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System Admin Config/Security

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Match the default Long Description Size to BIRT Reports

Currently, if you set a font size on the new system property webclient.richtext.defaultFontSize, it doesn't apply to BIRT reports that use that long description. It will stay the as extra small, no matter what size you set on the property. This is...
8 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

When Maximo is hosted in IBM cloud and user authentication is configured to use SAML it is not allowed to synchronize users including security groups with LDAPsync. The response from the IDP provider (ex Azure) includes the user information and security group. Why can't Maximo SAML integration use this information to create and update users in Maximo.

This will solve the issue with missing users and wrong securitygroups in Manage based on manual maintenenace. Today we spend lot of time to create new users and add securitygroups based on email information. Is there any other solution available t...
8 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Use conditional UI in list view

It would be great if we could use the conditional UI in the list view in applications. Currently, it seems the conditional UI only works in the main tabs/non-list-fields. Example use case: In the list view, highlight certain WOs in red/bold text.
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

Ad-hoc reports: Configure column formatting

Ad-hoc reports: Need ability to configure column formatting. Example: alignment (left/right/center), color, bold, etc.
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

In Maximo Application Suite, the start center portlet does not auto refresh automatically.

Hello Team,In Maximo Application Suite, the start center portlet does not auto refresh in MAS. Client needs to manually update the start center whenever there is an update.Could you please help us in adding the auto refresh feature for the start c...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Rules Engine

As a way to avoid excessive coding via automation scripts, it would be helpful if IBM could implement a rules engine: Provide "if this, then that" logic approach to any MBO without having to write custom code. Via a table with the following fields...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Future consideration

Extra Text in Report

When we are downloading Condition Report from List tab, the details field is having <!-- RICH TEXT --> in the end.
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Attribute formula comments/description

For attribute formulas: It would be helpful if we could add comments to complex formulas that we’ve written…to describe what the formulas do and how they work. In other words, could IBM please add a DESCRIPTION field to the ATTRFORMULA table.
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Not under consideration

Report list: Information popup

For a given application like WOTRACK —> Run Reports —> Reports window/list: It would be helpful if the report list could also have details about the report. So that the user can know what the report does…prior to running it. Like this: https...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Support in-memory tables

In-memory db tables can provide significant performance improvements for high-transaction tables (like meter readings). In-memory tables are available in all db platforms. The only catch is that the technology is implemented differently between pl...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration