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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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SRs created in Work Centers are unable to generate description based on Spec attributes

When creating an SR using Work Centers, the SRs do not generate correct description upon submitting the SR request if the Classification is setup to generate description based on the spec attribute values. Similar steps taken to create an SR in Cl...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Not under consideration

Documentation: Views

Please update the Maximo Views documentation. The documentation should include things like: The difference between imported views vs. views created in Maximo. Imported view objects are read-only, non-imported views are editable. Imported view calc...
about 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 4 Future consideration

E-signature does not work with Workflow

When changing a status from workflow this should take into account the electronic signature that is set on the “Change Status” action.This has worked in earlier versions of Maximo but does not work anymore in Maximo 7.6
over 9 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 1 Future consideration

allowing workflow to continue after dismissing messages or functions spawned by the interaction node

Please allow the workflow to continue after dismissing messages or functions spawned by the interaction node, without requiring the user to click the workflow button again.
almost 10 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 3 Future consideration

If WO is INPRG, then new task should inherit status

For WOs that are *INPRG*:If a new task is created, the task should automatically inherit the status from the INPRG WO. But in OOB Maximo, the task is set to WAPPR, not INPRG. Screenshot: https://i.stack.imgur.com/f8WWu.png There *is* an Inherit St...
over 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 6 Not under consideration

Inventory usage creation issue

Another Inventory usage record is created for the new quantity. However, the old one is NOT cancelled or deleted. So two Inventory Usage records now exist – one for the original quantity, and the other for the updated quantity (over-reserved). Thi...
almost 7 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Future consideration

Work Center Counts Issue

In Work Center Counts tab, it seems to be a bug in the column of the due date from the color change prospective. The calculation is accurate(Due is same as counted date, which means frequency zero) but when the date is less than the system date it...
over 3 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 2 Not under consideration

Add ability to delete meter readings in Edit Meter Reading History

Users are requesting the ability to delete erroneous meter readings in Edit Meter Reading History. They are unable to modify the meter reading date and therefore need the ability to delete bad records. A conference call was held 10/9/13 with Ed Jo...
about 11 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Integration 2 Not under consideration

Shipment Receiving doesn't change location until received

When performing a Shipment of a Rotating Item the item remains in the current location until the receiving end acknowledges the receipt of the shipment. This is an issue as in some cases the Shipment may take a week or longer in some cases (remote...
over 7 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 0 Future consideration

Provide options for entering hours, minutes, and hours to work

Maximo describes ATTRIBUTE TYPE as "hour: minute" if it is DURATION.(for example, columns such as WORKORDER.ESTDUR) Due to the nature of the customer's company, it is necessary to express the working time in minutes, so we tried to change the Attr...
almost 4 years ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) 3 Not under consideration