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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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Support function-based indexes

It would be helpful if Maximo could support function based-indexes. Function based indexes are OOB in databases and are an easy way to pre-compute data for faster performance. https://oracle-base.com/articles/8i/function-based-indexes https://use-...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Users should not need access to From Storeroom in Shipment Receiving

Currently Shipment Receiving and Inventory Usage require the user to have access to both the “From Storeroom” and the “To Storeroom”. While this is logical for a direct transfer, it is not logical for shipments. The access that a user is given in ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Maintain the hyperlinks included in a report when it is sent by email

Our client needs to schedule reports that contain hyperlinks. These hyperlinks are working fine when the report is executed using Immediate option, and let them jump to other report. When the report is scheduled and sent by email they hyperlinks a...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

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...
over 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

COH Provide ability to automatically define a custom folder structure for an attachment that is being uploaded to an S3 folder.

Current situation The out of the box S3 Java class puts the attachments into a single S3 storage folder. Our client needs the ability to store the attachments to a custom folder structure in the S3 storage folder. Requirement: Provide solution whe...
10 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Future consideration

Spare Part Auto Add should not add a part when the issue type is 'RETURN'

Spare Part Auto Add function appears to add parts even when the issue type is 'RETURN' and it should not. When issue is errant and someone goes to fix the asset spare part manually, but someone else later returns the part, the RETURN transaction w...
10 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Future consideration

We would like to have the uninvoiced quantity field populated on the PO lines

We want to use the POLINE.UNINVOICEDQUANTITY non-persistent field on the PO lines. Currently, this field is only populated on the invoice lines. It would be useful to see it when we are on the PO lines. Steps to reproduce: Create P.O. Add P.O. lin...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 3 Future consideration

Add ‘Default Table Data’ functionality for ‘To Site’ and ‘To Location’ for Inventory Transfer lines in the Inventory Usage app.

Many times transfers are created for multiple lines and when an Inventory Usage record is created to TRANSFER inventory to another Site, the user is required to enter the TOSITE and TOLOCATION for every line of the record. Adding Default Table Da...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

OSLC Object Passback Token

When creating new records (in particular child records) using autokeys, if multiple children are difficult to identify after creation. For example: POST /maximo/oslc/os/someOS { "description":"a Root object", "child":[{"description":"child 1"},{"d...
about 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Integration 1 Future consideration

Maximo mxe.ltpatoken.timeout needs to be able to retrospectively delete records in the LTPATOKEN table

Currently, the code does not cater for retrospective deletions of the LTPATOKEN table should an event occur that stops the process set via the mxe.ltpatoken.timeout. If data is present before the timeout date is not get deleted. This can lead to a...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration