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.
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 [...]
Maximo Integration Framework Session 1 in Mandarin
This STE was yesterday but here is the official link to it and here is the PDF presentation as well.
Create a work order and add labor hours with Maximo REST
You can already create a new work order with REST but it’s useless if you can’t add labor hours to it right? This tutorial will show you how to setup the MXWO object structure to be able to add LABTRANS records at the same time you create a work order. You can now create a work [...]
Creating a work order with Maximo’s REST API framework
In a previous tutorial, querying data use the REST API framework is fairly straight forward and much easier to use than WSDL web services. Now the question is, how do we update or create new records using this API? This tutorial will show you how to create a new work order using Maximo’s REST API.
How to update ASSET classifications with Integration Framework (MIF)
This quick post is from IBM support, How to update ASSET Classification using Integration Framework The MXASSET Object Structure can be ised to update ASSET Classification data using the Integration Framework. The MXASSET Object Strucuture is a System Defined object. Some changes are required to update the ASSET Classification. By defult the ASSET.CLASSSTRUCTUREID is not [...]
Query data with the 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
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)
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 [...]
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!







