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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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Use the calendar on the work order or ticket as the SLA calculation calendar

When an SLA is applied to a ticket or workorder the calculation calendar should be optionally derived from the ticket or work order using the existing fields CALCORGID, CALCCALENDAR, CALCSHIFT. If all three fields have a value then use these inste...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 0 Future consideration

Move public Saved Query object to org/site level rather then global level

Add Org and Siteid to the query object to enable auto-filtering of public queries to the site level: at least workorder tracking, service request applications.
almost 12 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Not under consideration

Work planning/scheduling should consider technician qualification

When trying to select the resource to do a job, this needs to be done at a qualifications level. For example, a Technician may have completed/obtained some of the training and qualifications of a high er level and that person should ultimately be ...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 0 Planned for future release

Start Center auto refresh

We would like to have an auto refresh functionality in Maximo's start centers
almost 12 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 3 Not under consideration

Improve performance on adding job plans with a high number of tasks to workorders

I have a customer who has multiple jobplans that have a high number of tasks (>100 tasks). Whenever such a task is added to a workorder the user will need to wait for the system to have processed all these tasks until she/he can continue workin...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Future consideration

Make public queries tied to SiteID

Currently when a custom query is saved as 'Public' (QUERY.ISPUBLIC = 1), it is viewable by users from any Site or Org. The requested change is when a user saves a custom query in any application, the default insert SiteID (MAXUSER.DEFSITE) should ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Not under consideration

Combine Take Ownership and Stop Workflow Actions

Combine the 'Take Ownership' and 'Stop Workflow' actions into either a new action or in the Take Ownership action for Work Orders in the Work Order Tracking app.
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 2 Not under consideration

Ability to minimize or maximize a section as per user’s preference

As per standard Maximo functionality, option is available to minimize a section within an application by a user to hide the fields that they may not use. Currently users can minimize or maximize the sections and continue working within the applica...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Not under consideration

Mail communication don't trigger if $ symbol is there in ticket long description. BMXAA0259E - The email cannot be sent. null

PROBLEM :Mail communication don't trigger if $ symbol is there in ticket long description.BMXAA0259E - The email cannot be sent. null. STEPS TO REPLICATE :1- Open Maximo as maxadmin2- Go to Service Requests application3- Ensure you have a SR recor...
over 4 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Keeping DB Backup for extended period of time (beyond 1 month) automatically.

This is an Ask from our client. It is useful for the below reason: 1. Investigate any data issue by restoring the older backup, if it is not traceable when it was introduced. 2. Restore lower environment with older backup (say 6 month old). 3. Bui...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Future consideration