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 [...]
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.
How I use multiple browser tabs for Maximo 7.5
March 15, 2013 by 2 Comments
As a system administrator or developer for Maximo, there comes a time when you want to be in multiple applications as once. For instance, you might want to be in the application designer modifying screens while also being in the work order tracking page to see your edits in real time. You can try to [...]
Troubleshoot Maximo BIRT Report Performance
February 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Recently have was tasked to troubleshoot a custom BIRT report performance issue for a client for Maximo 7.1 The problem was that the report, which normally ran fine, was now taking over 30 minutes to run and eventually never ran at all, which then in turn resulted in other reports not being able to run. [...]
Run Maximo BIRT reports locally
January 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When it comes to BIRT reports, Jason Verly (@mygeekdaddy) is probably one to get guidance from on the web. His latest post on how to run Maximo BIRT report tools locally is another great in depth tutorial.
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 [...]
Your first Automation Script in Maximo 7.5
August 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Maximo Automation ScriptsIf you have used Rules Manager, QuickPick or Field Control then you are already familiar with the Automation Script in Maximo. The Automation Script is basically a developers tool to enable you to develop custom business rules without having to develop custom java [...]
Set a default Order By for an application in Maximo 7.5
July 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Some users may want to change the default order by clause for an application like Work Order Tracking. In Maximo 7.5, it is easy to change the default value which can be done in Application Designer. First open the WOTRACK application, and on the list tab, click on the “Work Order Tracking” table. It should [...]
Adding Attachment Functionality to a Record
July 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is a nice guide to show you how to add an attachment to a PRLINE but the concept works for adding attachment functionality to any object.
