My name is Chon, feel free to ask me any question regarding Maximo. I will try to answer them as best as I can.
In Maximo 4.1.1, you could enter a new asset with an auto number by default. In Maximo 7, with the default configuration, you aren’t able to generate an auto number when inserting new assets. The functionality is there for you to use an auto key scheme, you just have to enable it. First, you can [...]
Here is a great post I found for all you guys who like Java customizations.
If you are upgrading your Maximo to the latest fixpack version 7.1.1.5, you are gonna be using the new BIRT version 2.3.2. Of course, along with any new version comes the tedious task of upgrading old files. By upgrading to the latest version of BIRT, the patch just overwrites the out-of-the-box reports with the new [...]
IBM WebCast introduction to the BIRT framework. This presentation covers topics ranging from installing BIRT designer to the architecture.
Maximo 7.1.1.5 now uses BIRT 2.3.2, so to start developing reports for this version, you will need to install and configure the new BIRT Designer. You can begin by reading this BIRT Report Designer 2.3.2 configuration guide for base services 7.1.1.5 or any future release. You will have to download a few items prior to [...]
There are two known issues which have been identified with printing BIRT reports: Issue# 08-21515: 7.1.1 Direct print issue (Serious issue in production). After first user logs out functionality does not work for all users in Maximo 7.1.1 (Reproduced in house -Login as User1 (for example, Wilson) -Direct print a report (works fine but keep [...]
BIRT , out-of-the-box, has six templates available for the report developer. These templates are: Tivoli MAXIMO List Report Template: This is used for simple listing reports with traditional row and column format. Labor List and Asset Move History reports are two examples of this template. Tivoli MAXIMO Grouped Report Template: Has same features as the [...]
There is a newer version of BIRT that you use with Maximo 7.1.1.5, but this document will guide you through the setting up eclipse so you can start developing BIRT reports for Maximo 7.1.1.4 or lower. If you don’t have any idea what BIRT is, then you should start by reading the V7 Report Development [...]
This document explains in detail how to modify the master report library for BIRT. It focuses on page size, page orientation and page area. By default, all the out of the box (OOB) reports are in landscape. Personally, I don’t like it in landscape and most of our clients prefer their reports in portrait. But [...]
I found this great IBM support site that has a few short flash demos/tutorials for doing various tasks in Maximo 7. Here is the complete list of flash videos.
Here are some links to help with tuning your Maximo application. These range from database configuration to websphere.
By default, when you add a material or item to a workorder, the value is set to 1. This can be a problem for some entities because laborers can add a item number, select a storeroom then immediate save it without even bothering to enter a quantity. Logically, by default, Maximo doesn’t allow you to [...]
Deploying Maximo EAR files is easy once you get the hang of it. We take this process for granted because we do it so much at the office. IBM has supplied us with steps on how to deploy these EAR files for Maximo 6 but these steps can also be applied to Maximo 7. [IBM [...]
Presenter(s): May On Time: 14 Aug 2009, 3:00PM Eastern US This STE will cover Overview, Conditional UI setup, Demo, Questions Please call into the phone conference and join the e-meeting 10 minutes early. Web conference URL: https://de202.centra.com:443/GA/main/000000be8c3e0000012299f73759a671 Password: tiv0li (0 is a Zero) View presentation: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg27016404 Tags: Maximo, Maximo 7, Tivoli WebCast, Conditional UI, Security
September 1, 2009
