Conduct an Inspection Last week we reviewed the “Manage Inspection Forms” tool in Maximo. This week we will look in to the “Conduct an Inspection” tool which is very closely related to the Manage Inspection Forms tool. One of the primary responsibilities of an...

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Introduction to the Work Execution Work Center
Work Execution Work Center This blog will provide a quick overview and use case of the Work Execution Inventory Work Center. This is part of a series of blogs looking at Work Center functionality and our experience in implementing them. Maximo Work Centers are...
Introduction to the Manage Inventory Work Center
Manage Inventory Work Center This blog will provide a quick overview and use case of the Maximo Manage Inventory Work Center. This is part of a series of blogs looking at Work Center functionality and our experience in implementing them. The Manage Inventory Work...
Introduction to Maximo Work Centers
What is a Maximo Work Center? IBM introduced Work Centers as part of Maximo 7.6.0.5 which was released in June 2016. A Work Center is a simple yet intuitive new user interface. This simplicity minimizes the training need for new Maximo users. It is also responsive to...
Security Enhanced Maximo for Sensitive Asset Management Data
One of the biggest problems faced with the accelerating pace of applications moving to cloud based infrastructure is security. When an application is internal or only available over an intranet there is additional security in place by default, as only authorised users...
Maximo Custom Add-on Products
There are instances when organizations want to add client-specific validations, functionalities or new applications to Maximo Asset Management that don’t exist out-of-the-box. Luckily, Maximo caters to this with its add-on methodology and packages can be installed...
Maximo buzz kills – working your way around them
In the world of Maximo, there are often little things that you wish you wouldn’t have to encounter. Slow start centers, slow search results and that dreaded spinning wheel on the screen are just some of the buzz kills that users report. If you can rule out issues of...
The ease and power of automation scripts in Maximo
Many of us in the Maximo space are appreciative of the power of automation scripts, however, might not be entirely familiar with various scripting languages like Javascript, Python and their API. How is Python different to Java and Script? Python created by Guido Van...
Monitoring license usage using BIRT report and views
Maximo users can be categorised based on their license usage. The conditions of the contract or agreement with the service provider will outline the licenses which a client is eligible to use. The 4 different licence usages/types include Authorised, Limited, Express...
How to implement a Maximo Drilldown Solution
Sometimes simple solution can make a very big difference!
DataSplice Mobility Quick Heads Up for Beginners
Illustrating the use of tools, license, DocLinks configurations and plugins of DataSplice
Using IoT to Track Mobile Assets in Maximo
Tracking Mobile Assets in Maximo – IBM IoT Exchange Florida
Maximo 7.6.1.1 – What’s New!
It’s all about Work Centers
Maximo & Mobility – Datasplice as an extended arm of Maximo
Use case illustrating the usage of the Datasplice Mobile Solution in Works Management
Maximo & Mobility – Datasplice as an extended arm of Maximo
Use case illustrating the usage of the Datasplice Mobile Solution in Works Management
The Item Assembly Structure feature in Maximo
Getting the most out of this great Maximo feature
Innovative Solutions – Managing Notifications
This blog is to illustrate an innovative solution we have successfully used at BPD for managing incident notifications.
Automation and Dialogs
This blog post should allow Maximo Developers to use Automation Scripts in parallel with Dialog boxes.
Virus Scanning Maximo Attached Documents and Migration Packages
How to enable Maximo to scan attached documents and migration packages before writing them to disk.
Exchange Integration Solution (ExIS) for Maximo
Building a custom Maximo integration solution to support standard Microsoft Exchange communication protocol and Excel template import.
Want to use Maximo with Email?
Using Maximo to process inbound emails, send an email and process the reply
Live from MaximoWorld
I joined Ryan Boyles, IBM, on Facebook Live for The #WatsonIoT Show at MaximoWorld to talk about the success of MaxTECH – the Maximo Technical User Group!
Get hands-on training at the MaxTECH – Maximo Technical User Group July 12
In addition to the presentations, you can attend a free technical training session to learn how to build a custom application in Maximo
Free Maximo Training at MaxTECH in St. Louis
This technical Maximo User Forum takes place on the 11-12th July, 2018 in St. Louis hosted by Spire Energy and sponsored by BPD Zenith
Passing attachments with your integration to Maximo
You can pass attachments in your XML payload, MIF will process it and create the attachment on the receiving end (i.e. Maximo). The setup is simple.