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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 […]

Implementing a Smart Search feature

Using Maximo search functionality can be sometimes complex or even frustrating. Several customers have asked me if there is a simple Google-like functionality to search for all the objects that contains a specific set of words. This article describes how to implement such feature in the Work Order Tracking application. The solution described in this […]

MBOs attribute current, previous, initial values

When implementing business logic in Java code it may be useful to compare the value of an attribute to it’s previous or initial value.This is particularly useful when overriding MboValueAdapter.action() method to validate the new value of an attribute as soon as it changes. Look at how the three values are retrieved in the following […]

System requirements for IBM Maximo and SmartCloud Control Desk

Sometimes is a bit hard to find an exact list of system requirements and prerequisites for IBM Maximo and SmartCloud Control Desk (SCCD) products. If you want to know what are the supported operating systems and middleware versions here are the most important sources of information: IBM SmartCloud Control Desk system requirements IBM Maximo system […]

Translate workflow messages and labels

Translated messages and labels are not enabled by default on Maximo workflows. This means that if you have a multilanguage environment all the users will see the same task descriptions interaction messages when using workflows.To be able to insert translated labels and messages for workflows you have to enable the multi-language option for the following […]

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