We can already add custom modules to main Go To dropdown menu, but here are two tutorials from IBM on how to re-position the menu items with detailed instructions on updating the backend database to achieve what you want. Changing Application Listings within the Go To Changing the Sub Menu Positions With the Go To According to [...]
Adding users in Maximo even when using LDAP authentication or mxe.useAppServerSecurity=true
August 23, 2011 By 7 Comments
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 are the reasons for wanting to create a user in [...]
Hide tabs for an application from certain security groups
August 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here is an interesting post on using the signature option to hide tabs for certain security groups. 1. Sign in to Maximo as maxadmin; 2. Go to System Configuration -> Platform Configuration -> Application Designer; 3. Select the application that has the Tab that you would like to hide; 4. Click Select Action -> Add/Modify [...]
Setting up eSignatures in Maximo
August 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
What is an eSignature in Maximo? It is an electronic signature that consists of a user ID and a password known only to the user. It confirms that the person changing a record is the person who logged in to the system. Go to Database Configuration and select the Object and Attribute that needs to [...]
Change Maximo mail SMTP port
August 9, 2011 By 2 Comments
By default, any mail communications thru Maximo use port 25 which is the default SMTP port. In some case, you may want to change this for whatever the reason. This example given works in WebSphere and Maximo 7.
Configure Maximo 7.1 to use LDAP with WebSphere
July 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Enabling Maximo 7 to use LDAP with WebSphere is a fairly simple task once you have your Active Directory setup and long as you understand the concepts behind it to set it up. I love how Maximo 7′s system administration guide is absolutely useless in helping you setup WebSphere for LDAP authentication. Here is what [...]
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WebCast: Domains Application
June 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Audience: Customers, Level 2 & 3 Support, Services, GTS, ITD, GBS, Business Partners and Sales Abstract: This STE will cover: – Domain types – Example usage – Demo – Reference. Date: June 24, 2011 10:00 AM Eastern US Presented by: May On Content This is the Presentation for the live session: NOTE: The Presentation document [...]
Maximo 7.5 and Cognos Integration Installation
June 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
IBM has provided us with a document to guide us through the Cognos installation with Maximo 7.5. You will need an IBM ID to view it though. [IBM Support] Within the Maximo® Base Services 7.5 Releases, an IBM Cognos ® Reporting Integration is enabled. This integration extends the current suite of reporting tools that Maximo [...]
Conditional Expression Manager: Create a conditional lookup
June 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
Sometimes you just want to create a conditional lookup for certain fields. To do this, you would use the conditional expression manager [IBM Support].
Maximo SQL Injection
May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is an interesting property that applies to Maximo 7.1 This is when users manipulate data entry fields to execute malicious SQL statements. Maximo dynamically prepares SQL statements so in almost every attribute this is not an issue. There are a few exceptions so there is a property mxe.db.sqlinjection can be enabled to further limit [...]
