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IBM MAS - Manage (Base)

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Stop auto-approving material, tools and services cost transactions

Currently, Maximo auto-approves a transaction when material, tools or services are entered. If a user makes a mistake when entering a cost, there's no way to fix the error before the transaction is approved. The only way to rectify this is to put ...
almost 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Not under consideration

Allow the Nested Job Plan field on the Job Plan app to be editable when the Job Plan is in DRAFT or REVISD status

Currently the Nested Job Plan field is only editable when adding a New Row to the Job Plan Tasks. Would like for this field to be able to be changed based on the Job Plan status, not only when adding a New Row.
about 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Not under consideration

Error on print of pdf attachments "could not merge all files. on maximo print"

Please provide a technical solution for the limitation of print of these pdf attachments , There is a IBM technote stating as limitation,https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/pdf-attachments-maximo-record-are-not-printed-direct-print-attachments-actio...
9 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Not under consideration

Inactivate user in manage

In Maximo 76 we can deactivate a user from user app -> update status. This functionality is no longer available in Manage 8.x. We have large user base, and group, team, or site leaders manage their team active/inactive user list. Suggest Manage...
10 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Not under consideration

Provide PM Option to Calculate Next Due Date from Last Completion Date of a Different PM

Currently, Maximo provides the option to calculate the PM next due date based on the frequency criteria and either the last completion date or last start date of the same PM. We have a common requirement to set the due date of one PM based on the ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 3 Not under consideration

Allow asynchroneous processing for publish channels

When there are publish channels attached to an object in Maximo, system would run all logic in relevant user exists / filters / processing classes in the same thread where save() on the object was called. If outbound processing is complex, this ca...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Integration 1 Not under consideration

Integrate M365 SharePoint document links as valid web page attachments for Direct Print in Work Order Tracking

Internal business processes leverage M365 SharePoint libraries for policy and procedure documentation. We'd like to incorporate these attachments (.pdf) as printable web page attachments in the Direct Print function in Work Order Tracking.
10 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 2 Not under consideration

Email header overrides

We have users in our Maximo environment with external email addresses. When sent via our internal mail server these fail DMARC validation and get rejected as spam. We are requesting the ability to override the outbound email headers to avoid email...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Not under consideration

Force URL to open on New SR landing page even if user has an existing SR open

We are using 7.6.1.2. We would like to send our users directly to the "Enter a NEW Service Request" screen (https://peacehealth.maximo.com/maximo-x/#/selfservice/new). However, if the user already has at least one open Service Request they are tak...
about 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 3 Not under consideration

in workflow, generally allow Action Lines to be positive or negative

The goal of this RFE is to show that workflow should allow negative Action Lines anywhere that positive Action Lines are used, with the noted exception that Subprocess and Condition nodes should still require one positive and one negative Action L...
about 7 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Not under consideration