Bruno Portaluri (MaximoDev)

Custom Java Action Class Example

Posted on 2013-07-19Tagged advanced, java2 Comments

This entry is part of the Maximo Java Development series. In a previous post I have described how create a custom action class using Java. Here is a full example that can help to understand how to navigate objects and set values. package cust.psdi.app.workorder;import java.rmi.RemoteException;import psdi.common.action.ActionCustomClass;import psdi.mbo.MboConstants;import psdi.mbo.MboRemote;import psdi.mbo.MboSetRemote;import psdi.util.MXException;/** * Sets the Workorder description […]

How to make record readonly based on an attribute’s value

Posted on 2013-07-13Tagged conditional expression, intermediate, tpae4 Comments

This entry is part of the Conditional Expressions HowTo. A very typical customization task is to make readonly some records of a specific table based on the value of an attribute.For example you may wish prevent the editing of purchase orders that have a total costs higher than 1000$ for a specific group. Here is […]

Best practices for Maximo projects

Posted on 2013-07-09Tagged best practice, intermediate, top9 Comments

Today I have received the following questions from one of our customers. Are there any best practices or recommendations on how to develop and maintain different versions of a Maximo based solution? How can we do source control? Are there any compare tool/utility to find differences in various version of application (available in different environments)? […]

Commodity Codes in Maximo

Posted on 2013-07-07Tagged beginner, functional5 Comments

Commodity codes are standard classification codes for products and services used to detail where money is spent within a company. In Maximo commodity codes are used to define similar types of items, tools, or services. Commodity codes are also grouped together in commodity groups. A commodity group contains a grouping of individual commodity codes.Commodity groups […]

How to import Failure Codes from Excel into Maximo

Posted on 2013-07-05Tagged excel, integration, mif17 Comments

This article is outdated! Please go to Load failure codes with MxLoader. This entry is part of the Maximo Integration Framework series. Creating and maintaining the hierarchy of failure codes can be quite complex using the standard Failure Codes application. Unfortunately there is no common solution to import Maximo failure codes. This evening I have […]

Automatically set Everyplace start center for mobile users

Posted on 2013-06-26Tagged beginner, everyplace, tips4 Comments

Maximo Everyplace is the easiest solution to go mobile with Maximo however there is one little thing that always annoys me (and mobile users). After having created mobile versions of the Maximo apps, the administrator has to define a mobile start center with a Favorite Applications portlet to access them. Unfortunately, there is no way […]

Opening of Maximo Summer Series!

Posted on 2013-06-24Tagged funNo Comments

Italy may not be the strongest economy in the EU but certainly offers some benefits.I will stay for the next three weeks in a wonderful place in the south of Italy where I can enjoy some sun and sandy beaches like this. Maximo and EAM are both my job and my hobby so I will […]

Embed Maximo user interface in a web page

Posted on 2013-06-20Tagged advanced, application, integration, trick6 Comments

This was a tough week but I have learned many things. I have been two days in Florence and other two days in Montebelluna near Venice. Now I am in the train going back home for a well deserved vacation at the beach. Today I have discovered a nice way to embed Maximo UI in […]

Maximo Integration Framework features

Posted on 2013-06-18Tagged beginner, integration, mif4 Comments

This entry is part of the Maximo Integration Framework series. How many times you have asked yourself: Should I upgrade?Maximo Integration Framework has been improved a lot in the recent versions and fixpacks. Look at this list of features and you may find a good reason to upgrade. 7.5.0.3 OSLC – Link and share data […]

Syncing data with an external system using a Publish Channel

Posted on 2013-06-17Tagged integration, intermediate, mif17 Comments

This entry is part of the Maximo Integration Framework series. Publish Channels in MIF allows to send daya to external systems using a variety of protocols. In this article I will demonstrate how to automatically export new or updated assets into CSV/XML files. Those files can then be processed by an external application to perform […]

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