In this tutorial, I will show you what are the basic steps to creating a new application within Maximo. This tutorial won’t go into details about custom java class but it will show you what you need to do to add a new application. For simplicity sake, this new application won’t have any business logic, [...]
Creating a work order with Maximo’s REST API framework
November 15, 2011 By 7 Comments
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.
Creating Bar/Pie chart portlet for your Start Center
September 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
You can create KPI’s for your Start Center, but first we will create pie/bar charts as they are much simpler to create. You can create pie charts and bar charts from your results set queries that you should have already created. These charts basically group your query data results and show them in a visual [...]
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Import Inventory Records using Maximo Integration Framework (MIF)
September 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
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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Creating a result set query in Maximo
August 16, 2011 By 2 Comments
At the heart of every start center in Maximo is the result set. This is a user defined query that you can create and save on any object you want from within Maximo. You can create a query to return a list of workorders, assets, locations, etc. Once you have setup a query, you can [...]
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Getting started with Maximo Start Centers
July 28, 2011 By 5 Comments
A Maximo start center is the first screen you see right after you log in. You have a default start center which is a grouping of modules that relate to your work and can include all of the Maximo modules or a selection of modules. In these start centers, there are portlets that you can [...]
Exporting data to XML with MIF event listener for any changes on an object automatically
June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Most of the tutorials that we have done so far have been for integrating with Maximo by importing or updating data, but sometimes you may need to work the other way around and integrate with third party applications from Maximo by exporting data. I have already shown you how to export data to XML manually, [...]
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Import asset classification hierarchies and classification attributes with MIF
June 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
There is a built in object structure called MXCLASSIFICATION that we will use to import classification hierarchies and also the classification attributes using the Maximo Integration Framework (MIF). I will be using my default method of importing data which is by way of interface tables. If you aren’t familiar with interface tables, you can read [...]
Create keyboard shortcut to Work Order Tracking from anywhere within Maximo
May 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here is a trick to create a keyboard shortcut to work order tracking or any application you wish from any screen in Maximo. Here is a quick rundown of some available keyboard shortcuts for Maximo, but these aren’t really helpful in terms of navigating from one application to another. If you want to go from [...]
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Maximo Mobile: Maximo Everyplace for iPad
May 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Maximo Everyplace is only available for Maximo 7 and it’s a mobile solution that works with iPad and iPhone. The way it works is this. You have to buy the mobile solution from IBM and then you have to basically duplicate all of your application, such as Work Order Tracking and use the application designer [...]
