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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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List aggregation function for formulas

There is an exceptionally useful aggregation function in SQL called LISTAGG(). It can be used to aggregate a list of values together as a delimited string. And the values can be sorted alphabetically too. Example: select listagg(objectname, ', ' )...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Material being issued to the incorrect GL Account

-Material being issued to the incorrect GL Account, the tasks or child work orders should use the GL Account at approval not the GL when the work order is created. in our case planned materials when they are associated to a planned materials and a...
over 7 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

When deleting CLASSSTRUCTURE records, automatically delete related CLASSIFICATION if orphaned

When a user deletes CLASSSTRUCTURE records: Automatically delete the related CLASSIFICATION record too (if the CLASSIFICATION is no longer in use by any CLASSSTRUCTURE records)
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Future consideration

Classification data load: Load a single row, include a flattened USEWITH field (comma-delimited)

Loading classifications into Maximo via Excel is a difficult process -- due to the related tables. It would be helpful if we could do the following with Excel Application Import to help simplify the process: Load a single classification row, and i...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

MBR: Function to sort values alphabetically

Need an MBR function that can sort values alphabetically. Hypothetical example: Before: SR, WORKORDER, JOBPLAN, WOACTIVITY After: JOBPLAN, SR, WOACTIVITY, WORKORDER (ascending alphabetical order)
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

DB Config: Action to duplicate relationship

In the DB Config-->Relationships tab: We often need to duplicate relationships. Reason: We need to make a minor adjustment to an OOB relationship, but don't want to alter the OOB relationship. So we make a duplicate relationship instead (with a...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Use service.launchDialog() on object save

In automation scripts: It would be helpful if the service.launchDialog() Java method could work on object save. More information here: service.launchDialog (new in 7.6.1.2)
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

HTML in Maximo labels and field values

It's possible to put HTML in Maximo labels and field values -- in a variety of scenarios. Could IBM provide clear documentation about what HTML is allowed and where? More information here: HTML in Maximo labels and field values
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Temporary field/table to avoid immediate outage

It's frustrating that we can't make small changes to custom fields/tables without needing an admin mode outage. Is there a way to make things easier? For example, if I wanted to add a custom field to CLASSSTRUCTURE, could Maximo do the following? ...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Message Tracking detail tab: View message XML

In the Message Tracking list view, I can use the edit/pencil button to view the XML of a message: https://i.stack.imgur.com/OLrii.png I would have expected to be able to view the message XML when viewing an individual message in the Message Detail...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration