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Multiple Maximo 7.1 installations on the same administrative workstation

As you may already know IBM Maximo 7.1 does not fully support the installation of multiple environments on a single Administrative Workstation. This is partially true since IBM has developed a procedure based on the use of non-administrative system users (see TechNote 21421640). However, I find this as an overly complex technique so I have […]

Windows Server firewall rules for Maximo/SCCD installation

Windows 2008 Server default firewall rules are very restrictive. When installing Maximo or SmartCloud Control Desk on a remote WebSphere installed on a Windows 2008/20012 Server system you may hit some connectivity errors between the Maximo Administrative Workstation and the application server. I have found out you have to open the following ports/protocols: Ping: this […]

Screen recorder

Today my fellow colleague Andreas Dietrich has discovered a nice little utility that is shipped with Windows 7 which I think can help you guys in several ways.The Windows 7 “Problem Step Recorder” can be used for example to document installations or to provide as best practise for ticket documentation.This little utility (psr.exe) should be […]

Automatically stop workflow on closed work orders

When using a workflow to drive the status changes of an object in Maximo you shouldn’t allow the users to change the status directly through the ‘Change Status’ action. This could be easily done removing the ‘Change Status’ sigoption from relevant users groups.When users have both options enabled, it may happen that a closed work […]

IBM Maximo Anywhere 7.5 leaked

Most of you already knows that IBM is going to release the long awaited next-gen mobile solution for Maximo. It will be called IBM Maximo Anywhere.An IBM whitepaper has just been published and the announcement letter will follow soon.While waiting for the announcement letter here are some leaked screenshots. The most promising features are: Online/Offline […]

Analyze groups to users association

The following SQL query lists all the security groups and the associated users. SELECT maxgroup.groupname, maxgroup.description, maxuser.userid, maxuser.loginid, maxuser.defsiteFROM maxgroupJOIN groupuser ON groupuser.groupname=maxgroup.groupnameJOIN maxuser ON maxuser.userid=groupuser.useridORDER BY maxgroup.groupname, maxuser.userid; The best approach to analyze the results is to load them into Excel and create a pivot table.

Automatically refresh Maximo Start Center

Users that heavily rely on StartCenters to check for incoming tickets or work orders sometimes ask if the StartCenter can automatically refresh itself. To accomplish this you can inject a small JavaScript into the StartCenter JSP code.Backup the following file and open it with a text editor: [SMPDIR]\maximo\applications\maximo\maximouiweb\webmodule\webclient\components\startcenter-options.jsp Search for a row like this <table […]

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