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IBM Sustainability Software - Ideas Portal


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against the products and services belonging to IBM Sustainability Software. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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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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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...
over 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...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Not under consideration

Enhancing Material Allocation/Deallocation automation

The material reservation function in Maximo utilizes a ‘first come first served' approach to allocate material for work. Reallocation of material for work orders takes a considerable amount of manual effort by Supply Chain in order to align the pr...
almost 4 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Custom bind variables

It would be helpful if we could define custom bind variables in Maximo. Examples: &FIRSTNAME& &ISINTERACTIVE& &ENVNAME& (i.e. the Maximo environment name; not the same thing as the existing :&HOSTNAME& variable). Us...
over 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 3 Future consideration

Re-open the Quick Find Field

This field is now hidden, and far to the right, and requires the users to do multiple clicks to do a fast find on a single record. This makes it more difficult and less intuitive to users to do a query for a record. Often the proximity of this fie...
about 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Not under consideration

Utilise AI technology to help identify duplicate work orders at the start of the process when creating a work order or service request

Companies like ours all have the same issues around duplication of work orders. The current process is that a user has to add lots of data to a work order before then saving at which time the duplication check kicks in. What would be better would ...
8 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 0 Planned for future release

Add ability to deactivate an add-on

To add support on "remove" maximo IT add-on in orther add other ones.
8 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Not under consideration

Batch BIRT Reports Need Option So They Are Not Sent If No Records Returned

We need Maximo BIRT reporting to support not sending out a report if no data is returned. Currently the report is sent out regardless if any records are returned. This results in extra space being taken up on the server or email server to hold a r...
about 4 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Not under consideration

Ability to manage Attached document folder in S3 storage

Need ability to manage Attached document folder in S3 storage.
over 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Not under consideration

Option to Prevent PR from Returning to APPR Status on Related PO Revision

On PO revisions to remove lines or cancel the PO, Maximo returns the related PR from ORDER status to APPR status to allow the user to complete the same revisions on the PR. Due to separation of duties requirements, the user who updates the PO cann...
over 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 4 Not under consideration