IBM has provided us with a document to guide us through the Cognos installation with Maximo 7.5. You will need an IBM ID to view it though. [IBM Support] Within the Maximo® Base Services 7.5 Releases, an IBM Cognos ® Reporting Integration is enabled. This integration extends the current suite of reporting tools that Maximo [...]
Panasonic Toughbook Android Tablet
June 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Plenty of Android tablets are hitting the market and this year they are coming in at a faster pace. This one is due to be released in the 4th quarter of this year. [Gizmodo]
First step to prepare for Maximo 7.5
June 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
With the release of Maximo 7.5, a lot of companies are beginning to wonder what their first steps should be to prepare for their eventual upgrade: Do I order a new development server, so I can test the new software? Do I send my administrator to Maximo 7.5 training? Do investigate what updates I need [...]
Import asset classification hierarchies and classification attributes with MIF
June 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
There is a built in object structure called MXCLASSIFICATION that we will use to import classification hierarchies and also the classification attributes using the Maximo Integration Framework (MIF). I will be using my default method of importing data which is by way of interface tables. If you aren’t familiar with interface tables, you can read [...]
WebCast: New Maximo 6 reporting options – Use Maximo 7 Reporting
June 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
This STE will cover: – Overview – Understanding the V7RI Report Option – Configuring the Version 6 and Version 7 Systems – Creating V7 Custom Reports for V6 Instance – Supported Functionality and Platforms – Reference Materials and Questions Date: July 12, 2011 10:00 AM Eastern US Presented by: Pam Denny and Scott Peluso Content [...]
Conditional Expression Manager: Create a conditional lookup
June 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
Sometimes you just want to create a conditional lookup for certain fields. To do this, you would use the conditional expression manager [IBM Support].
Maximo SQL Injection
May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is an interesting property that applies to Maximo 7.1 This is when users manipulate data entry fields to execute malicious SQL statements. Maximo dynamically prepares SQL statements so in almost every attribute this is not an issue. There are a few exceptions so there is a property mxe.db.sqlinjection can be enabled to further limit [...]
IBM Corrected APARs in the upcoming Maximo 6.2.8
May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here is a link to the a list of APAR’s fixed in the upcoming release which is scheduled for June 15th, 2011. Please review the attached file for the current list of corrected issues included in the Maximo Base Services 6.2.8 fix pack This update is slated to be released on June 15, 2011. This [...]
New Maximo Blog: MaximoNews.com
May 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Check out this new blog called maximonews.com. It’s only a few weeks old but looks promising.
WebCast: IBM Domains Application
May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Abstract Audience: Customers, Level 2 & 3 Support, Services, GTS, ITD, GBS, Business Partners and Sales Abstract: This STE will cover: – Domain types – Example usage – Demo – Reference. Date: June 24, 2011 10:00 AM Eastern US Presented by: May On Content This is the Presentation for the live session: NOTE: The Presentation [...]
