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Conditional Expressions can be used in TPAE applications in several ways. One powerful feature of Conditional Expressions is the capability of creating dynamic queries using substitution variables. Here is the complete list of variables available in Maximo. :YES – True :NO – False :&DATE& – Current date :&DATETIME& – Current date/time :&USER& – Logged in user (or […]
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You are in the middle of a Mbo class and you have to perform some logic only if your piece of code is invoked by a user sitting in front of of Maximo UI.How would you understand if the Mbo method has been invoked by an interactive user session or by a background process like […]
This entry is part of the Maximo Java Development series. In this article I will describe how to call Maximo business objects methods remotely using a Java RMI connection. This technique can be useful to integrate Maximo in custom applications written in Java or to perform a particular processing of data stored in Maximo database […]
Many Maximo applications have a default sort in the tables that displays objects both in the ‘List’ tab and in the details of the objects. Those default order by clauses can be easily changed with the Application Designer.This technique, used in conjunction with the automatic display of table results, can greatly improve the usability of […]
Here is a useful IBM Technote that explains how to capture all SQL statements issued from Maximo/TPAE when using DB2 database. I think it may be useful to analyze users queries and performance bottlenecks.
Another GREAT tutorial from Daniel Ng about importing inventory data from an external source. The tutorial walks through the process of setting up a basic MIF to import data into Maximo through a set of database tables.Here is the link to the article.
This entry is part of the Conditional Expressions HowTo. In this post I will show how to make required the remarks field of the MATRECTRANS object for returned items. This is just an example and the same configuration can be used to make a field mandatory based on a particular condition.A similar post describes how […]
Have you participated to the Maximo salary poll? What is your monthly net salary as a Maximo Consultant? On the 13th of July I have launched an open poll asking what is the monthly net salary as a Maximo Consultant. In 2 weeks I have received 64 votes that can be hard to decipher. The […]
In some cases you need a JDBC connection to directly access Maximo database in order to perform some job. This is not common since all Maximo data can be accessed through standard MboSets. However, you may need to access non-Maximo tables, perform specific SQL statements or bypass Mbos for performance reasons. The two main approaches […]