IBM Maximo consultant, geek, agile evangelist
The Maximo condition node allows to specify an condition in SQL format in order to drive the workflow in different ways depending on some custom logic. In some cases the logic that has to be implemented can be quite complex and not easy to implement using SQL syntax. In this case we can use an […]
In some cases you need to prevent the editing of a child table (add/change/delete) in a Maximo application. For example, you want to prevent adding or changing records in the “Multiple Assets,Locations and CIs” table of the Work Order Tracking application when a work order is in status INPRG. The probem can be easily solved […]
The Maximo Single Page applications are simplified and provide a quicker way of visualizing and editing data. The Labor Reporting application is a good example of such kind of application. However, you may notice that custom Single Page applications do not provide the Advanced Search feature like the Labor Reporting app. To add the Advanced […]
When developing automation scripts I always like to have a shared filesystem with all the latest automation scripts. This allows me to use code editors or to better navigate across the entire code and eventually use source code versioning tools like Git or CVS. One technique I usually use is to use Notepad++ and edit […]
Last week, a client asked if it was possible to display a warning icon on asset records based on certain business rules. Initially, this request posed a challenge, but I was able to find a solution to implement it effectively. The technique is based on a non persistent attribute populated an automation script that evaluates […]
IBM claims the you can use the implicit variable ‘app’ in automation scripts if you need to know the name of the Maximo application that is currently running. Unfortunately, this technique works only on the main object on which the application is defined. As an example, try to define the following automation script on the […]
There are many blog posts in the Maximo technical community describing how to develop an automation script and schedule execution using a cron task (link1, link2). However, a custom cron task may run for a long period of time and this may block the system when trying to enable administrative mode. In this case you […]
I was recently struggling understanding how enable password expiration in Maximo when using native authentication. This IBM TechNote explains very well how the standard Maximo expiration configuration works but there is a very tricky sentence: In the case of a user belonging to any groups not containing a password expiration, the user’s password will never […]
In a previous post, I demonstrated how the Maximo audit tracking can be used to display the updates made on a record enabling the audit and adding a “history” tab in the application. This technique is quite common but has a major drawback; it displays all the audited field in a row even if only […]
Maximo provides a useful action in many applications to create a follow-up work order or a linked service request from many applications. The same result can easily be automated using the WO.createWorkorder() or the Ticket.createWorkorder() API methods. The standard WO2WO or TICKET2WO crossover domains can also be used to copy some attributes from the source […]