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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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Move Parent Asset to new Location but Leave Children that have other Location

It is allowed to change location on Child Assets in an Asset Assembly.This can be usefull to have more detailed location information for these (grand)children.However when moving the Top Asset all Children will inherit the new Location. Organizati...
7 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Enable custom text on MAS Manage Start Center screen as Welcome message

Customer would like text on the MAS Manage Start Center screen to specify for the user, which environment they are in. They have 5 environments that are not named in a self-explanatory way, and we can't change the names of them. The ability to con...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Functionality already exists

Need to add the JVM instance to Cron logs

Currently when troubelshooting issues with Cron runs we do not have access to the information of which JVM it ran on etc. This makes troubleshooting issues such as failures and long running Cron jobs extremely difficult.
5 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Change report scheduling date dialogue box to allow for annual report scheduling

The date schedule dialogue box for report scheduling in all applications is less detailed than in other places in Maximo (escalations, cron task instances), and does not allow for annually scheduled reports, such as run on May 15th every year.
over 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Future consideration

Flag to Identify that a Purchase Requisition (PR) was Generated by Reorder

System: 7.6.1 Description: Currently Maximo is configured to be able to run the reorder automatically via cron task or to run the reorder manually. When those are generated, the only thing that identifies that the PR was generated by reorder is vi...
almost 5 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Supply Chain 2 Planned for future release

Implement collate/staple functionality when printing using the non-Java applet direct print

Direct printing with the system properties mxe.report.directprint.useapplet=1 and mxe.report.birt.PrintSeparateRecord=1 correctly collates/staples printed reports for each separate record (i.e. direct printing multiple work orders) only in Interne...
over 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Allow multiple Start Centers per Security Group

When setting up a security group, only one Start Center is allowed per group. However, sometimes an extra Start Center is needed for a set of users, which then requires an extra security group to be created just for the purpose of giving an additi...
over 8 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 5 Not under consideration

Work Orders (RBA) - Remove the filter field reference to WORKORDERID

In the Work Orders Role Based Application you come to a List view of your work orders and the Filter row is open. On the far-right side next to the Type column header is a filter button that opens a panel on the right. The fields displayed in the ...
5 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 0 Planned for future release

Better visibility needed for MAS User entitlement issues

I created a Self Service user at the MAS level, and granted the user Maxadmin access within Manage. The user is now able to use Manage without consuming any App Points. A warning is made visible to the administrator but only on when looking at the...
12 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0

Reset units to go on a PM

In the current Maximo configuration, preventive maintenance (PM) work orders can be generated based on a meter based frequency (e.g., every 1500 hours). Some of these PMs are used to change parts at these set frequencies to ensure machine uptime...
5 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 0 Future consideration