IBM Pulse 2012 – Release the Beast: How USAA Went on the Mobile Offensive in a Defensive Environment

Are you attending IBM Pulse 2012?  Are you looking for a mobile solution for your business?  Then stop by this session to see how USAA stopped syncing their mobile devices and started using real-time connectivity with EZMaxMobile to improve stability and lower failure rates. Session Details: 1120 Release the Beast: How USAA Went on the [...]

Best Practices for System Performance 7.5x White Paper

Rick over at developerWorks has posted a white paper on system performances related to  TPAE products.  If this is something you need, I suggest you take a peak.

Maximo 7.5.0.1 fix pack now available

On October 31, 2011, IBM Software released the 7.5.0.1 fix pack for Maximo Asset Management and Maximo Asset Management Essentials Download Description This product update corresponds to fixes for Maximo Asset Management and Maximo Asset Management Essentials. This document provides information for you to use when upgrading your product to the latest version. Considerations -Do [...]

Work order operations are now tasks – FAQ

Here is an explanation from IBM about how Maximo handles work orders, work order hierarchies, and work order operations [via IBM Support] From the user’s perspective, very little has changed in the existing work order functionality between Maximo 4 vs 6.x and 7.x. Work Order functionality have however been enhanced in the following two ways: [...]

Job Plan Sequences: (semi) Simple Explanation

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 each time the PM generates a work order [...]

Understanding and creating KPI’s for your Start Center

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Getting Started with Maximo Start Centers

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 (more on this later).  So what is a KPI?  It stands for [...]

This text is available for purchase but you need to login or register first. Please Login here.

Creating Bar/Pie chart portlet for your Start Center

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Getting Started with Maximo Start Centers

You can create KPI’s for your Start Center, but first we will create pie/bar charts as they are much simpler to create.  You can create pie charts and bar charts from your results set queries that you should have already created.  These charts basically group your query data results and show them in a visual [...]

This text is available for purchase but you need to login or register first. Please Login here.

Import Inventory Records using Maximo Integration Framework (MIF)

This entry is part 12 of 13 in the series Import Data with MIF

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 older versions of Maximo (e.g. 4.x and 5.x), an [...]

This text is available for purchase but you need to login or register first. Please Login here.

Maximo Mobile: EZMaxMobile and barcode scanning

The need for a barcode scanning solution with any Maximo mobile solution is a must for any organization to keep track of their assets.  It makes collecting asset information and creating workorders much easier when you can scan and search for an asset in Maximo with a click of a button. That is why EZMaxMobile [...]

Working with the Bulletin Board in Maximo

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Getting Started with Maximo Start Centers

The Bulletin Board application is used to create and view messages, in an electronic board, regarding critical problems and incidents.  It is also used to broadcast information throughout your organization.  When creating a bulletin board message, you specify when the message appears and a date and time for when it should be deleted. Creating Messages [...]