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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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7.6.1.3 - ASSETSPEC DISPLAYSEQUENCE is SMALLINT, but needs to be INT

We have GIS Pipelines that stretch over large distances. As a result, certain Pipeline Assets have thousands of Specs (10 Specs per length of pipe). When we create the Asset Specs through integration, the ASSETSPEC.DISPLAYSEQUENCE field is increme...
5 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Needs more information

Track Bin Size and Physical Location in Storeroom

Inventory plays a critical role in Maximo operations. Today it's not possible to visualize where bins are located in the storeroom. It's also not possible to track the dimensions of the bins or of the items so a storeroom clerk has to know where t...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Not under consideration

VET Improve escalation related error information for support teams

The current escalation system does not give administrators visibility of the number of errors that are encountered when an escalation runs. The lack of visibility means that administrators can create escalations without realising that they are fai...
over 4 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Future consideration

Include whereclause and parameters in report usage log table

Trackng down the cause of long running reports is one of the most painful tasks in Maximo. It would be extremely helpful if the whereclause being passed into the report was documented in the reportusage log. (It's currently captured temporarily in...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Reporting 0 Future consideration

Ability to search on more than one attribute

Our users are asking for better ways for them to get information out of Maximo without having to request reports from our admin team. While documenting and training the users on the Attribute Search query in Work Order Tracking I noted you cannot ...
over 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Not under consideration

Count Books using the Select Type of CNTFREQ should not select items where the Count Frequency is zero

In the Count Books application when the Select Type is set to CNTFREQ I think it safe to ignore items where the Count Frequency (INVENTORY.CCF) is zero which is the default for items. If it is zero, then the item will always be due a count, when t...
about 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Supply Chain 0 Future consideration

Associate dynamic numeric ranges in the inspection forms.

Currently it is possible to include conditional settings using a numeric range with fixed values, but for business case these values should be dynamic and depend on the asset. Business case: Our client wants to display in the inspection form resul...
5 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Future consideration

MAS Manage - Report Data availability in single sheet for xlsx format on download

For any BIRT Report having multiple pages in Maximo Manage, the data is also being split into Multiple Sheets in the excel if we are downloading using XLSX format after executing the Report in browser. Since many of the Users are using the xlsx ve...
10 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Reporting 1 Not under consideration

Connect to database using OLEDB provider

Hello, we are in the process of upgrading from 7612 to MAS. Our BI platform connects to the database using BD2 with OLE DB provider. Currently that option is not supported by MAS. This is a serious/critical compatibility requirement. Best regards,
about 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Not under consideration

In Count Books there should be an option to exclude items where you have specified that they are not to be counted from a cycle counting perspective

Maximo has an ABC Type for Cycle Counting with options A, B, C and N - with N it means that the item is excluded from Cycle Counting. Items which are excluded are those where you would only perform a physical count once per year as part of the yea...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Supply Chain 0 Future consideration