IBM Maximo consultant, geek, agile evangelist
This entry is part of the Maximo Java Development series. A typical need during Maximo application customization is the ability to display a message on the GUI. The first step is to define the custom message. Open the Database Configuration application and select Messages for the Action menu. Create a new entry filling the required […]
The standard Maximo ‘Security Groups’ application provides an easy way to view and modify users access to applications. However it is not always easy to have an overview of what groups are granted to access a specific application or what applications can be accessed by a specific group.With the following SQL query you can get […]
This entry is part of the Maximo Java Development series. In this post I will describe all the steps needed to execute custom Java code upon the selection of an entry in the action menu or the click of a button in the toolbar. Add a sigoption First you need to create a new sigoption. […]
This is a working Java method that can be used to execute an Oracle stored procedure. It can be linked to standard Mbo methods, application beans, actions, toolbar buttons, etc. public int callOracleProcedure(String procName, int arg1) throws MXException, RemoteException{ int ret; logger.info(“Calling ” + procName + “(” + arg1 + “)”); MXServer mxServer = MXServer.getMXServer(); […]
Here is an example of how to add the attachment capability to the organizations (MULTISITE) application. Add the ‘attachment’ control to the MULTISITE application using the Application Designer. Then add the DOCLINKS relationship to the ORGANIZATIONS object as shown in the following picture. Please check the ‘Where Clause’ statement and modify it to match your […]
During one of my consultancies I was asked how it is possible to remind one person to produce a report each month. They want to generate the PM application to generate a work order for the first working day of each month.This can be achieved with a tricky use of a ‘Time Based Frequency’ and […]
By default Maximo 6 does not show the units of measure description in the lookup dialog.To add this column you must edit the LOOKUPS.xml system configuration file.Open th Maximo Application Designer: Go To > Configuration > Application DesignerIn the dropdown box select ‘Export System XML’.Select the LOOKUPS entry and save the resulting xml file.Locate the […]
Maximo 6 and 7 do not provide a mean to create groups in the ‘Go To’ menu or to move applications from one menu to another. I this article I describe a procedure to edit the Maximo ‘Go To’ menu.WARNING: I strongly suggest to backup your database before making these changes. Where and how information […]
This entry is part of the Maximo Java Development series. This is the quickest and simplest procedure that I know to setup an Eclipse environment to develop Java customizations for IBM Maximo products. Eclipse Installation The first step is to install Eclipse on the development system. Download Eclipse 3.5 from Eclipse website. Extract the downloaded […]
With latest versions of Internet Explorer have problems when trying to open sub-menus under the Go To main menu. This problem seriously affects Maximo’s UI navigation.The support for Microsoft Explorer 8 has been included in the IBM Maximo 6.2.5 FixPack If you cannot apply the entire FixPack in your environment you can apply few small […]