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Maximo Views: Creating Custom MBO Views

May 13, 2008 in Maximo, Maximo 6, Maximo: Views by Michael Chrisman 16 Comments

Okay, I figured out how to create a real custom view and have it be a valid MBO in Maximo. It is a little bit of a work-a-round, but it does work. The first step is to create your view's SQL statement. If the data is related to another MBO, …

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Using a Maximo View to add a calculated field

January 18, 2008 in Maximo, Maximo 6, Maximo: Views by Michael Chrisman 7 Comments

Adding a calculated field to a screen can be a daunting task for anyone that is not a Maximo programmer. The current methods include writing a Java Class that does the calculation and returns the value. However, it is possible to use an MBO View to accomplish this. However it …

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Maximo Views - Introduction

January 18, 2008 in Maximo, Maximo 6, Maximo: Views by Michael Chrisman 0 Comments

As anyone who has played with the Database Configuration tool in 6.x will knows, Maximo manages it entire data model within itself. But what you may not know is that Database configuration will also let you create and manage views. When ConfigDB is run, these are translated into real database …

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