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 [...]
Query Maximo ASSET web service from .NET
March 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
Here is sample code for you to download to see how to query data from Maximo web services. In this example, it shows how to query assets and the different options you can use to do just that. This sample code provided below works with Maximo 7. This text is available for purchase but you [...]
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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 [...]
