I am currently in the process of reviewing security groups for one of our clients. There are many ways to configure security because every organization is different but these simple strategies should help. This was taken directly from the Maximo … Read More
Barcoding can be useful for many things, such as putting one on a workorder details report and when the work is completed, the person at the front desk can quickly scan those barcodes and change the status of the workorder to complete. This guide … Read More
Maximo 7 comes with BIRT automatically installed. The problem with this is that if you have a high traffic production environment, having all reports run on the same machine can be taxing and cause performance issues. There are a few options to … Read More
These tutorials and resources are great for those of you who are just starting out with the development of BIRT reports. BIRT Overview BIRT Tutorial Introduction BIRT Report Examples BIRT Demo (Flash Video) BIRT "My First Report" … Read More
I have talked a lot about the integration framework and how to import and export data, but I have not given any steps on how to set it up. So here is a quick guide to setup the JMS queues and buses for use with the Integration Framework. These … Read More
This seems like a simple one, but if you are new to Maximo, finding the right place to add new work types can be bit of a pain. To create new work types, you must go into the Organization module: Go to the Organizations application and select … Read More
In Maximo 4.1.1, you could enter a new asset with an auto number by default. In Maximo 7, with the default configuration, you aren't able to generate an auto number when inserting new assets. The functionality is there for you to use an auto key … Read More
Maximo 7.1.1.5 now uses BIRT 2.3.2, so to start developing reports for this version, you will need to install and configure the new BIRT Designer. You can begin by reading this BIRT Report Designer 2.3.2 configuration guide for base services 7.1.1.5 … Read More
There is a newer version of BIRT that you use with Maximo 7.1.1.5, but this document will guide you through the setting up eclipse so you can start developing BIRT reports for Maximo 7.1.1.4 or lower. If you don't have any idea what BIRT is, then … Read More
I found this great IBM support site that has a few short flash demos/tutorials for doing various tasks in Maximo 7. Here is the complete list of flash videos. How to edit screens in Application Designer How to add objects and attributes … Read More
