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 will need a LinkedIn account to view this link, but Alejandro [...]
Increasing the width of dialog boxes
February 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 - Increasing the width of dialog boxes]
Hide or disable ‘new user’ registration on the Maximo login page
November 11, 2010 By 3 Comments
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 page.
View workflow assignments on Work Order Tracking’s main tab
September 9, 2010 By 1 Comment
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.
Change font size of long description dialog box
August 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
Here is a simple trick to change the font size of the long description dialog box for MAXIMO 7…
Change the UI field width or text box screen sizes
August 6, 2010 By 9 Comments
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 width attribute to the field. In the example, they changed [...]
Maximo links of interest 7-28-2010
July 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Maximo links of interest 7-28-2010
Hyperlink to Dialog Box
July 10, 2010 By 1 Comment
This tutorial from IBM on how to hyperlink to a dialog box is an interesting one. Not only does it show you how to link to a popup dialog, you can also create a custom dialog to use with it. Read the full tutorial here…
Display More Than 10 Rows of Asset Specifications
May 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
The Maximo default display of 10 can be changed to allow the Asset application’s Specifications table window to show more rows to the user without having to scroll. Go to Configuration | Application Designer In the Application field enter ASSET and hit Enter Open the record for the ASSET application by clicking on it Click [...]
