There are many ways to skin a cat when dealing with Maximo and the Integration Framework is no exception. And let’s face it, when using the MIF to import data, it’s not normally an easy task. It’s more of a trial and error process. You send data to Maximo and hope that the data is [...]
Understanding Maximo Integration Framework Processing Rules and Controls
November 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Import MATUSETRANS with Maximo Integration Framework
July 17, 2012 by 2 Comments
Here is another great in depth tutorial from Daniel Ng on importing MATUSETRANS data with MIF… His “blog” doesn’t have any RSS feeds, so Daniel, if you are reading this… add it your site so we can keep updated regularly!
Maximo Links of Interest 6-25-2012
June 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
IBM Maximo Education Assistant Overview (V7.1) Maximo log types (PDF) Maximo log types (Flash with audio) Understanding Maximo 7.5 logging (PDF) Understanding Maximo 7.5 logging (Flash with audio) Understanding Maximo 7 Logging (PDF) Understanding Maximo 7 Logging (Flash with audio) Developer Works Blog The Independence of Independent security groups How to turn ON and turn [...]
Add Failure Reporting to Work Order through MIF
June 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Forum member Madd0g17 has posted a solution to setup an object structure that will allow you to add failure codes to a work order through the Maximo Integration Framework. Here is his solution: You can either adapt the MXWO object structure or duplicate it and give it whatever name you want (mine was called XMSWO), then [...]
Change status of a record using MIF
April 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I have talked about this before and I’m sure that anyone that has worked with MIF has tried this many times, but here is an article published by IBM that details the process of changing that status of stateful MBO’s using MIF. It is a very good article and nicely detailed.
Setting up both a Cluster and Integration Framework for Maximo 7.1 on WebSphere 6.1
March 13, 2012 by 1 Comment
This guide comes from IBM Support and the original link can be found here. When using the Maximo Integration Framework (IF) in a clustered environment the following should be considered. · For best performance with minimal impact to users, the IF can be configured to run on a single instance of Maximo while users log in [...]
Import labor codes with Maximo Integration Framework
February 16, 2012 by 1 Comment
This entry is part 14 of 14 in the series Import Data with MIFOnce you have imported users into Maximo, the next step is to import labor codes. This is a simple tutorial that will show how import labor codes into Maximo with the Integration Framework. If you are migrating users from one Maximo system [...]
Maximo MIF – Message tracking and the ‘store message?’ option
February 7, 2012 by 1 Comment
In most of the MIF tutorials here, I like to use the Message Tracking feature so I know whether or not the messages even get received by Maximo and if it was processed successfully or not. There is another option to store the incoming messages to an XML file so you can view them later. [...]
Import users security groups with MIF
February 2, 2012 by 3 Comments
This entry is part 13 of 14 in the series Import Data with MIFI 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, [...]
Secure MIF web service methods with native authentication
January 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
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 [...]
