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How to create a custom message and display it in a Maximo application

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 […]

How to execute an Oracle stored procedure from Java code

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(); […]

How to enable doclinks in a custom Maximo application

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 […]

How to schedule Preventive Maintenance at the first working day of each month

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 […]

Add description field in the Unit of Measure lookup

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 […]

Quick Maximo Development Environment Setup

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 […]

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