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System Admin Config/Security

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Disable Automation Scripts/ Launch points in one click

When working on a reproduction of error in Maximo, to be able to ascertain that the error is not produced by any added automation, it is necessary to disable Automation Scripts and Launch Points to ensure that the issue is reproduced with “out of ...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Ignore mandatory fields when revising job plan

Scenario: I've added a new field to JOBPLAN called WORKTYPE. I've made the field be mandatory in Application designer: https://i.stack.imgur.com/K7Wij.png Problem: When I go to revise an existing job plan, I get an error: "BMXAA4195E - A value is ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Object launch point default event should be "Save"

Object launch points: The default event should be "Save", not "Initialize Value". Reason: "Save" is most commonly used. https://i.stack.imgur.com/m0nUC.png
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

Duplicating an ad-hoc report: Need to enable the Share/Public field

Scenario: I have a shared/public ad-hoc report that I've duplicated via the Duplicate action in the Report Administration application.When I look at the ad-hoc report configuration by editing the report, I see that the report isn't flagged as Shar...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

Report Administration: Add a field that tells us what ROS an ad-hoc report uses

In the Report Administration application: Add a field that tells us what ROS an ad-hoc report uses. Currently, it's necessary for us to manually add a text box to the application with REPORTADHOC.REPORTOBJECT as it's source. That technically works...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

VET Add extra information to User correlation output

Description: Currently users can use the custom log message functionality to write a log entry when they start an operation. The entry contains an ID that identifies the user's session. The users can then use the same function to write a closing c...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Allow filtering on lists like Conditional UI Properties (non-db lists)

It would be helpful if we could filter on lists like the Conditional UI Properties window: https://i.stack.imgur.com/m8cj5.png I know lists like that aren't stored in database tables. For example, Conditional UI Properties is a non-persistent MBO;...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Migration Manager packages and DBC files: Admin mode/restart is required for non-structural changes

For Migration Manager packages and DBC files: Admin mode/restarting is required for non-structural changes. It would be helpful if non-structural changes were easier -- i.e. don't require admin mode and a restart.
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Exporting CSV data from report: Export report labels instead of DB column names

Users export CSV data from reports. When Maximo exports the data to CSV, the DB column names are used as the CSV column headers, instead of the report labels. It would be helpful if there were a way to export the report labels instead: https://i.s...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Make the default SEARCH TYPE for custom attributes be EXACT

When creating a custom object in db config, i.e. an imported view, the Search Type is automatically set to is NONE: https://i.stack.imgur.com/fRIaN.png (imported view; config changes not yet applied) For custom attributes, it would be better if th...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration