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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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Add the Asset Description field to the WO Table

The field should be a part of the WO record once an asset is put on the WO. And retained with the WO once it's in history. Currently the asset description can be updated and appear to alter the WO record.
1 day ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 0 Submitted

Customizing Manage URL context

Customizing Manage URL context for e.g. from /maximo to /manage. Currently, as per development team, this is not supported if adding it from the screen: Update Manage Workspace Configuration > Advance Settings > Server bundles > Additiona...
2 days ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Submitted

Add ability to define list of jobs that a specific Async crontask is not allowed to run

Problem == Currently the async crontasks allow you to specify a list of jobs that they can run. If no jobs are specified for a particular crontask then that crontask can pick any job to run. It is unclear if jobs specified for one crontask can be ...
10 days ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 1 Submitted

Allow lookups to have a date filter (could be used for rolling dates etc)

It would be beneficial if you could have a date filter auto populate based on the current date. E.G. Setup a lookup that shows only workorders due (todays date + 30 day) or workorders previously due (todays date - 30) by default. Still allowing th...
3 days ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Submitted

Work Queues should be able to reference attributes from child objects in the object structure

Start Center Results Sets can reference attributes through a relationship. Work Queues cannot be a replacement for a Result Set until the same functionality is provided. Example, a work order work queue cannot reference the description of the loca...
29 days ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 2 Under review

Relocate or Optimize Popup Messages Blocking User Actions

We are facing an issue where certain popup messages, such as "Record saved" or similar notifications, appear on the screen in green. The problem is that the placement of these messages overlaps with critical action buttons. This prevents users fro...
about 1 month ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 0 Under review

Resources on PMs instead of (or supplement to) Job Plans

IBM Idea – Resources on PMs instead of (or supplement to) Job Plans Preface Sund & Bælt operates and maintains mega structures, which mainly are bridges, tunnels, and surrounding landworks. This includes mainly road corridors, rail corridors, ...
6 days ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 0 Submitted

Count Books - Bin filter selection

When selecting the Bin filter method within the count books module, allow the user to add a filter criteria for contains or does not contain to allow for multiple bins to selected. currently the user need to know every bin and enter a filter, line...
11 days ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Asset/Work Management 1 Submitted

MAS Manage - Automatic Authentication to Cognos Analytics

Nowadays is required the user to connect first into Cognos Analytics application, keep the Cognos Analytics tab opened to run any Cognos report from any application. The idea is to Cognos works the same as Maximo 7.6.1.x where there is no need to ...
2 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / Reporting 1 Future consideration

Enable customers to control the 2 digit year used in SimpleDateFormat

There are many date fields in Maximo, each of which go through a process to convert the string value into a date value using Java's SimpleDateFormat. This introduces sometimes undesirable behavior by the platform because the year field is a 2-digi...
about 2 months ago in IBM MAS - Manage (Base) / System Admin Config/Security 0 Future consideration