The REST APIs have a tight integration with the automation scripts. Automation scripts can be used to develop custom APIs. The following example call describes how automation scripts interact with REST APIs. You can also use automation scripts for implementing custom queries and custom actions. JavaScript language is always the preferred choice for integration scripts […]
Why I hate automation script variables binding
There are two approaches when dealing with Maximo automation scripts input and output variables. Using launch point variables – This method is described in the product’s knowledge center and allows to get/set values from/to the database specifying how to bind the script variables to specific database fields. Using getter/setter methods – This approach uses Maximo […]
Automatically calculate Job Plan duration from Tasks
A small customization I have been recently asked for is to automatically calculate Job Plan duration from Tasks. This can be easily achieved with an automation script on the JOBTASK object. Open the Automation Scripts application and create the following Script with Object Launch Point Launch Point: MXDJPDURATION – Automatically calculates Job Plan Duration from […]
Modify Asset’s condition code from Work Order
Condition codes are used in Maximo to define various physical states of a particular item. Once the condition code of an asset is set, it becomes readonly and can only be modified using the Move/Modify Asset menu option found in the Select Action menu of the Assets application (link). In some cases it makes sense […]
Ensure Asset’s serial number uniqueness
Sometimes you need to ensure the uniqueness of a certain database column in the Maximo database. A common example of this scenario is to ensure that asset’s serial numbers are not duplicated. This can prevent the creation of duplicate assets. In this post I describe two techniques to achieve this using a unique database index […]
Send Work Order Calendar invitations
In this article I will show how to send calendar invitations to workers with work order details and reminders for the activities. The calendar event can have a link to Maximo in order to report progress or close the work order using the standard Everyplace or Work Centers interface.
Improved Automation Scripts application
Maximo automation scripts are a very useful tool to implement custom business logic for your customer. After time you may have many scripts to maintain and it may become hard to understand all the logic you have implemented on a specific object. I easy and useful trick I always use is to modify the Automation […]
Maximo Scripting – Library Scripts
This post is an excerpt from the Maximo 76 Scripting Features guide. Library scripts are good for encapsulating some re-usable logic. In Maximo 7.6, we can write library scripts as just simple scripts. We can write these scripts in any language and then call from another language. Lets make a library script for making HTTP […]
Service object methods in automation scripts
The service object has been added in Maximo 7.6 script and is very useful in several scenarios. Here is a list of available methods. For more details refer to this page. Logging getLogger(loggerName) log_debug(logMsg) log_debug(logMsg, java.lang.Throwable t) log_error(logMsg) log_error(logMsg, java.lang.Throwable t) log_fatal(logMsg) log_fatal(logMsg, java.lang.Throwable t) log_info(logMsg) log_info(logMsg, java.lang.Throwable t) log_warn(logMsg) log_warn(logMsg, java.lang.Throwable t) log(logMsg) logError(logMsg) […]
Maximo 7.6 Scripting
Maximo 76 Scripting Features guide is a great source of information but it has been released only in PDF format so it’s poorly indexed by Google. I have split it in small articles and shared here in order to be easily searched over the internet. Library Scripts Warnings and Errors Yes/No/Cancel dialog Before Save, After […]