If you use Cognos from IBM, then Maximo fix pack 7.1.1.6 now supports Cognos reporting. I have heard a lot about Cognos, but I have yet to use it. If you do use it, how do you like it? Is it easy to use or is there a steep learning curve? [IBM … Read More
On December 14, 2009, IBM Software released the Base Services 7.1.1.6 fix pack for Maximo Asset Management, Maximo Asset Management Essentials, and Tivoli Asset Management for IT. Download Description This product update corresponds to fixes for … Read More
This guide will help those of you who have a lot of failure codes and list to import and don't want to do it by hand. I don't know why IBM didn't have an integration object setup out of the box, but here is the guide to setting up FailureCode … Read More
You can set default filters for workorders in Maximo, by setting the default where clause in the application designer. You can set it so that when a user first opens the workorder module, only the PM worktypes are queried. The user can still … Read More
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
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
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
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Most of you guys probably already knew this, but did you know that IBM has a live demo site for Maximo 6 and 7? You can log in and play around with whatever modules you want. For all of you potential future IBM clients, have a look at these demo … Read More
If you guys want to easily develop some BIRT reports, then this plugin is for you. This tool/utility has been brought to my attention by Christian (Thanks!) and it looks very promising! Here is a brief description of the plugin: Code generator for … Read More
