One of the under-appreciated functions in Maximo is the ability to create custom value lists for a field using a Domain. The use of a Domain value list helps guide a Maximo user to use a specific set of choices to align the data choices used on a given field …
Reviewing PM completion requirements
I believe the most important part of being a leader is also being a teacher. Reliability leaders are generally asked to teach and explain new concepts on how to improve the methods being utilized to maintain our facility's equipment. As teachers we sometimes fail to see a contextual change that …
Extending BIRT's hidden parameters - Pt 2
I've continued to experiment with the use of Maximo BIRT's hidden parameter. In my previous post I was able to display values that were generated by related information of the Maximo user who ran the report. But the original data selection used the hidden username
parameter in the SQL where …
Extending the use of Maximo's hidden BIRT parameter
One of the common queries used by Maximo power users is:
siteid = (select defsite from maxusers where userid = :user)
This selection limits records to the default site the current Maximo user is checked into. So if a query is saved for future use, it will work with any site a …
Conditionally make 'Memo' a requirement
I will always admit I get inspiration on how I administer my company's Maximo environment from other sources. The most recent update I've made to our Maximo environment was based on a something I've had on the back burner, but got a virtual nudge from Steven Shull (@shullsa) after reading …