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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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The Global Binding Value for literal autoscript variables should allow nulls

For automation script variables of Binding Type LITERAL, the Binding Value needs to be permitted to be left blank / null. This will allow developers to make Variables optional and will not require them to craft garbage data, like "N/A", for their ...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Future consideration

Update Oracle Adapter to support receipt of distributed cost POLINEs

Both applications understand distributed costs, but the adapter does not recognize the transaction. It is listed as unsupported by Maximo on page 107 of the current guide. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSLKT6_7.6.0/com.ibm.meaora.doc/pdf_meaora_sag...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

The Routes Path Selector will show a Route Stop with no descriptions or target location when the Path Selector is used to select a target location

If the Path Selector (Linear) is used to select a target location, you will receive an error message “BMXAA3616E – Select an asset or location for this route stop.”. It seems that the original design did not consider that a target location would b...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Linear 0 Future consideration

Allow for the deletion of the last remain line on a PO with a revision created by the MIF using IFace tables.

Currently when POs are revised with the MIF, Maximo does not allow the deletion of the last line. Since PO revisions are handled by the MIF as lines in the incoming revision are compared against current lines, it is assumed that if a PO comes in w...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Integration 0 Future consideration

Exclude records from Report Object Structure

Need a way to exclude records from object structures for the purpose of ad-hoc reports. For example, exclude tasks from a WO ad-hoc report. More info here: Exclude rows from object structures via WHERE clause
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Populate MRLINE with INVVENDOR information for Service Items

In application Create Requisition when adding a requisition line of type STDSERVICE and specifying an item number and a vendor, the fields Order unit, Unit Cost, Manufacturer, Model and Catalog# are not populated from the most recent invvendor rec...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Supply Chain 0 Future consideration

Enhance Maximo Asset Templates to support an Asset Hierarchy

Integration of Asset data with Digital Twin and Siemens Teamcenter would benefit from Asset Hierarchy support on the Asset Templates in Maximo. Limits the integration to using Assets and/or only use templates with non-hierarchical data
over 4 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Allow for inactivation of inventory items regardless of PO status

Currently users are required to close all associated PO's before they can inactivate/obsolete an item. If user wishes to inactivate item the PO can't be received later but this is little to no impact. Also, if all PO's are closed, any items on tho...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Future consideration

Move precautions from Site level data to Org level data so that precautions can be shared across sites

Here’s an example of what’s gained by moving the ‘Safety Precautions’ application to the Organization level: A major corporation owns and operates several power plants, located at different sites, throughout the Northeast. Since the nature of the ...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 0 Future consideration

Update launch from KPI Portlet/Related KPI Link - Change from KPI Manager to KPI Viewer

A wide variety of roles may have the KPI Portlet(s) on their Start Center. Often - they may need to drill down/launch to a related KPI as they investigate a KPI's performance. Currently, this launch takes the user to the KPI Manager application. T...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Reporting 0 Future consideration