Getting started with Maximo Start Centers

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Getting Started with Maximo Start Centers

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 [...]

Working with the Bulletin Board in Maximo

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Getting Started with Maximo Start Centers

The Bulletin Board application is used to create and view messages, in an electronic board, regarding critical problems and incidents.  It is also used to broadcast information throughout your organization.  When creating a bulletin board message, you specify when the message appears and a date and time for when it should be deleted. Creating Messages [...]

Creating a result set query in Maximo

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Getting Started with Maximo Start Centers

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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Creating Bar/Pie chart portlet for your Start Center

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Getting Started with Maximo Start Centers

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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Understanding and creating KPI’s for your Start Center

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Getting Started with Maximo Start Centers

The ultimate goal of using start centers is to utilize the power of KPI’s and result sets for quick access to some important information.  This information can be useful to your users for quick access to things but it can also affect performance (more on this later).  So what is a KPI?  It stands for [...]

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