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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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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

Renaming Inspection form in Work Center after approving

The Inspection Form can only be renamed as long as it is in status "DRAFT". I think it should be possible to change the name - cause it's only a description" at all time by creating a revision.
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Future consideration

Delete Assets to be able to Reuse Asset Numbers

We often receive invoices where the price of the asset is different than what the asset was received at. In version 6, we were able to return the asset, delete it and re-receive it using the same number. In version 7.6.1, we get an error when tryi...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 3 Not under consideration

Updates to Classifications should update existing linked Job Plan records

In the Job Plans application, updates to classification attributes on the related Classification record are not updated on existing Job Plans that utilize that classification. Problem The problem exists with the utilization of Classifications in t...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Not under consideration

Make Maximo available on Windows 11

We have had a user download windows 11, Maximo does not appear to work- the screen flickers and is basically unusable. We have been told that currently Maximo is not configured to be used on windows 11 and so would like this to be done. please adv...
almost 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 3 Functionality already exists

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