MaximoDev Blog Facts and Stats (May 2013)
After more than 3 years of blogging I think it’s worth sharing some statistics about my blog. MaximoDev Blog Facts and Stats (May 2013) from Bruno Portaluri
How to rename objects
You have probably noticed that once you have saved an object you are not allowed to change it’s ID. This is basically because each object stored on the database needs an immutable unique identifier that can be used to reference that object from other tables. Maximo prevents updating such identifiers to avoid loosing links between […]
Find Roles with assignments in a Workflow
Roles in Maximo are used to represent a specific person or a group of people that can be used in workflows, communication templates and escalations. If you need to find which roles are used in a specific workflow you can use an SQL query like this. SELECT wfnode.title, wfnode.description, wfa.roleid, r.descriptionFROM wfnodeJOIN wfassignment wfa ON […]
Link Parent-Child records in Maximo
In a previous post I have described how to correctly manage a child table in an application using the Application Designer. However, there are better ways of achieving the same goals so I will analyze all the available options to correctly link records in a parent-child relationship. If you are a creating custom objects and […]
Java Logging and Tracing in Maximo
This entry is part of the Maximo Java Development series. A good logging (tracing) is always a lifesaver when you have problems in a production environment. I will never stop telling to my fellow programmers how much is important to fill code with meaningful log calls. Maximo has a good and flexible logging subsystem. This […]
TPAE Java coding standard
This entry is part of the Maximo Java Development series. What is a coding standard and why it is important? A coding standard is a set of guidelines, rules and regulations on how to write code which will help developers quickly read and understand source code conforming to the style as well as helping to […]
Sync data between Maximo and Excel
This article is outdated! Checkout MxLoader tool. This is the last step toward a complete integration between Maximo and Excel. In the previous article we have learned how to use Integration Object Service and HTTP calls from Excel to populate a spreadsheet with data retrieved from a Maximo server.In this new article I will show […]
Child table in Application Designer
This article is obsolete. Please refer to this one. If you are a creating custom objects and applications in TPAE you may need at some point to create a child table like the Subassemblies in the Assets application. Let’s pretend we have a parent table called TB1 and a child table called TB2. TB1: Parent […]
Add a language pack to Maximo
Adding a language pack to Maximo after having installed it can be done by running the installer again. After few dialogs and some checks you will be prompted with a list of languages that can be added to the base language.Alternatively you can follow the manual procedure described hereafter. First of all you have to […]
Maximo and Excel Integration
This article is outdated! Checkout MxLoader tool. After having written the two articles on importing and exporting data in Maximo, this morning I woke up with an insane idea.Is it Excel capable of parsing an XML structures and issue an HTTP calls to Maximo Integration Framework?Did you already got my idea? I switched on my […]