Goal: Before / After Time: 2 hours but depends on your back-up procedures, image manipulation time, and time required to rebuild and redeploy the Maximo EAR file Prerequisites You will need image manipulation software like Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, Paint, etc… You will need Administrator Access to the Maximo Server You will need to back up [...]
IBM Redbooks: Migration Use Cases with the Migration Manager Version 7.5
April 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Follow the link for Migration Use Cases with the Migration Manager Version 7.5 Abstract By using the Migration Manager, you can migrate configuration content from one production environment to another. The typical use is to migrate configuration content from a development environment to a test environment and then on to production for the Tivoli® process [...]
Improve Maximo’s doclinks performance
April 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Maximo can have performance issues at times so any tip to improve it in any way is always helpful. Bruno has shared his quick tip on how to improve doclinks by modifying a little bit of SQL. This tip can be applied anywhere so be sure to check it out.
IBM Maximo 7.5.0.4 Fix Pack Now Available
March 7, 2013 by 2 Comments
On February 15, 2013, IBM Software released the 7.5.0.4 fix pack for Maximo Asset Management and Maximo Asset Management Essentials Download Description This product update corresponds to fixes for Maximo Asset Management and Maximo Asset Management Essentials. This document provides information for you to use when upgrading your product to the latest version. This fix [...]
New IBM Education Assistant Tutorials
February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Here are the newest IBM Education Assistant Content: Work order management (V7.5) - This is IBM Education Assistant content for IBM Maximo® Asset Management V7.5 covering this subject: Work order management. There are 2 items. One is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. One is in Adobe Flash format. One has an audio voiceover. Using the scheduler application [...]
Understanding Maximo Integration Framework Processing Rules and Controls
November 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There are many ways to skin a cat when dealing with Maximo and the Integration Framework is no exception. And let’s face it, when using the MIF to import data, it’s not normally an easy task. It’s more of a trial and error process. You send data to Maximo and hope that the data is [...]
Maximo Asset Management Upgrade Series
November 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
IBM has published a series of presentations for customers who are planning to upgrade to the latest Maximo Asset Management and SmartCloud Control Desk. These presentations are for all add-ons to Maximo from Spatial to Linear to Service Providers and many more. There are also sessions on integration, scripting and mobile. Go here to see [...]
Installation guide for Maximo 7.5 with WebSphere and Active Directory
November 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
These are shortened guides that is more focused on installing Maximo 7.5 with Active Directory. Installation MAM, WebSphere, SQL, Microsoft Active Directory [PDF] Installation MAM, WebSphere, DB2, Tivoli Directory Server [PDF] Installation MAM, WebSphere, Oracle, Microsoft Active Directory [PDF] Installation MAM, WebSphere, Oracle, Tivoli Directory Server [PDF] Provided by IBM Support
Understanding Maximo URL parameters
November 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
With Maximo URL’s, you can link directly to a work order from an external application, but Maximo URL’s are much more powerful than that. Here is a complete round up of posts from IBM and Bruno to help you understand all the attributes available to you to be able to communicate external applications with Maximo. The [...]
Disable Maximo business rule with an Automation Script
October 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Maximo Automation ScriptsFor years, there is one default Maximo functionality that tends to annoy a lot of our clients. When you have a workorder and you select a location, if that location has one and only one asset associate with it, that asset number will [...]
