Create a new application in Maximo

In this tutorial, I will show you what are the basic steps to creating a new application within Maximo.  This tutorial won’t go into details about custom java class but it will show you what you need to do to add a new application.  For simplicity sake, this new application won’t have any business logic, [...]

Secure MIF web service methods with native authentication

By default, MIF web services are unsecure, but if you are using native Maximo security and not LDAP, you can secure MIF web services with this configuration change. Normally Web Services and HTTP Servelets are secured using the MEAWEB Web.xml descriptor to map the maximousers security role in the Application Server to each service. If [...]

Using the AddUser.bat file to add new users

There are a bunch of .bat files that come with Maximo such as “configdb.bat” and many others.  Here is one that lets you add users to Maximo just by running this file.  Of course, like some of the .bat files, some of these aren’t officially supported by IBM so if you run into problems, they [...]

VMMSYNC Cron Task Setup

Here is a step-by-step processing from IBM to setup to synchronize users and groups.

Change the Maximo 7.5 skin for a single user session

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 think the original design is much better [...]

List of special characters usable in Maximo 7.x passwords

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 point ! plus sign + at sign @ greater than sign < question mark ? backslash hyphen – semicolon ; braces { } less [...]

Understanding Escalation Points and setup escalation to cancel a Service Request

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 ‘getdate()’ SQL method to calculate which records were not processed the last time [...]

How to add a login banner and disable new user registration in one step

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 for our system and requires no modification to the application or editing [...]

Maximo fix pack 7.1.1.9 now available

On August 26, 2011, IBM Software released the Base Services 7.1.1.9 fix pack for Maximo Asset Management, Maximo Asset Management Essentials, and Tivoli Asset Management for IT Download Description This product update corresponds to fixes for Base Services (MBS), which is not a product, but is the base platform component for the products listed in [...]

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 [...]

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