At times it is necessary to override or extend the functionality in core MAXIMO. This can be achieved by ‘extending’ methods in the Maximo business objects. The following section outlines the process involved in extending the add() method in the Items application. This same approach can be used to extend any add() method from the [...]
Extending Maximo 7 Business Objects
Maximo 7 Developer Reference Guide
Here is a link to IBM’s Maximo 7 Developer Reference Guide http://www-01.ibm.com/software/brandcatalog/portal/opal/details?catalog.label=1TW10MA2K This is just a help file that contains some sample java code and examples of how to extend some Maximo business objects.
Maximo 7.1.1.5 Java Docs
Here is the link to the Maximo 7.1.1.5 Java docs http://www-01.ibm.com/software/brandcatalog/portal/opal/details?catalog.label=1TW10MA1Z
Making Workflow Memo field required
Here is a great post I found for all you guys who like Java customizations.
Extending Maximo Business Objects (MBO)
I have found a good article on the basics of extending MBO’s in Maximo 6. The same principle apply if you want to extend objects for Maximo 7.
Maximo Developer Eclipse plugin
For all you java developers out there that want to extend MBO’s, this Eclipse plugin should help a lot.








