Recently there have been a lot of questions regarding why suddenly the Maximo 6 go to navigation menu stopped working. The culprit is a Microsoft security update. IBM is aware of this issue and is working on a resolution. The temporary solution is to remove the Microsoft security fix KB2497640. [Maximo navigation not working via IBM [...]
Change the display date format in Maximo 7
April 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here is an interesting article on changing the date format in Maximo 7. This actually explains the logic behind the dates in Maximo and how it’s derived when it’s displayed to the user. [IBM Support]
How to integrate your enterprise applications with Maximo
March 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
I just found this article that describes how to integrate other systems with Maximo 7. It talks about what is the Maximo Integration Framework then walks you through setting up Maximo workorder web services then working with it.
Separate user interface from escalations
March 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
To improve performance for large scale environment, it is best to separate different work elements in Maximo 7 from the user interface (UI). This example from IBM shows how to separate escalations from the UI in WebSphere. You can then use this method to separate other work related parts such as cron tasks and reporting. [...]
Change the field size in Maximo 6
March 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
I recently ran into an issue where a client wanted to change the field size in Maximo 6.2 when they are in the list view of a module. I found this nice article from IBM that shows how to do just that. This tell you that you can modify the file called ‘fieldsizegroups.jsp’ to fit [...]
Configuring conditional security in Maximo
March 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
Here are a couple flash videos with audio from IBM support that show how to setup some conditional security. This first video shows how to configure required fields using attribute restrictions. In this example, a required field is needed when the workorder is set to a certain priority. Watch Part 1 Video This second video [...]
Automatically save a record in Maximo
March 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
Have you ever used a module such as the Work Order Tracking and made changes in one tab then switch to another tab and forget to save your changes? Well, here is a neat little trick to automatically save a record in Maximo. It works by kicking of a save event when you change tabs [...]
Change the color of a field in Maximo 7 with Conditional Properties
March 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
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 [...]
IBM Education Assistant: Components of a Maximo 7 installation
February 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
This flash video presentation with audio shows the components of Maximo 7 installation from the base services, process solution installer, to the automation engine. You can also view the PDF version. [IBM Education Assistant]
