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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....
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Tech Note: Retrieve list and map attributes via automation script

It would helpful if there were a Tech Note on the following topic. (There are existing tech notes that are similar, but they require things like a server restart, which is unnecessarily cumbersome. There are other "tricks" too, like utilizing Same...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Change timeout setting without rebuilding EAR

It would be helpful we could change the Maximo Desktop timeout setting without rebuilding the EAR. Rebuilding the EAR file is a time-consuming process. Not all organizations can afford to do it for such a simple change. TS007879413
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Not under consideration

Make status synonym only be available to certain security groups

It would be helpful if there were an OOB way to do the following: Make a custom status synonym (such as WCLOSE [comp]) only be available to certain security groups We're aware that a condition could be used for this. But it would be ideal if there...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Better name for Quick Reporting applicaiton

The name "Quick Reporting" causes a lot of confusion for users. Reason: The Quick Reporting application has nothing to do with creating reports. Could the name be changed in OOB Maximo to something better? "Submit Work" application "Quick Submit" ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Limit number of levels in classification hierarchy

It would be helpful if there were an OOB way to limit number of levels in a classification hierarchy. For example, limit the number of classification levels to four: A \ B \ C \ D \ E --> throw an error when user tries to create classification E.
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Add a "Last Successful Sync Date" field to cron task instances

It would be helpful to know when the last successful sync date was for a given cron task instance. I.e., the last time records were actually synced to Maximo. For example, with the OOB ArcGISDataSync cron task, we don't have a good way to know whe...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Record cron task errors in a db table

It would be helpful if cron task errors could be recorded in a database table somewhere in Maximo. Currently, the Runtime Error field in the cron task instance history does not get populated. That's due to a design flaw with the cron task framewor...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration

Application Designer: Can't copy/paste values via right-clicking

In Application Designer: Currently, it's not possible to copy/paste values by right-clicking in the UI. It's only possible to copy/paste via keyboard shortcuts. https://i.stack.imgur.com/5XMWQ.png The absence of right-clicking functionality is inc...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Not under consideration

Action Formulas

As an alternative to the Rules Engine idea, I wonder if IBM could enhance Maximo formulas by creating an "Action Formula" mechanism. Attribute formulas and object formulas already have most of the functionality that we’re looking for when it comes...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Future consideration

Open selected records in different application

Scenario: A user spends some time querying and selecting multiple WOs in the Quick Reporting list view. The user wants to open the selected WOs in a different application, such as WOTRACK. The user would prefer to use their existing selection, rat...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Not under consideration

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