IBM Maximo consultant, geek, agile evangelist
This entry is part of the Maximo Java Development series. Maximo Business Objects (MBOs) are a set of Java classes that implements the data persistence layer and business rules in Maximo/TPAE infrastructure. Those Java class files are stored in the [SMPDIR]\maximo\applications\maximo\businessobjects directory and are packaged in the businessobjects.jar file.Roughly speaking there are two types of […]
This entry is part of the Conditional Expressions HowTo. A very typical customization task is to restrict the visibility of data within Maximo/TPAE applications based on certain conditions.For example you may wish to hide all the purchase orders that have a total costs higher than 1000$ for a specific group. Here is a small tutorial […]
This entry is part of the Conditional Expressions HowTo. In this post I will show how to make the Remarks field required in the Receiving application when returning items. This is just an example and the same configuration can be used to hide or show any field based on a particular condition.A similar post describes how to […]
Here is the complete list of available data types in TPAE/Maximo. The most used are marked in bold. ALN – Alphanumeric characters, mixed case AMOUNT – Decimal number, used for currency BLOB – Binary large object CLOB – Character large object CRYPTO – Encrypted binary CRYPTOX – Encrypted binary (one-way) DATE – Date only, no […]
Have you ever felt at war during the roll-out of a complex customization or when you have to rush to debug and fix a complex problem?Sometimes being a Maximo specialist is like being a soldier. That’s why you need the best tool at hand to do your job. That’s why I have selected my personal […]
I have always been an admirer of beautifully designed web sites. Today’s mobile and desktop application have beautiful and eye-catching UIs. To my eyes the current design of out of the box Maximo BIRT reports has an old-fashioned style that doesn’t sound pleasant to my eyes. That’s why I decided to tweak the Maximo out […]
Having several Maximo products coexisting on the same installation basically requires that all the products depends on the same Maximo Base Services level.This IBM wiki describes in detail how to install and upgrade multiple Maximo products on the same TPAE server.
Scripting is a powerful new feature that was introduced in Maximo 7.5.Checkout this hidden Scripting with Maximo guide from IBM lead developers. A very comprehensive list of examples is available here.My colleague Mathias has also a very interesting blog on scripting. Other articles and resources Launch report Automation scripting and email listener All scripting articles […]
TPAE-based products like MAM, TAMIT, TSRM, CCMDB or SCCD provide a common way to open an application and perform some basic action like displaying a specific entry or performing a simple query. This can be very useful to integrate Maximo with other applications implementing navigation integration or launch in context. The base URL has this […]
In Maximo/TPAE applications assets can be either rotating or non-rotating. The difference between those two types of assets is sometimes not clear. Rotating assets are assets that are interchangeable, such as motors, pumps, fire extinguishers, or PC monitors. Rotating assets have both a unique asset number and an inventory item number. The item number lets […]