Alter attribute LABEL dynamically

Under WOTRACK, and making use of REMDUR field (repurposed to capture DOWNTIME hours directly on the work order record).... Assumptions: (1) There is a PRIORITIZATION scheme that says PRIORITY 1 & 3 are assets that have experienced downtime; … Read More

Restrict OBJECTS with Global Data Restrictions

In some cases, there are restrictions that organizations want to apply throughout the entire Maximo application server and there are a few ways to do this like applying a restriction to the 'EVERYONE' group, but a better way is to create a Global … Read More

Highlight Work Log Tab When a Work Order Has Work Logs

Sometimes it nice to quickly and visually get feedback on information when looking at a work order detail.  There can be so many fields and tabs on a work order detail screen that it would be nice to know if the record has any work logs, or any other … Read More

Hide Change Status Values from Work Order Tracking

In some use cases, some organizations want to remove certain statuses from the 'change status' dialog in the Work Order Tracking application.  So the question is, how can this be done?  In this scenario, we are going to remove the APPR status from … Read More

What’s the best way to make a field required in Maximo?

Here is a quick thought I want to put into your head.  There are so many ways to do just this in Maximo, but what are the best ways and what are the affects of doing it a certain way? Database Configuration If you make a field required in the … Read More

Maximo Conditional Expression How To’s

These tips come from Bruno and are really useful.  Here are some tutorials that I particularly like: Find all references to a conditional expression How to hide a field using conditional expressions How to change the color of a field using … Read More