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IT Infrastructure Module Application Description Configuration Items (Nuc) A configuration item (CI) is any component that is under configuration control. This may be an asset, location, item or service, but it might also be a document. A CI can have a classification whose attributes can be used to define the configuration. A CI can be…
Configuration Change Management (Nuc) Module Application Description Configuration Change Designer (Nuc) Locations, assets and configuration items can be subject to change control. This application identifies the attributes, including classification attributes, which are under configuration control, and whether a change in value will require change approval and/or will cause a change to the revision of the…
Administration Module Application Description Sets A set is used to share data across multiple organizations. There are two types of set, item and company. Organizations (Nuc) This is the application where organizations and sites are defined and where there are options for how Maximo functions at system, organization and site level. An organization provides data…

This presentation provides a high level overview of Maximo written in September 2020, Maximo version 7.6.1.2.
In the Item Master application there are two fields with a lookup to units of measure. The Order Unit is the unit of measure in which you purchase the item. For example, you may only be able to buy an item in a packet of 25, or you may only be able to buy specialist…
The Maximo Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) product includes 31 new applications and 20 application clones some of which have considerable additional functionality, e.g. Locations (HSE). This document provides a brief description of each new application, those which are unique to the HSE product. For the other applications see the posts called Maximo Applications, there…
Superseded by https://maximosecrets.com/2024/04/16/maximo-manage-modules/ Start Center Application Description Start Center The home page which displays a dashboard with portlets defined in the Layout and Configuration application. A user can have multiple tabs depending on the roles they perform, each tab is a Start Center in its own right. Layout and Configuration Used for creating a new…
The Locations (HSE) application has a number of additions over that found in the base Maximo product including nine additional tabs. As a summary you can: associate the location with multiple audits/surveys, certificates/permits, or regulations, record reliability data, perform a FMECA into failure modes, indicate whether a meter is being used for environmental consent monitoring,…
An improvement may be improving a business process or making a change to plant. An improvement can be created from various sources; from an idea, as a result of a failure analysis, an analysis into eliminating a defect, a cost/benefit analysis, as part of continuous improvement or as the first stage in a management of…
The Benefits and Losses (HSE) application is used to support benefit identification and loss reporting. For example, the benefits and losses associated with a Solution or an Improvement, production losses, or the impact resulting from an incident. The application has two sub tabs. If the impact type is BENEFIT then the Losses sub tab becomes…
People (HSE) The People (HSE) application is a clone of the People application and adds a Details tab and a Certifications tab. The additional functionality is used for managing competencies, recording certifications, and identifying the technical and financial authorities. In the Details tab you can specify whether a person is a technical or financial authority,…
Communication Templates Maximo provides the ability to send emails to recipients from many applications, but the most widely used will be from a service request or a work order. Other applications with a Create Communication action are Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order, Bulletin Board and the KPI Viewer. Emails can also be sent automatically as part…
Operating Policies (HSE) An operating policy defines a maintenance strategy or operating policy for a work asset. It can also be used for a performance standard. Operating policies may result from: asset studies – example, FMECA, or Reliability Centered Maintenance hazard studies – example, Hazards and Operability Study (HAZOP), or a Layers of Protection Analysis…