Improve Maximo network performance

This article explains how to improve network performance for Maximo 6 or 7. If you are running Maximo  in a low bandwidth and/or high latency network, reduce network bandwidth utilization by enabling the data compression filter & enable a filter … Read More

Change Maximo timeout warning

Here is an interesting article on changing the advanced timeout warning message in Maximo. I think the default is set to 10 minutes, where after 10 minutes of inactivity, a dialog will pop up warning you that you will be logged out in 2 minutes.  You … Read More

Show default craft of lead person on the workorder

In Maximo 4.1.1, you used to be able to select a laborcode or craft on a workorder. Now in Maximo 6 and 7, you can't even select either one. You now have to select a person ID for the lead field on the workorder. I am not completely sure why IBM got … Read More

Maximo for Service Providers 7.1.1.1 Fix Pack

The purpose of this fix pack is to address customer-reported issues, as well as issues reported by the development team during the design of future enhancements or as the result of continued QA testing. This fix pack also includes an enhancement … Read More

Display system property password values as XXXX

If you go into the system properties within Maximo, you will notice that all the passwords are displayed in plain text. Anyone that has access to this module can see everything. You may or may not want to keep this functionality, but you can … Read More

Color code Workorder Tracking list items

The workorder assignment manager already has a built in color code scheme where it changes the font color of the rows depending on what the priority of the workorder is. We can expand this functionality to other modules as well such as the Workorder … Read More

Check license number in Maximo 7

In previous Maximo versions, such as Maximo 6, you used to be able to check the license number by clicking on Help -> About Maximo. Now, in Maximo 7, if you click on Help -> System Information, the "License #" field is now blank.  Anyone know … Read More

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