IBM Maximo consultant, geek, agile evangelist
Today I want to share with you a little tip that allows to search for empty (NULL) values in every Maximo/TPAE application.You can search for null and not null values by entering the following values into a search field on the Find tab: To search for a null value enter: ~null~ To search for not […]
This post describes how to set an object attribute as mandatory without providing a default value. This is to circumvent what it seems to be a TPAE limitation that prevents to do this from the standard Database Configuration application.Lets make an example. The out-of-the-box attribute PO.VENDOR (Purchase Order – Vendor) is not mandatory. Unfortunately if […]
During my job assignments it often happens that I’m sent to a customer that already has Maximo in production with some customizations in place. One of the problems in such cases is to quickly get an overall picture of how many customizations have been made and what have been customized.One approach that I have found […]
Sometimes you may develop a custom Maximo application that shows a list of entries in a table. If the application is used frequently and the result set to show is not huge, it could be useful to automatically display the table content without the need to hit enter or click on the search icon.Here is […]
I know that there is an official IBM Technote that already provides a solution to apply a default filter in a given Maximo application.However this solution has some drawbacks. The main problem I see is that using this technique the field filters are not displayed in the application so it could be tricky for the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]