Here is an exclusive look at what I've found within Maximo's integration framework. You won't find this anywhere else on the web as this stuff is not documented by IBM for Maximo. The REST API can be found in Maximo versions 7.1.1.6 and up … Read More
Job Plan sequences are very cool once you figure them out. Here's the basic rundown (assuming you know how to create a PM, and a JOBPLAN, and how to create a WO from a PM). On each PM is a counter called, oddly enough, "counter." This increments … Read More
I personally hate the new Maximo 7.5 skin or the "tivoli09" skin as IBM will call it. Its design is more geared for use on the iPad or another tablet type device because the elements are designed for more of a touch input than a mouse input. I … Read More
This tip is from David: From https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21322703 These special characters are supported: ampersand & dollar sign $ period . angle brackets < > equal sign = pipe | asterisk * exclamation … Read More
The ultimate goal of using start centers is to utilize the power of KPI's and result sets for quick access to some important information. This information can be useful to your users for quick access to things but it can also affect performance … Read More
Here is a document from IBM on setting up an escalation to cancel SR. It's a pretty straight forward example and I normally probably wouldn't post it as I have already written about setting up escalation points before, but in my example, I used the … Read More
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
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
