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PINNED Enable inventory reservation automatic cron task for specific site
Advantage : Enable the cron for specific site which is necessary. Summary: In Maximo, we have more than 50 Active sites. When we try to enable inventory reservation automatic cron task for specific site, There is no Cron Parameters are available....

IBM MAS - Manage (Base)

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Require e-Signature on Completing Inspection from RBA/WorkCentre/Mobile

Problem Statement: When a technician is performing an inspection and completing it, they are able to confirm the inspection without an e-Signature. Business Impact : When Maximo is used by a clients in the Life Sciences domain, the data is strictl...
6 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Future consideration

Allow length control of multi-part text boxes

When configuring an application, the multi-part textbox if often the most useful tool to show a related value from a field. However, often one or both of these values are longer than the field. Please add 2 length attributes to the multi-part text...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Support Alternate Storage Locations for Message Tracking

Message tracking has existed for a while to support tracking SOAP based requests. In newer versions options were provided for tracking REST based requests. For troubleshooting API requests, this data can be extremely useful in determining what was...
over 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Integration 0 Future consideration

When Asset Costing is used the work/job plan material should have the option of how to derive the unit cost

Currently when asset costing is used the work plan materials unit cost will be zero even if all the rotating assets in the storeroom have the same inventory cost. A unit cost should be added (it can easily be missed by the planner) otherwise you a...
3 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 2 Future consideration

Improve Config DB Performance

We have a Maximo database with approximately 5 million workorder records. CONFIGDB is slow when adding multiple YORN fields to large tables. In order to improve Config DB Performance the process should group the updates, rather than running ...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Future consideration

Maximo Connector for SAP Applications needs to be enhanced to work with SAP EWM

Today, all clients are using the Maximo Connector for SAP are integrating inventory with the SAP WM module. SAP users must migrate from SAP WM to SAP EWM before 2027, when SAP will no longer support the legacy SAP WM and SAP ERP R/3 solutions. SAP...
6 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Integration 0 Future consideration

PM Forecasts do not reflect Dynamic

It seems the PM Forecasts remain being calculated as static. I tested it with two PMs having the same Job Plan assigned to it, with different Total Work Units assigned on Job Plan Sequence. Forecast Costs, when calculated, came up as identical.Her...
over 4 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 3 Future consideration

UPC Management in Inventory

Maximo UPC Application The ability to associate one or more a upc codes with an item. Ability to search the item on the UPC record to associate a new Item with the UPC Add the UPC field (or list) to the Item record Add a URL to punch out to the ma...
10 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Future consideration

Revise REORDER Calc for tighter control and take Lead Times into consideration.

There are companies ordering and maintaining stock with extra long lead times, and has considerably increased with the advent of COVID.
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Supply Chain 3 Future consideration

Deactivate classifications for new work order records

We would like to deactivate some deprecated classifications used on either workorder, asset, locations, etc and avoid reporting new records using those classfications. I mean these classifications need to be available for searching but will not be...
10 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration