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

Labor Actuals – sometimes you get a ZERO value

The user accidentally entered this value. Normally the Maximo screen (work order actuals or LabTrans) will capture the Starttime and Endtime and automatically populate the RegularHrs field. But sometimes you discover a zero - which means no linecost … Read More

Exporting Data via Event Listener with Child Objects

Did you know that you can export data from Maximo based on some event automatically?  Of course you did, but did you know that in Maximo 7.5 there is a new feature setting called 'event propagation'? It allows you to export data based on when a child … Read More

Utilizing a field called SITEVISIT

Tip for the Day: On the SR object there is a field titled SITEVISIT. It is not on the WORKORDER table. Many client site/industries have a process where ... in order for the work to get started, the maintenance tech must first perform a site … 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

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