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WOTRACK: Batch-assign WOs to a labor (ASSIGNMENT tab/table)

Scenario: We have multiple WOs for the assets in a given area. The WOs are a one-offs, so we don't have a JP or a route for them. We want to batch-assign the WOs to a labor (without doing manual data entry for each WO, and without creating a JP or...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Batch-apply a JP to WOs

I have queried multiple WOs in the WOTRACK list view (where the classification=POTHOLE). I want to batch-apply a job plan to those WOs. The JP contains: Planned Labor: Roads Asphalt Crew Tasks Priority Currently, there isn't an OOB action to batch...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Not under consideration

Anywhere map identify: Disable auto-pan & pulse

In Anywhere Work Technician 7.6.4, if I identify(tap) on a feature in the map, the map will: Automatically pan to the first vertex of the feature (for polygons and lines). Pulse a blue circle at that vertex. Our users are finding this behavi...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Spatial / Spatial 0 Not under consideration

Labor actuals are editable in Maximo desktop, but not in Anywhere

Anywhere Work Technician 7.6.4 (Android): My organization has changed the default labor actuals setting so that inside labor transactions don't get automatically approved: Changing Labor hours in the Actuals > Labor tab in Work Order Tracking R...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Mobile 2 Not under consideration

List View: Clear the WHERE clause & clear the resultset (without selecting records)

Scenario: A user is looking for WOs that meet certain criteria, but their default & saved queries don't fit what the user looking for. So the user runs the 'All Records' query, which selects all columns & rows from the WORKORDER table. The...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Make status field more visible

MAM 7.6.1.2: I've noticed that users often don't realize that records in Maximo have statuses that aren't open/active. This causes a lot of confusion. Would IBM be able to make status fields more visible?
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Not under consideration

Prevent closing WO with open PR (optional setting)

It would be helpful if there were an optional setting that would prevent closing a WO if the WO has an open PR. We have an OOB setting for something similar -- it's for POs (not PRs): Prevent Users From Closing Work Orders With Open PO It would be...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Converting task to child WO: WOCLASS remains as 'ACTIVITY' (incorrect)

Summary:Converting task to child WO: WOCLASS remains as 'ACTIVITY' (incorrect) Details:The IBM docs say: "You can easily convert any task to a child work order with tasks of its own." https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/work-order-operations-are-now...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Anywhere - Priority picklist: Display number as integer, not decimal

Anywhere Work Technician 7.6.4: When I create a new WO, I can set the WO Priority by choosing a value from the pick list: https://i.stack.imgur.com/63p7b.png Could the picklist be improved so that it displays Priority as integers/whole numbers, in...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Mobile 1 Not under consideration

Round number fields in the *application*

In WOTRACK, in the Service Address tab, there are X & Y fields that store UTM coordinates: Screenshot: https://i.stack.imgur.com/jWjMX.png It would be helpful if there were a way to round the number fields in the application so that the decima...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration