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One of the new features of MxLoader 7.2 (NextGen) is the capability to upload and download files from Maximo. Any text field can be exported to a file by simply prepending the attribute name with FileTxt: prefix. In this example, all the long descriptions of assets will be exported to text files under the Assets […]
MxLoader NextGen Beta is now over and starting from MxLoader 7.1 all the NextGen features are now available in the official version. Refer to MxLoader main web page for download. MxLoader NextGen advantages are: Support for Maximo NextGen REST APIs Improved performance File download/upload capabilities Detailed results dialog Individual response codes for bulk updates There […]
A frequent question from people using MxLoader is how to clear the value of a field. For example, if asset 11230 has the serial number field set to a certain value and we want to blank it out, the following MxLoader sheet will not do the job. This is because MxLoader skips all the blank […]
I have just releases version 6.2 of MxLoader that contains a brand new template for loading Loading Item Assembly Structures (IAS) into Maximo. An item assembly structure is a list of spare parts and subassemblies required to build an Asset or to define the requirements of a location. Starting from this IBM technote I have […]
Have you ever struggled migrating configurations from Development to Test environment and then to Production?If the answer is yes, you are not alone. I think this is the one of the most common issues when managing multiple environments in medium-large Maximo projects. Keeping several Maximo environments in synch while ensuring a fast release cycle required […]
I have just implemented the capability to upload attachments straight from MxLoader. This is in response to some requests on my blog and MxLoader support forum. Starting from Maximo 7.1.1.6 it is possible to import attachments to an object through MIF using Base64 encoding.MxLoader has the capability to read files from the filesystem, encode them […]
This is an old post that uses a legacy version of MxLoader that only supports only OS service. For MAS Manage please refer to this post. Creating and maintaining the hierarchy of failure codes in Maximo can be quite long and boring task using the standard Failure Codes application. The easiest and fastest way of […]
By default MxLoader uses plain Object Services through HTTP calls. These services are automatically exposed when an Object Structure is created in Maximo. Using Web Services is possible to have more control over data defining processing classes, user exit classes, XSL maps, and processing rules. MxLoader 5.1 now allows to use Web Services as well. […]
Hi all,I have just released MxLoader version 4.1 on developerWorks. These are the new features: Rewritten XML/TABLE conversion algorithm to support unlimited levels of nested objects Many MxSheet templates added with object’s primary key fields underlined in header row Object count limit now works also for sync action For sync operation it is possible to […]