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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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Make the default SEARCH TYPE for custom attributes be EXACT

When creating a custom object in db config, i.e. an imported view, the Search Type is automatically set to is NONE: https://i.stack.imgur.com/fRIaN.png (imported view; config changes not yet applied) For custom attributes, it would be better if th...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Email report based on condition? (i.e. record count)

I want to schedule a report so that it only emails the recipients if a condition is met (i.e. based on record count) For example, if a certain report returns records, then email me the report. I don't need the report to be emailed out if the repor...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

Determine if a user session is Anywhere or Desktop (MAM/MAS)

We need a way to determine if a user session is Anywhere or Desktop. Reasons: Managing licensing Security Troubleshooting Related: Determine what users are connected to Anywhere?
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Future consideration

Add a WORKTYPE field to JOBPLAN

It would be helpful if there were a Work Type field in Job Plans. Scenario: I apply a pothole JP directly to WOs. That pothole JP always has the same work type: Corrective Maintenance . So it would make sense to put the work type in the JP. I've n...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Future consideration

Imported db view: SEARCH TYPE other than NONE

For imported view objects—>text attributes: It would be helpful if we could set the SEARCH TYPE to values other than NONE (such as WILDCARD or EXACT). SEARCH TYPE is read-only for imported views. That would allow us to do things like search on ...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Check if session is interactive (formulas and MBR)

When configuring formulas or MBR scripts (as well as conditional expressions): We need a way to check if the session is interactive. This could be solved with a new bind variable or a new OOB function.
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Mail communication don't trigger if $ symbol is there in ticket long description. BMXAA0259E - The email cannot be sent. null

PROBLEM :Mail communication don't trigger if $ symbol is there in ticket long description.BMXAA0259E - The email cannot be sent. null. STEPS TO REPLICATE :1- Open Maximo as maxadmin2- Go to Service Requests application3- Ensure you have a SR recor...
about 4 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Automatically remove Report Object Structure Security when the object structure is deleted

It would be helpful if Maximo could automatically remove Report Object Structure Security records when an object structure is deleted. Currently, if I delete an object structure, the Report Object Structure Security remains intact as an orphan (in...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Edit imported view object's attribute datatype after saving -- but before db config

Scenario: Create an imported view object in db config. Save the object. We need to change a field type, but can't because the fields are read-only. It seems like it should be possible to edit saved object attribute datatypes -- before db config is...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

variable assignments in autoscripts should logged at the TRACE level

I believe it is good practice for automation scripts to log approximately 1 message at the INFO level per execution -- just enough to give a support person a clue that the script is running and that it did something. In addition to that, a script ...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 4 Future consideration