Conditionally Hide the Table Columns in the List tab of an application in Maximo

The objective is to hide a table column (in our example: "Loop Location" field in Assets Application) from the list tab.

Steps:

1. Navigate to the application designer, open up the record for Asset Application.

2. Click on the "Add/Modify Signature Options" from the Select Action Menu.

3. Click on "New Row" in the dialog box that appears and create a new entry. In our example, I have created C_HIDE.

4. Click on "OK" button and close the dialog box.

5. Click on the field that you intend to conditionally display / hide and open up the properties. In our example, we are opening the properties of "Loop Location" field.

6. Click on the "Advanced" tab on the properties window. 

7. Click on the lookup icon against the "Signature Option" and select the SigOption that was created in Step 3 (C_HIDE). Note: Please ensure you give the "SigOption Data Source ID" value as "MAINRECORD", else the conditional display will not work.

8. Click on the Save button to save the presentation XML.

9. Navigate to Administration -> Conditional Expression Manager, create a new condition. In our example, we have created a condition (C_HIDE). Save the record.

10. Navigate back to the Application Designer and open up the ASSET presentation XML.

11. Open up the properties window for "Loop Location" field and click on the Advanced Tab in the properties dialog box.

12. Click on the "Configure Conditional Properties" button.

13. Click on New Row under the "Security Groups" table and select EVERYONE

14. Click on New Row under the "Conditions for Security Group.." and select the condition that we created in Step 9 (C_HIDE).

15. Enter the property details as below:

16. Grant access to the newly created Signature Option under EVERYONE security group. If the group selected is different in Step 13, grant access to that specific group.

17. Log off and Login again.

18. Open the Asset application and check.

Maximo Attachment File Size

 Below is the script to calculate the Attachment size in Maximo. The File class is used to get the File details and Length() method is used to capture the size details.

from java.io import File 

path = mbo.getString("DOCLINKS.DOCINFO.URLNAME")
print("The Path Value:",path)
if (path):
	file =  File(path)
	print("The Size of the File in Bytes",file.length())
	print("The Size of the File in MB",file.length()/1024)
	print("The Size of the File in GB",file.length()/(1024 * 1024))

Below is the output captured in the system logs.

[6/30/22 8:01:53:951 EDT] 000000e2 SystemOut     O 30 Jun 2022 08:01:53:951 [INFO] [MXServer] [] ('The Path Value:', u'c:\\DOCLINKS\\ATTACHMENTS\\Maximo-access-via-Published-Service-in-your-local-laptop-browser.docx')
('The Size of the File in Bytes', 543667L)
('The Size of the File in MB', 530L)
('The Size of the File in GB', 0L)

Maximo Automation Script setting values while Initializing

There are times where we need to set the value when the object is invoked rather that setting the values during the save method. This can be achieved in Maximo automation scripts.

Step 1: Create an Object Launch Point with JavaScript.
Step 2: Make sure to check the Initialize? check box is checked. And all other check box are unchecked.
Step 3: Below is the sample code for setting the "Inspection Required" and "Adding Spare Parts" check box to always be checked when the item is created.

importPackage(Packages.psdi.mbo);

if(mbo.getString("ITEMSETID")=="ITEMSET1"){

    if(mbo.toBeAdded()==true){

        mbo.setValue("INSPECTIONREQUIRED", 1);

        mbo.setValue("SPAREPARTAUTOADD", 1);

    }

}

Launch in Context in Maximo

In Maximo we came across a requirement, where we need to navigate from one maximo application to maximo  another application(without using the detail menu). For example, we need to navigate from asset to work order through click on button and navigation should occur based on the Asset current value. So when the control navigates from asset to Work order, all the work order should be displayed based on the asset. Below is the approach we have followed using Launch in Context. The example we have taken is navigation from Location to Work Order application based on the Current location.


1) Go to --> System Configuration --> Platform Configuration --> Launch in Context application and Create new launch entry.

Table Type Presentation in Communication Template

There are instance where we would send mail through communication template. It is important to make sure that the information in the mail is more precise and conveys all details that are necessary. I feel that giving data in tabular format achieves the purpose. So lets see how to send data in tabular format in communication template in Maximo 7.6.

Click on Go To--> System Configuration --> Platform configuration --> Communication Templates.

Then click on the "View HTML Source " icon. As show in the screen shot below.

Enter the following HTML codes in the code snippet field.

Adding Bulletin Board Message ID field on Maximo Start Center

We can't add Bulletin Board Message ID field through maximo configuration level.

So we need to modify 3 base class files.

\maximo\applications\maximo\maximouiweb\webmodule\WEB-INF\classes\psdi\webclient\controls
BulletinBoard.class

\maximo\applications\maximo\businessobjects\classes\psdi\app\bulletinboard
BulletinBoardCache.class
BBSet.class

Moreover we can't extend these classes since we need to modify some private methods. So we have to do our changes in base class itself.


1) Add below line in BulletinBoard class

columnHeading.put("bulletinboardid", bbset.getMboValueInfoStatic("bulletinboardid").getTitle());