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This article is outdated!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 […]
This entry is part of the Maximo Integration Framework series. In this tutorial I will show how to configure the Maximo Integration Framework (MIF) in order to import data in Maximo from a Comma Separated Values (CSV) text file. The best thing is to start with an export. Please follow this article before proceeding. To […]
This entry is part of the Maximo Integration Framework series. In this tutorial I will show how to configure the Maximo Integration Framework in order to export data from Maximo into a Comma Separated Values (CSV) text file. To achieve such goal we must configure the following chain: Object Structure Publish Service External System For […]
This entry is part of the Maximo Integration Framework series. Maximo uses the Apache Axis library to call external Web Services. Sometimes could be useful enable the logging for this library instead of sniffing connections and protocols to figure out what is going on.Axis uses Apache commons logging for logging which in turn provides a […]
This entry is part of the Maximo Integration Framework series. What is Maximo Integration Framework? The Maximo Integration Framework (MIF) is an integral part of the Tivoli Process Automation Engine (TPAE) that allows the synchronization and integration of data and of applications between TPAE and external systems in real time or batch mode by using a […]
This entry is part of the Maximo Integration Framework series. In this tutorial I will show how easy it is to query and update data in Maximo using the Integration Framework (MIF) Object Structure Services using a simple HTTP client. HTTP test client setupA great tool for creating sample test HTTP requests is a great […]
This entry is part of the Maximo Integration Framework series. If you have never used the Maximo Integration Framework you have to check the MIF configuration before being able to play with it. System Properties All the configuration parameters for MIF can be managed from the System Properties application: GoTo -> System Configuration -> Platform Configuration -> […]
Another GREAT tutorial from Daniel Ng about importing inventory data from an external source. The tutorial walks through the process of setting up a basic MIF to import data into Maximo through a set of database tables.Here is the link to the article.
This entry is part of the Maximo Integration Framework series. In standard Maximo/TPAE there is no way to schedule the invocation of an outbound interface in order to periodically export a CSV or XML file at a specific interval. This can be accomplished with a little custom Java class. I have used the Java code […]
Legacy REST API The REST API are available in Maximo starting from version 7.5.Here is a collection of useful resources to learn how to use REST in Maximo. Official MAM REST API documentation RESTing with Maximo (developerWorks) Using REST API Details (developerWorks) Maximo REST API usage example NextGen REST API The official documentation for the […]