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Linear Assets (5) – Relationships

Contents This article explores Relationships needed for linear assets and how they are used in the Relationships tab of the Assets application. Relationships Application Relationships Tab The Relationships application allows you to define a custom name to describe a relationship between assets or configuration items (CIs). The Use With field has the two options ASSET or CI. When the…
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Linear Assets (4) – Asset Specifications

Contents This article explores the Specifications tab on the Assets application. Assets Application – Specifications Tab A linear asset can be classified, and the classification can have a set of attributes that describe the asset. For example, a road may have an attribute of road surface, number of lanes, or speed restrictions. For a linear asset the…
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Linear Assets (3) – Asset Features

Contents This article uses features on a linear asset in the Features tab on the Assets application and includes the asset feature’s specification Assets Application – Features tab With the features created you can now add them to the linear asset in the Features tab of the Assets application. I-95N has 12 asset features, 10 Mile Posts…
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Linear Assets (2) – Features

Contents This article will take a reader through the Features application but will also describe some changes made in the Classifications application to support linear assets and features. Features A feature is a class of physical object that you will find along a linear asset. For example, along a road you will find mile posts, guard rails and overhead…
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Linear Assets (1) – An Introduction

Contents An Introduction to Linear Assets Linear is an add-on to Maximo in Maximo 7.6.x but becomes part of Maximo licensing when existing clients convert to AppPoints under a Maximo Application Suite license. Since v7.1 it has been a part of all Maximo installations but turned-on when a license key is applied. For a Maximo…
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Maximo Mobile – Technician (3)

Contents This article is the third and final part into a review of the Maximo Mobile Technician application. The first part you can find here, it is where you should start – http://maximosecrets.com/2022/01/26/maximo-mobile-technician-1/ and the second part can be found here – http://maximosecrets.com/2022/01/27/maximo-mobile-technician-2/. This is part of a series of articles to discover the capability of the new…
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Maximo Mobile – Technician (2)

Contents This article is the second part into a review of the Maximo Mobile Technician application. The first part you can find here, it is where you should start – http://maximosecrets.com/2022/01/26/maximo-mobile-technician-1/. This is part of a series of articles to discover the capability of the new Maximo Mobile applications. The system I am using has Maximo…
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Maximo Mobile – Technician (1)

Contents This is the third of a series of articles to discover the capability of the new Maximo Mobile applications. The system I am using has Maximo Mobile 8.3 installed, this is the November 2021 release, in System Information it indicates IBM Maximo Application Framework 8.6.0.0 Build 20211012-1522 DB Build V7600-18. I am initially using a desktop…
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Maximo Mobile – Work Approvals (2)

Contents This article is the second part into a review of the Maximo Mobile Work Approvals application. The first part you can find here, it is where you should start – http://maximosecrets.com/2022/01/19/maximo-mobile-work-approvals-1/ This is part of a series of articles to discover the capability of the new Maximo Mobile applications. The system I am using has…
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Maximo Mobile – Work Approvals (1)

Contents This is the second of a series of articles to discover the capability of the new Maximo Mobile applications. The system I am using has Maximo Mobile 8.3 installed, this is the November 2021 release, in System Information it indicates IBM Maximo Application Framework 8.6.0.0 Build 20211012-1522 DB Build V7600-18. I am initially using a desktop…
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Maximo Mobile – Service Requests

Contents This is the start of a series of blog posts to discover the capability of the new Maximo Mobile applications. The system I am using has Maximo Mobile 8.3 installed, this is the November 2021 release, in System Information it indicates IBM Maximo Application Framework 8.6.0.0 Build 20211012-1522 DB Build V7600-18. I am initially using a…
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KPI Templates

As the name suggests a KPI Template is a way of generating multiple KPIs linked to the KPI Template. The KPI Templates application will be found in the Administration module and KPI sub-module. In the MAXDEMO database there are a couple of good examples, we will look at Template 1001 – Schedule Compliance of Completed…
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KPI Viewer, KPI Graph/List and Create KPI

This is the second article on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in Maximo and follows on from the KPI Manager article, which you can find here – http://maximosecrets.com/2022/01/11/kpi-manager/. This article reviews the KPI Viewer application, the Start Center’s KPI Graph and KPI List, the Create KPI action found in most applications and a Cron Task that will…
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KPI Manager

The KPI Manager application is used to create and maintain records that provide operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). I’ve deliberately described these as operational KPIs and not business KPIs. They will help to determine how Maximo is being used and the results can be tracked over time and displayed on a Start Center. Each KPI…
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Escalations – Advanced Topics

Contents In this article we will look at the actions found in the Escalations application and a number of advanced topics so that you understand the use of the Repeat field, the Calendars/Shifts on the escalation and escalation point, and how communications are written to the Communication Log. We will also review how to determine…
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