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Maximo Applications (1 of 5)
Read more: Maximo Applications (1 of 5)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 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 sharing…
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Responsibilities on Job Plans, PMs and Work Orders
Read more: Responsibilities on Job Plans, PMs and Work OrdersThe responsibility fields exist on job plans, PMs and work orders but when a job plan or a PM is applied to a work order what are the defaulting rules on the work order?
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Person Groups
Read more: Person GroupsA Person Group is a collection of people and is used in various places throughout Maximo but was originally created to support Workflow.
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Ticket and Work Order Ownership
Read more: Ticket and Work Order OwnershipThe responsibility for a ticket or work orders can be assigned or a Maximo user can take ownership. The owner performs an administrative function to ensure that the ticket is reviewed or investigated and the work order is executed successfully. The owner need not be the person who executes the work order. The owner of…
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Job Plan Revisions
Read more: Job Plan RevisionsJob Plan revisions became available with the release of Maximo 7.5 and with it the extension of the number of statuses. The initial revision number is zero. The action Revise Job Plan opens a dialogue box with the next revision number completed. A Revision Description is a mandatory attribute, it can have a long description.…
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Routes
Read more: RoutesRoutes are most often used with inspections. They consist of a set of locations or assets with a sequence that defines the order in which the inspection will take place, each record in the set is known as a Route Stop. Routes can be applied directly to a work order using the action Apply Route…
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Multisite Considerations
Read more: Multisite ConsiderationsThere are several considerations to bear in mind when defining whether Maximo should have multiple Organizations or multiple Sites. Bear in mind that one organization and one site is the simplest data model to follow, multiple organizations and sites will add complexity and you should be aware of what you can and can’t do in…
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Organizations and Sites
Read more: Organizations and SitesThe definition of Maximo Organizations and Sites will be one of the most important design decisions you will make during a Maximo implementation. To make a good decision you need to consider your future use of Maximo. For example, if you have a multi-phase project with an integration to a finance system to be performed…
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Inheriting Service Addresses
Read more: Inheriting Service AddressesLocations and assets can inherit their service address. The starting point is to define a location system as an Address System, this is performed using the action Manage Systems in the Locations application. Only one location system per site can be nominated as the address system and it must be a hierarchical system it cannot…
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Service Address Options
Read more: Service Address OptionsIn Organizations application the action Service Address Options opens a dialogue box that can be used to change settings that effect the behaviour of service addresses, these are defined at the organization level.
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