The ‘additionalevent’ and ‘additionaleventvalue’ are attributes that you can use to tell Maximo what event to call and what are the parameter to pass to that event. For example, you can automatically load the workorder tracking application just by click on a hyperlink that is formatted as such: http://server/maximo/ui/login?event=loadapp&value=wotrack As you can see the attributes [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Increasing the width of dialog boxes
February 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A lot of times the application designer for Maximo can’t do everything you need in terms of modifying the user interface. Here is one simple case where you have to export the LIBRARY.XML file in order to make a dialog box bigger. [IBM Support - Increasing the width of dialog boxes]
Hide or disable ‘new user’ registration on the Maximo login page
November 11, 2010 By 3 Comments
Most companies want to hide or disable the ‘new user’ registration link on the Maximo login page because of licensing, so why IBM put that there in the first place is unknown to me. But this tip will show you how to remove that link from login page.
Tutorial requests forum
October 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I have started a new forum for tutorial request. Please post any requests that you would like to see and I will try my best to make one for you.
View workflow assignments on Work Order Tracking’s main tab
September 9, 2010 By 1 Comment
Here is a great tip from IBM Support that shows you how to display workflow assignments on the Work Order Tracking’s main tab. That’s if you are into the workflow stuff.
Change font size of long description dialog box
August 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
Here is a simple trick to change the font size of the long description dialog box for MAXIMO 7…
