IBM Maximo consultant, geek, agile evangelist
MxLoader 6.2 was the last version with a built-in support for failure codes data loading. Unfortunately this version does not support REST APIs. This post describes how to load failure codes using MxLoader 8.5 with the latest versions of Maximo (including MAS Manage) that only support REST protocol. I will use the following small failure […]
MxLoader 8.5 has some improvements regarding the capability to upload and download files from Maximo. REST and OS services behavior is now aligned and upload/download is fully supported. MxLoader provides two special tags to manage files: Downloading files To download files you must specify the FileTxt/FileEnc tag in the header. MxLoader will recognize that you […]
Many large clients require to deliver an as-built document as part of the deliverables to be produced before the go-live. This is typically a Word document where all the Maximo configurations must be listed and described. I think this document has little real value for several reasons: In this article I will propose a better […]
Microsoft has recently added a security feature to protect unsafe content downloaded from the web to execute malicious code. If you have recently downloaded MxLoader from my web site you may have seen the error: Microsoft has blocked macros from running because the source of this file is untrusted To unblock MxLoader you must right-click […]
Do you know there is a wizard into MxLoader? You can invoke him clicking on the MxSheet Wizard button on the toolbar. Joking apart, the MxSheet Wizard button can help you in creating your own MxLoader sheet choosing an available Object Structure and picking up all the attributes that you want to manage. This is […]
I’m happy to announce that I have just released version 8.2 of MxLoader. It includes few small bug fixes and few important features. If you haven’t already upgraded to MxLoader it’s time to do it! Time Zones You may not be aware that while most time zones differ from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by a […]
Here is a quick guide about how to use API authentication with MxLoader. Generate API Key Follow these steps to generate an API Key for your user. Login to Maximo with administrative account. Go to Administration > Work Center > Integration. Click on the API Keys and click on the Add API Keys button Search […]
MxLoader 8.4 no longer requires registration. You can download the latest version or the updater tool from this page.
In this post I’m collecting the answer to the questions that we have received during the webinar of 18th of June 2021 about the release of MxLoader 8.1. Data Validation Validation process is important before upload. because many clients were asked us physical validation report before process data in Maximo. Do we have any such […]
MxLoader 7.1 and above supports the new Maximo JSON APIs that are available from Maximo 7.6.0.2. The REST APIs are based on the OSLC protocol so there are some changes you have to consider. The most important difference between OS and REST service is the format of the where clause that can be set in […]