All Things Maximo
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 [...]
Knowing how to turn on logging is essential to being able to debug any issues that may arise. IBM support may even ask you to give them log files if you have to go that far. Configuring logging is much easier in Maximo 7 because you can use the front end GUI instead of modifying [...]
Along with the many other ways to insert and retrieve data, you can create and deploy web services to be integration with third party tools, just like our workorder assignment module that allows you to quickly batch assign workorders to your labor force. It follows all of Maximo’s business rules when entering data, but you [...]
Screencast tutorial on how to import data with XML flat files. You see how to export data and learn how to import data with the Integration Framework. Also, you will easily see how to get the XML structure for your import process.
Exporting data with the Integration Framework is a lot easier than importing data. When importing data, we use “Enterprise Services”, but for exporting data we need to use “Publish Channels”. Of course they are both based on Object Structures. Out of the box, Maximo provides plenty of Publish Channels and Enterprise Services to satisfy most [...]
This screencast will walk you through importing security users and be able to set their passwords.
Detailed tutorial on importing assets and asset specifications with the Maximo Integration Framework.
There aren’t many differences between Maximo 6′s MEA and Maximo 7′s MIF. If you read my previous post on importing data with MIF, then it will be easier to understand how MEA works. The architecture is pretty much the same but some minor name changes. If you have never used the MIF, then this tutorial [...]
The new Maximo Integration Framework, formerly known as Maximo Enterprise Adapter (MEA), makes it easy to import data. I will show you how you can import data into Maximo from an interface table.
The previous versions of Maximo all came with an installation guide that helped you install a Maximo application server for production purposes and also for testing or development purposes. In most cases, this is how most of our applications are setup. Unfortunately, Maximo 7 does not come with any demo data or even an installation [...]
We already have a login page to authenicate users, so now the first action we want to implement is a way for users to create a new work order. This … [Read More...]
I am starting a mini series on building a mobile friendly app for Maximo. This will be a lightweight mobile framework so it won't be as powerful as … [Read More...]
To all of our loyal readers, I know you are all Maximo experts by now :) but we are looking for a Java developer that is familiar with web … [Read More...]
