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System Admin Config/Security

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DB Config: Action to duplicate relationship

In the DB Config-->Relationships tab: We often need to duplicate relationships. Reason: We need to make a minor adjustment to an OOB relationship, but don't want to alter the OOB relationship. So we make a duplicate relationship instead (with a...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Use service.launchDialog() on object save

In automation scripts: It would be helpful if the service.launchDialog() Java method could work on object save. More information here: service.launchDialog (new in 7.6.1.2)
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

HTML in Maximo labels and field values

It's possible to put HTML in Maximo labels and field values -- in a variety of scenarios. Could IBM provide clear documentation about what HTML is allowed and where? More information here: HTML in Maximo labels and field values
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Temporary field/table to avoid immediate outage

It's frustrating that we can't make small changes to custom fields/tables without needing an admin mode outage. Is there a way to make things easier? For example, if I wanted to add a custom field to CLASSSTRUCTURE, could Maximo do the following? ...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Message Tracking detail tab: View message XML

In the Message Tracking list view, I can use the edit/pencil button to view the XML of a message: https://i.stack.imgur.com/OLrii.png I would have expected to be able to view the message XML when viewing an individual message in the Message Detail...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

DB join fields: Improve the ALT+F1 field help

There are fields in Maximo applications that are related to joins. It would be helpful if the ALT+F1 help for those fields could be improved so that it's clearer what the purpose of those fields is (the joins in question are INNER JOINs): Object S...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Escalation: Only send me a single email, regardless of how many records found

For escalations, it would be helpful if there were an OOB way to make Maximo only send me a single email (per run instance), regardless of how many records were returned by the WHERE clause. For example: add a "Run for first record only" checkbo...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

IDs that are integers: Display the number without a comma

There are ID fields in Maximo that are integers. Example: WFINSTANCE.WFID. When integer ID fields are used in an application like WOTRACK, Maximo automatically adds a comma to the number as a placeholder. Screenshot: https://i.stack.imgur.com/PXbc...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Report request page: Use classification drilldown/tree for filtering

In a report request page: It would be helpful if we could use classification drilldown/tree for filtering. Related post here: Use classification drilldown instead of classification lookup? (BIRT parameter)
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Make ad-hoc reports easier to read

It would be helpful if IBM could make ad-hoc reports easier to read. Font is too small. Totals/grouping is confusing. It's difficult to determine what totals go with what rows/group. Align text to the left, not to the right
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration