January 12, 2010 in Maximo, Maximo 7, Maximo: MIF by Michael Chrisman 1 Comment
We need to take a closer look at the Alias Conflict. An Alias Conflict is when you have column name that are the same in different MBOs. For example, if you create a MOS (MIF Object Structure) that includes ASSET and ASSETSPEC, then you will have a conflict of fields …
January 12, 2010 in Maximo, Maximo 7, Maximo: MIF by Michael Chrisman 0 Comments
In Maximo 7, the Object Structures has changed a little from the Maximo 6’s version. An MIF Object Structure is made up of one or more Maximo Business Objects (MBOs). The basic functionality is the same as is in 6, but the screens have changed a bit. Before we look …
June 16, 2009 in Maximo, Maximo 6, Maximo 7, Maximo: Programming by Michael Chrisman 13 Comments
Although the MIF/MEA is great for processing inbound files. However, sometimes they do not meet all your needs. For example, the MIF will require the user to have access to a folder on the server (a security problem). The MIF is also design for automated data import. Sometime you need …
June 06, 2009 in Maximo, Maximo 6, Maximo 7, Maximo: Programming by Michael Chrisman 3 Comments
There is a relationship between domains and MBOs that until you understand it, can be very frustrating. For example, you create an MBO (or even use an existing MBO), you then create a domain, attach it to a field in the MBO, but when you go to use the screen, …
June 04, 2009 in Maximo, Maximo 6, Maximo 7, Maximo: Programming by Michael Chrisman 6 Comments
Maximo provides many ways to add functionality to an Application Screen, from sub-tables to tabs. Another way is to add a dialog box. In Maximo, a dialog box is a ‘popup’ screen that appears on top of the current screen. You can use these to allow users to add more …
May 27, 2009 in Maximo, Maximo 6, Maximo 7, Maximo: Programming by Michael Chrisman 3 Comments
Although it is easy to create MBOs (tables) that have a parent/child relationship in Maximo, getting the relationship fields to auto-populate when doing data entry on a screen requires a little coding. Let’s go over how. In this example, let’s say we created our own child table of ASSET. We …
March 10, 2009 in Maximo, Maximo 7, Maximo: MIF by Michael Chrisman 22 Comments
I can accurately say that in Maximo 7, IBM changed just about everything in the MEA and yet, changed very little. (I just really wanted to say that.) In Maximo 7, IBM changed many of the names of things as well as how you access them. Functionally speaking, it works …
March 10, 2009 in Maximo by Michael Chrisman 2 Comments
OK, this one is pretty new but looks promising. It is called Maximo Times. Give is a look: http://maximotimes.com/
March 08, 2009 in Maximo, Maximo 6, Maximo: Programming by Michael Chrisman 12 Comments
Now that we have our dialog box, the next thing is to add some custom functionality to the dialog box. In this example, we will add a button that when the user clicks it, it will call our custom code. First we are going to create our custom java class. …
March 05, 2009 in Maximo by Michael Chrisman 0 Comments
That's right, there is another Maximo blog out there. This one is by Burak BÖLEK and it looks like there is some good Maximo programming stuff. Check it out at: http://www.burakbolek.com
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