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PINNED Enable inventory reservation automatic cron task for specific site
Advantage : Enable the cron for specific site which is necessary. Summary: In Maximo, we have more than 50 Active sites. When we try to enable inventory reservation automatic cron task for specific site, There is no Cron Parameters are available....

IBM MAS - Manage (Base)

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Add ability to update ABC Type, Reorder Point and Economic Order Quantity from the results of running Inventory Reports

There used to be 6 reports which updated the database, and these were removed for 7.6.1.3 and MAS Manage 8.3 when updating to BIRT 4.8 - a security risk with Database Access is given as the reason. A pair of reports each updated ABC Type, ROP and ...
8 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Supply Chain 0 Planned for future release

VET Change one line in the WOMaterialStatusUpdateCronTask crontask so problems with the process can be identified much quicker

Modify the code to change the error message that is logged Current code in the IBM crontask /* 174 */ getCronTaskLogger().error( "WOMaterialStatusUpdateCronTask encountered a error." , e ); Requested change. /* 174 */ getCronTaskLogger().error( "W...
11 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 0 Planned for future release

Operational Dashboard - KPI Chart and KPI Comparison cards, the selection of KPIs should show Percentage/Decimal type so that they can be used in filtering

When you are comparing KPIs the Y-axis should be the same scale, if a KPI is a Percentage type then it only makes sense to compare other Percentage based KPIs. Similar for Decimal type. I wouldn't put a restriction in place but just guide the user...
27 days ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Planned for future release

Operation Dashboard - Quick Actions Card should have the option to insert a ticket with a Ticket Template applied.

The Start Center Quick Insert Portlet allows you to insert a ticket with a ticket template already applied, the Operational Dashboard should have the same capability for the Quick Actions Card. It would also be useful to Insert a Work Order with a...
28 days ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Planned for future release

Better visibility needed for MAS User entitlement issues

I created a Self Service user at the MAS level, and granted the user Maxadmin access within Manage. The user is now able to use Manage without consuming any App Points. A warning is made visible to the administrator but only on when looking at the...
5 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Planned for future release

Visibility Into MAS License Usage Cron Task Results

The MASLICUSAGE cron task does a great job is calculating the license type required based on a user's Manage security. When a user is calculating as requiring a license type different than anticipated there is no visibility into the factors that c...
about 2 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Planned for future release

Printing Calibration Decals / Inventory Barcodes

Maximo out of box functionality needed to support label printing for Asset Calibration expiration dates / inventory information for cycle counting/issuing etc.
about 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 0 Planned for future release

Queue SMTP Emails when SMTP Server is Unavailable

There are various scenarios in Maximo where email is sent explicitly from the various MXServer.sendEmail() methods. For example, the PM WOGEN cron task. If the email fails to send to the SMTP server (such as the SMTP server is down) it's gone fore...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Planned for future release

Create possibility to skip messages from Kafka topic

There is no option to clear the integration messages in the Kafka topic like traditional JMS queues. Kafka's proposal is to keep the message alive until the expiration date. So today the only option to clear the message from the topic is to set...
about 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Integration 2 Planned for future release

Alert on existing PMs when status changes on workorder to WAPPR

An alert is supposed to appear when you change the workorder status for which it exists a PM on the same location or asset that will be triggered in the coming days. The problem is that his alert doesn't work when we create the workorder or when w...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 3 Planned for future release