IBM Maximo consultant, geek, agile evangelist
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SmartCloud Control Desk 7.5 and Maximo 7.6 have introduced new UI skins and navigation behavior. There are four new System Properties which control the left navigation pane and other related visual attributes. mxe.webclient.homeButtonHeaders – Moves Goto menu to left of the screen and adds Start Center button to the header mxe.webclient.systemNavBar – Enables the lefthand […]
This entry is part of the Maximo Java Development series. You may have noticed that there are some fields that cannot be modified once an object is saved. An example of this behavior is the ASSET.ASSETNUM field. When you create a new asset you can set it’s ID but once you have saved it it […]
To set the date format in Maximo, you use the setting.DISPLAYDATE system property from the System Properties application.When you enter a date format for this property, it overrides any system settings for displaying date formats in Maximo If you do not set the system property with DISPLAYDATE, then the display format is based on the […]
ISM Library is an IBM website where you can find addons, plugins and extensions available for all IBM products including Maximo. I really think it is worth spending 5 minutes of your time to look at what extensions are available. Here is the link that will take you directly to the list of solutions available […]
There is a common misconception in Maximo on when to use the return item transaction or a move asset transaction. The return item transaction should be used when an item has been consumed by a GL entity, but for one reason or another, the item was not necessary and therefore needs to be returned to […]