Hey Folks, I have a very quick one for you all.
Recently I was very stunned after upgrading our MAS environment when I noticed my Start Centers were acting differently.
While maintaining the ability to edit the single Administrator Start Center, AND the ability to attach that Start Center to groups, by default, I could not add any new templates despite being in an Admin role and all access to start centers were granted. My only option was to edit and configure the existing start center only, whereby the “Create new template” was missing.
I then found myself diving down a rabbit hole, trying to determine whether IBM had quietly deprecated Start Centers in favor of Dashboards. Having been in the IBM Maximo industry for a long time, such a move wouldn’t be surprising. However, retiring a key feature like Start Centers, dating back at least to Maximo 6, would be a bold decision. I paused for a moment of introspection and recalled IBM’s mantra that was thoroughly instilled in me: “If you're not riding the wave of change, you'll find yourself beneath it.” Was this yet another wave I needed to ride?
Thankfully, I am pleased to save everyone from a similar trauma; The answer is no. Start Center creation is still present, and all that was missing, was a sneaky little permission.
To enable creation for the Start Center Templates, go to your security group and select the appropriate group. On the applications, search for “Layout and Configuration”. Grant access on this application for “Read/Modify”, while also providing access to “Can Create Template”.
If you have any questions, or thoughts on how we can save you from other Maximo Trauma, please feel free to reach out to Interloc!