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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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Restrict the saved public queries group wise in Maximo

Is there a way to restrict the saved public queries group wise in Maximo.. Problem description and business impact We are using Maximo 7.6 application, As we are using many saved queries which are public. we would like to restrict it to a particul...
over 7 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0

Force URL to open on New SR landing page even if user has an existing SR open

We are using 7.6.1.2. We would like to send our users directly to the "Enter a NEW Service Request" screen (https://peacehealth.maximo.com/maximo-x/#/selfservice/new). However, if the user already has at least one open Service Request they are tak...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 3 Not under consideration

Add width control to app designer table column

When configuring a table in application designer, often the width of a column needs to be extended to allow full visibility of the data. There is no option on the table column properties for this, however exporting the XML and adding a width="xx" ...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Make Rich Text fields' font by default bigger

All users report that they cant read whats written in any rich text field. We understand that it can be changed by the user, however, by default, it should be at least the same size as other fields.
about 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Not under consideration

Create native db views via Maximo db config

For those of us who don't have CREATE VIEW privileges in the database: It would be helpful if there could be a way to create native db views via Maximo. The views would later be imported into Maximo as imported view objects. Related posts: Views D...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 3 Functionality already exists

Implement canApprove() method in purchasing record Status Handlers

When implementing workflow for purchasing records (PR, PO, Invoice) it would be very useful to have a single method that contained all of the logic for verifying that the record is ready for approval. In some record types in Maximo, there is a can...
about 4 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Allow user to select a Fit To property for PDF when scheduling a report so that reports with many columns will not be cut off on the right side

emailed PDFs will be cut off if the report contains a lot of columns, preventing users from seeing all of their data. We have users experiencing this issue in Maximo 7.6.1
about 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Create some type of notification that informs the user that a data export limit has been set via the system property [webclient.maxdownloadrows] , so they are aware that there data may get truncated.

Setting the system property property [webclient.maxdownloadrows] helps prevent out of memory errors. However when set, the users are not aware of the limit. This presents a danger for analyzing data or trusting the dataset that is exported . For e...
about 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Error on print of pdf attachments "could not merge all files. on maximo print"

Please provide a technical solution for the limitation of print of these pdf attachments , There is a IBM technote stating as limitation,https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/pdf-attachments-maximo-record-are-not-printed-direct-print-attachments-actio...
about 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Not under consideration

Inactivate user in manage

In Maximo 76 we can deactivate a user from user app -> update status. This functionality is no longer available in Manage 8.x. We have large user base, and group, team, or site leaders manage their team active/inactive user list. Suggest Manage...
about 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Not under consideration