Import users security groups with MIF

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

I have previously shown you how to import users so this tutorial will show you how to import data via interface tables and set the users security groups.  You will be able to set a users security group to defaults such as EVERYONE, DEFLTREG and even MAXADMIN security group.

Query data with the Maximo REST API

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Maximo REST API

The Maximo REST API is something really cool and really useful.  I am spent a little time playing with it and it’s much easier to use than the MIF web services and SOAP.  Although the integration framework is still useful in terms of importing data with interface tables, but the REST services are extremely useful [...]

Exclusive Look: Maximo REST web service API

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Maximo REST API

Here is an exclusive look at what I’ve found within Maximo’s integration framework.  You won’t find this anywhere else on the web as this stuff is not documented by IBM for Maximo.  The REST API can be found in Maximo versions 7.1.1.6 and up including Maximo 7.5.  If you look in the directories where you [...]

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 [...]

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Create custom web services in Maximo

I found this post to be very interesting from Burak Bolek.  He talks about writing your very own custom java web service.  Will this method, you can almost do anything you want in Maximo via web services.  Very cool!

Create SR from PHP with Maximo web services (Sample Code)

Not a whole lot to say but to just check out this post, Create Incident with PHP via Web Services… [Burak Bolek]

ScreenCast: Invoke Maximo 6 Query/Response Web Service

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Web Services

This year I have made a new resolution to create some more great screencasts and how to videos for you guys. Hopefully this is a start to a great new year. This screencast video will show you how to consume Maximo 6 query/response web services that we setup in our previous tutorial.  I will walk [...]

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Setup query/response web service for Maximo 6

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Web Services

This tutorial will walk you through setting up a query/response web service in Maximo 6. A query/response web service is useful when you want to an external system such as a SharePoint server to query Maximo data, such as work order information, and return a result set.  In this example, I will show you how [...]

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Make classification attributes required using conditional expression manager

Here is a great tutorial from IBM Support that shows you step by step how to make classification attributes required using the conditional expression manager.

Action properties for Integration Framework (MIF)

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Getting Started with MIF

In a recent forum post, I was asked why the data being imported was being overwritten and not replaced by the data specified in the integration table or flat file.  In short, the answer is you have to specify an ‘action’ property when importing the data.  That property is optional, but you can tell MIF [...]