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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....
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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...
about 3 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)
about 3 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)
about 3 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
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

If pmwogen gets interrupted, child WOs fail to generate (but we have no way of knowing)

If pmwogen gets interrupted for some reason (due to an error in Maximo, a server or DB outage, etc.), then the PM that is currently running stops, and the child WOs stop being generated for that PM. As a result, there are child WOs missing from t...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 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? ...
about 3 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...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Escalation: Only send me a single email, regardless of how many records found

For escalations, it would be helpful if there were an OOB way to make Maximo only send me a single email (per run instance), regardless of how many records were returned by the WHERE clause. For example: add a "Run for first record only" checkbo...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

IDs that are integers: Display the number without a comma

There are ID fields in Maximo that are integers. Example: WFINSTANCE.WFID. When integer ID fields are used in an application like WOTRACK, Maximo automatically adds a comma to the number as a placeholder. Screenshot: https://i.stack.imgur.com/PXbc...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Report request page: Use classification drilldown/tree for filtering

In a report request page: It would be helpful if we could use classification drilldown/tree for filtering. Related post here: Use classification drilldown instead of classification lookup? (BIRT parameter)
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

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