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System Admin Config/Security

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Condition on actions in action groups

Could IBM add a condition field to actions in action groups? That would give us greater control over if/when an action is used in an escalation.
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Not under consideration

Action to delete records

It would be helpful if there were a Maximo Action that could be used to delete records. Would honor Maximo business rules. Would be used by an escalation; the condition in the escalation would be used to determine what records to delete. Would be ...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Allow administrators to enter free-form expressions in ad-hoc reports

Currently, there are limitations regarding ad-hoc report expressions: Expressions (SQL functions) are limited to the functions in the Expression Library (configurable). The fields that are available to expressions can only by number fields, not te...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Honor crossover domain when creating WO from PM/JP/Route

Currently, Maximo doesn't utilize crossover domains when creating a WO from a PM (the PM includes a JP and a Route). It would be helpful if Maximo could be enhanced so that crossover domains are honored in that scenario.
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 3 Not under consideration

For better UI UX, categorize the 1000+ system properties in the UI similar to how those properties are categorized in IBM Docs, then users will be able to easily query system properties by category in the UI.

Within the MAS>Manage UI (within System configuration>Platform Configuration>System Properties) the 1000+ system properties are not categorized in the UI but are categorized in IBM DOCS. Therefore users in the UI can filter the system pro...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Maximo - Everyplace - Expose update start center and profile option to allow to change mobile start centers for users

Can we enable/expose the update start center functionality on a mobile start center. I know you can get the users to go to the standard start center but we want to be able to just get them to update it on the mobile device they are using as moving...
almost 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Make status synonym only be available to certain security groups

It would be helpful if there were an OOB way to do the following: Make a custom status synonym (such as WCLOSE [comp]) only be available to certain security groups We're aware that a condition could be used for this. But it would be ideal if there...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Better name for Quick Reporting applicaiton

The name "Quick Reporting" causes a lot of confusion for users. Reason: The Quick Reporting application has nothing to do with creating reports. Could the name be changed in OOB Maximo to something better? "Submit Work" application "Quick Submit" ...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Limit number of levels in classification hierarchy

It would be helpful if there were an OOB way to limit number of levels in a classification hierarchy. For example, limit the number of classification levels to four: A \ B \ C \ D \ E --> throw an error when user tries to create classification E.
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Application Designer: Can't copy/paste values via right-clicking

In Application Designer: Currently, it's not possible to copy/paste values by right-clicking in the UI. It's only possible to copy/paste via keyboard shortcuts. https://i.stack.imgur.com/5XMWQ.png The absence of right-clicking functionality is inc...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration