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To automatically start Maximo or SmartCloud Control Desk (SCCD) when the hosting server starts you need to configure the WebSphere Node Agent to start automatically start at server boot. Automatically start WebSphere Node Agent This can be achieved on Windows setting up the WebSphere Node Agent as a Windows service using the WASService command located […]
In some cases you are in the middle of an MBO Java code and you need to know if the current method has been triggered by an interactive UI session or by background process like MIF or escalation.This is what you need. boolean isGUI = getUserInfo().isInteractive(); The getUserInfo() method is available on both Mbo and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
This article is outdated!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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]