installing Exchange 2010, Maximo is no longer able to access the mailbox configured in the E-mail Listener application Symptom The following error will be seen in the Maximo log: Error connecting to mail server for … Read More
Setting a default start center in Maximo
In the Start Center there is an option called Display Settings. When you select this option you will see all Start Centers associated to your Uesr Id. From the list you can check off the Start Centers you wish to display and one Start Center … Read More
Change BIRT report logo to your company image
To me the BIRT report logos are unnecessary and take up too much valuable space on a report where the data is the most important thing on there. But if you don't want to have the "tivoli" and "IBM" logos displayed, you can always remove them from … Read More
Change font size of long description dialog box
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
Surveillance rounds using mobile technology
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), one of the leading hospitals in the country, uses our very own EZMaxMobile software for surveillance rounds. Rounds are a way for Supervisors to enter workorders into MAXIMO via their Blackberry or iPad … Read More
Websphere nodeagent is not synchronized with cell and Maximo won’t start
Sometimes I would randomly encounter a situation where the nodeagent in Websphere is not synchronized with the cell. Because of this, the MAXIMO application server would not start and would fail immediately. Now since your nodeagent is out of sync, … Read More
Change the UI field width or text box screen sizes
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
