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List aggregation function for formulas

There is an exceptionally useful aggregation function in SQL called LISTAGG(). It can be used to aggregate a list of values together as a delimited string. And the values can be sorted alphabetically too. Example: select listagg(objectname, ', ' )...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Ad-hoc reports shouldn't fill in gaps on right side of join (YORN field)

Scenario: I have a view object in Maximo that only selects WOs, not tasks (ISTASK=0). I effectively have a left join from the WORKORDER table to the view. If I were to mock up what Maximo does, but in an SQL client, it would look like this: select...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

JSON Mapping: Store conditional values globally

JSON Mapping: It would be helpful if there were a way to store conditional values globally Example: We have JSON Mappings for 10 integrations. All 10 integrations have the same field, with the same conditional value list (exact same values). It wo...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

Pass variable from automation script to communication template

It would be helpful if there were a way to pass variables from an automation script to a communication template. Related: Pass variable from automation script to communication template
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

Classification data load: Load a single row, include a flattened USEWITH field (comma-delimited)

Loading classifications into Maximo via Excel is a difficult process -- due to the related tables. It would be helpful if we could do the following with Excel Application Import to help simplify the process: Load a single classification row, and i...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

Use a CLASSIFICATION multiple times within a hierarchy path

There is an arbitrary limitation in Maximo where we can only use each CLASSIFICATION once in a given hierarchy path. It would be helpful if we could use a CLASSIFICATION multiple times within a hierarchy path. Related info here: CLASSIFICATION table
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Not under consideration

MBR: Function to sort values alphabetically

Need an MBR function that can sort values alphabetically. Hypothetical example: Before: SR, WORKORDER, JOBPLAN, WOACTIVITY After: JOBPLAN, SR, WOACTIVITY, WORKORDER (ascending alphabetical order)
about 3 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)
about 3 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
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Manage/cancel back-end processes from UI (i.e. pmwogen)

Need a way to manage/cancel back-end processes from Maximo UI (i.e. pmwogen) More information here: How to interrupt PM-->Generate WOs? We would prefer to do this via the Maximo UI instead of WebSphere. And we don't want to restart the whole JV...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

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