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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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Edit imported view object's attribute datatype after saving -- but before db config

Scenario: Create an imported view object in db config. Save the object. We need to change a field type, but can't because the fields are read-only. It seems like it should be possible to edit saved object attribute datatypes -- before db config is...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

autoscript performance enhancement: provide method to check current logging level

The service object now sports log_debug() and log_info() methods. Maximo autoscripters are thankful for the option to choose the level we log messages at. The next step is to allow us to optimize performance by allowing us to choose when we try to...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Allow administrators to enter free-form expressions in ad-hoc reports

Currently, there are limitations regarding ad-hoc report expressions: Expressions (SQL functions) are limited to the functions in the Expression Library (configurable). The fields that are available to expressions can only by number fields, not te...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

variable assignments in autoscripts should logged at the TRACE level

I believe it is good practice for automation scripts to log approximately 1 message at the INFO level per execution -- just enough to give a support person a clue that the script is running and that it did something. In addition to that, a script ...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 4 Future consideration

The Global Binding Value for literal autoscript variables should allow nulls

For automation script variables of Binding Type LITERAL, the Binding Value needs to be permitted to be left blank / null. This will allow developers to make Variables optional and will not require them to craft garbage data, like "N/A", for their ...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Future consideration

Add Reservation type to Job plan

It would be useful to add the same reservation type drop down to job plan planned materials. This way, you could nominated items as SOFT so that when it is a work order, the planned SOFT materials are available as a reference but do not force item...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Future consideration

Update Oracle Adapter to support receipt of distributed cost POLINEs

Both applications understand distributed costs, but the adapter does not recognize the transaction. It is listed as unsupported by Maximo on page 107 of the current guide. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSLKT6_7.6.0/com.ibm.meaora.doc/pdf_meaora_sag...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

PM Seasonal Dates - Holiday Days

When generating work orders many organizations will not want work orders to be generated on public holidays. This could be handled with a reference to a calendar (without shift) where the dates have been provided by the action Define/Apply Non-Wor...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Not under consideration

Job Plan Work Assets to reference an Asset Template

Job Plan Work Assets are used to filter Job Plans on the Work Order Tracking application. Currently this is by Asset, Location or Item, the Item here is referring to rotating items and will pull in to the filtered list of job plans assets (or loca...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Not under consideration

Develop a way to secure service integration bus in Websphere to work with the MAXIMO Integration Framework

According to the IBM WebSphere Traditional V9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide rule id : SV-95915r1_rule to be DOD compliant the service integration bus in the WebSphere Application Server must be secured. In the setting up of the maximo ...
over 1 year ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Not under consideration