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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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Like Maximo does on Job Plans, revision control on Service Items supports change management on agreed prices on Vendor's services.

Being the Maximo Administrator responsible for master data among others, I kindly ask to have revision control on Service Items, so that I can prepare e.g. price changes in advance and have Maximo to deactivate the old prices and activate the new ...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Revision control on Failure Class + status code on both Failure Class as well as the P-C-R values

Like Maximo does on Job Plans, revision control on Failure Class + Problem-Cause-Remedy supports change management on these feedback values for later analysis.
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Changes in security settings when doing deployments

Being the Maximo Administrator, my experience tells me that each time I do an upgrade of my Maximo environment, new features and functions come with changes to security settings. This is part of the packages. That's understandable. I need to have ...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Not under consideration

Adding the PM number to the PM Work order generation log

When Maximo runs the PM cron and generates workorders, the output is written to a log file. When PMs don't generate due to an error, the log contains the error message but not the PM associated with the error. This makes to very difficult to deter...
almost 11 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Not under consideration

Labor rate contracts and planned updates

Labor rate contracts As a Maximo Specialist or a Maximo SysAdmin, I kindly ask to have the possibility to update existing Labor Rate Contracts with new prices and plan a specific activation date for when the new prices will be the ones in play, so...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Supply Chain 1 Future consideration

Easy administration of data and actions to be done when trusted coworkers leave the company

Easy administration of data and actions to be done when trusted coworkers leave the company Being the MaxAdmin, I need to have an extra tab in the Person app, so that I easily can see where a specific user has links into data, so that I would know...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Widget on the WO app (Actuals) which mirrors all PO information

Being a Maximo user, I need to have full insight into the PO information from the Actuals tab, so that I can see all relevant PO information directly in the WO app without having to open the PO app. This is a great help for all internal Maximo use...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Supply Chain 0 Future consideration

Load mechanism for Vendors’ Hours, Material, Services and Tools costs​

Load mechanism for Vendors’ Hours, Material, Services and Tools costs​ - specification files describing amount of hours (person, skill level, craft rate) + which Services, Materials or Tools have been used on a specific WO​ - should elim...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Future consideration

Built-in functionality to do batch approvals of labor should be adjusted

Maximo has built-in functionality to do batch approvals of labor. It is, however, a very powerful tool. Seems from the perspective of MaxAdmin, it is too powerful. Few adjustments and the tool is for everyone. As an AOM, I need to be informed abou...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Supply Chain 0 Future consideration

Ability to do receipts within the actual tab on the WO​

Being the Asset Operational Manager as well as the Contractor Lead, all daily work is concentrated on the WO. What's to be done, what's planned, which costs, reporting on performed work etc. End of the day, WOs completed by the contractor are subj...
over 2 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Supply Chain 0 Future consideration