Dear MxLoader users, I have recently received a private message asking some clarifications about how the registration of MxLoader works. I have decided to reply publicly in this post to the questions. Does MxLoader registration process after adding the user and key information report back to a central server or is it self contained within […]
DBC XML Format Reference
The DBC XML Format Technical Reference document disappeared from IBM website. You can download the document from this link. Thanks to Biplab Das Choudhury and Cezar Tipa.
MxLoader Webinar Q&A
In this post I’m collecting the answer to the questions that we have received during the webinar of 18th of June 2021 about the release of MxLoader 8.1. Data Validation Validation process is important before upload. because many clients were asked us physical validation report before process data in Maximo. Do we have any such […]
Setting multiple fields as readonly with script
Sometimes you may need to allow some users to update only few fields. This may be hard to achieve using conditional UI and conditional expressions. In the following snippet I’m setting all fields as readonly except DESCRIPTION and STATUS if the current user is in MANSUP security group. Attach the script to the Initialize event […]
Strict validation of attachment types
Attachments types can be defined setting the system property mxe.doclink.doctypes.allowedFileExtensions but Maximo just checks the file extension. Implement a more strict file type scanning when you upload an attached document.
Highlight table rows conditionally
How to highlight high priority work orders in Work Order Tracking application.
Querying data with MxLoader using REST service
MxLoader 7.1 and above supports the new Maximo JSON APIs that are available from Maximo 7.6.0.2. The REST APIs are based on the OSLC protocol so there are some changes you have to consider. The most important difference between OS and REST service is the format of the where clause that can be set in […]
Custom REST service with Automation Script
The REST APIs have a tight integration with the automation scripts. Automation scripts can be used to develop custom APIs. The following example call describes how automation scripts interact with REST APIs. You can also use automation scripts for implementing custom queries and custom actions. JavaScript language is always the preferred choice for integration scripts […]
JavaDocs for Maximo 7.6
For whatever reason IBM recently decided to remove the online version of Maximo JavaDocs from their website. At the moment they are only available as a downloadable zip file. I think this is not really useful because it is really hard to search what you are looking for so I have just published the JavaDocs […]
Send Communication Template from script
This is a quite old topic that has been already addressed in many Maximo communities and blogs around. However, I have found none of them seems to handle it correctly. There are mainly several techniques of sending an email from an automation script. I will explain the limitations of the current solutions and propose a […]