IBM Maximo consultant, geek, agile evangelist
In the following table I have listed the most important terms and acronyms that are commonly used in the Maximo/TPAE world. Term Description BIRT Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools is an Open Source software embedded in TPAE that provides reporting. CCMDB IBM Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database (official product page). EAM Enterprise Asset Management. […]
There are five ways to set the default value of a field in Maximo. Database Configuration The first way is to set the default value at the database level using Database Configuration.All you have to do is the object and then the attribute for which the default is to be set. In the right hand side of the […]
Conditional Expressions can be used in TPAE applications in several ways. One powerful feature of Conditional Expressions is the capability of creating dynamic queries using substitution variables. Here is the complete list of variables available in Maximo. :YES – True :NO – False :&DATE& – Current date :&DATETIME& – Current date/time :&USER& – Logged in user (or […]
Many Maximo applications have a default sort in the tables that displays objects both in the ‘List’ tab and in the details of the objects. Those default order by clauses can be easily changed with the Application Designer.This technique, used in conjunction with the automatic display of table results, can greatly improve the usability of […]
Here is a useful IBM Technote that explains how to capture all SQL statements issued from Maximo/TPAE when using DB2 database. I think it may be useful to analyze users queries and performance bottlenecks.
A useful set of articles and tutorials from IBM about domain, crossover domain, lookup, value list. Adding a valuelist (ALN Domain) in MaximoAdding Lookup Functionality to a Field in MaximoSetting Up Crossover Functionality in MaximoFiltering an out of the box lookup in MaximoTroubleshooting Crossover DomainsSetting Up A Conditional DomainAssociating Lookups in Maximo using the MAXLOOKUPMAP […]
Checkout these three articles on IBM Asset Management blog if you are a Maximo newbie. Sending e-mails Turn ON and OFF Admin Mode Setup an Organization
With this post I will start a small set of articles on Maximo Everyplace which is a feature that provides the ability to use Maximo on mobile devices through the device web browser. An interesting article on IBM Asset Management blog describes how to use a bluetooth barcode scanner paired with an iPhone or an […]
This entry is part of the Conditional Expressions HowTo. One of the most common Maximo customization scenarios is to make a textbox readonly based on some business rules. This could be easily achieved using Maximo/TPAE Conditional UI.As an example, I will describe how to make readonly the Priority in the Asset application when the asset […]
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 […]