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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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Dynamic collections (based on SQL where clause)

Enhance collections to make them "dynamic" / have them maintain their own COLLECTDETAILS. Add two attributes for a SQL where clause (one for ASSETS one for LOCATIONS) that would then evaluate the list against that where clause and remove any COLLE...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Not under consideration

Collections: Batch select assets

In the Collections application: We need to batch-select assets via a filter, etc.. We don't want to manually select individual assets. https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rd5Tx.png
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Navigate directly from the Start Center to the map

Navigate directly from the Start Center to the map. Example: a hyperlink or a button that will take me directly to the Maximo map.
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Not under consideration

Only automatically approve/lock inside labor actuals once the WO is completed (optional setting)

There is a Organizations application setting that automatically approves inside labor actuals -- when saved. That setting is useful; it cuts down on effort/confusion when labor actuals need to be manually approved for each WO. However, to us, it d...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Allow supervisors to edit an approved labor actual (while the WO is still INPRG)

In WOTRACK: It would be helpful if IBM could add an action/dialog that would allow supervisors to edit an approved labor actual while the WO is still INPRG. To us, it doesn't make sense that labor actuals become locked forever when they are approv...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Not under consideration

PR item: Worklog dialog before deleting (optional system setting)

Could IBM please consider implementing a worklog dialog when a user deletes a PR item? (as an optional system setting) Screenshot: https://i.stack.imgur.com/SS9wR.png So that we will have a record of the deletion details in the worklog: Who delete...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Include Work Centers in the Preview Site demo environment

It would be helpful if IBM could include Work Centers in the Preview Site demo environment.
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Ad-hoc reports shouldn't fill in gaps on right side of join (YORN field)

Scenario: I have a view object in Maximo that only selects WOs, not tasks (ISTASK=0). I effectively have a left join from the WORKORDER table to the view. If I were to mock up what Maximo does, but in an SQL client, it would look like this: select...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Remove Start Center option from Work Center GOTO Menu

We want to get rid of the Start Center option from the GOTO menu of Work Center for the Users who dont have access to Classic Maximo.
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Not under consideration

Use a CLASSIFICATION multiple times within a hierarchy path

There is an arbitrary limitation in Maximo where we can only use each CLASSIFICATION once in a given hierarchy path. It would be helpful if we could use a CLASSIFICATION multiple times within a hierarchy path. Related info here: CLASSIFICATION table
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Not under consideration