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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM MAS - Manage (Base)
Categories Calibration
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 25, 2025

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Life Sciences requirement: Calibration Multiple Input and Calculation Support

Request: Allow a data sheet option for users to have multiple inputs that can independently perform a calculation and automatically populate an output value, which is then compared to tolerances.

Use case: A technician is doing a test that requires input of multiple values to make a calculation, such as mass comparison. The desired result is that the output of the calculation be populated to the As Found Output field for comparison to tolerances. In the mass comparison example, the required inputs would be:

  • A = The nominal mass of the unit under test
  • B = The actual mass of the calibration standard
  • C = The measured difference between the calibration standard and the unit under test

(note that B + C will equal the actual mass value of the unit under test).

From these values, the actual mass difference (D) between the calibration standard and the unit under test should be calculated and auto-populated into the As Found Output field for comparison to tolerances. The calculation is as follows:

D = (B + C) – A

This is currently not possible in Maximo. The use case presented only uses addition and subtraction in the formula, but an option to use other operations would be beneficial to other types of calculations.

Idea priority Medium
Needed By Not sure -- Just thought it was cool
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  • Guest
    Sep 24, 2025

    This idea would make it possible to perform more complex calibrations directly within Maximo. Having the ability to run different types of calculations on multiple input and/or output values prior to pass/fail determination would be a major functionality boost.

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