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  • Linear Assets (7) Routes and PMs

    Linear Assets (7) Routes and PMs

    Contents This article explores the changes to the Routes and Preventive Maintenance applications to support Linear Assets. Routes Application Route Tab In the Routes application we will look at Route I-95N SI with a description of “I-95N in 10 mile segment increments (SI)”. This is set to create Entries in the Work Order’s Multi Asset, Location and CI Table.…

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  • Linear Assets (6) – Service Requests

    Linear Assets (6) – Service Requests

    Contents This article shows how a linear asset is used in the Service Requests application, and in the Create/View Service Requests applications. Service Requests Application – Linear Segment Details If you are working on a linear asset in applications like Service Requests, Work Order Tracking, Preventive Maintenance, Routes or Condition Monitoring, the Linear Segment Details section will appear to…

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  • Linear Assets (5) – Relationships

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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

    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

    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

    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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