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With Maximo Application Suite, IBM is providing Maximo users the power of connected devices and AI, completely integrated within the platform of Maximo application suite. In this blog, I intend to provide you with a comprehensive process and data flow for implementing predictive maintenance models in Maximo Predict. AI/ML models will predict asset failures based upon current condition of the assets, helping customers to move from a “Preventive” to “Predictive” Maintenance Strategy.

Maximo Application Framework Configuration Application (MAF Config App), a UI Configuration Tool, was introduced by IBM to configure Maximo Mobile applications. Support for Health & Predict was introduced with Maximo Application Suite and IBM is continuously adding more features with their latest MAS releases. Maximo Mobile, Health & Predict applications are built with IBM's Graphite Framework and Carbon Design component.

 So, you’ve just finished implementing a series of integrations so Maximo can play its part in a set of enterprise-wide business processes. Work orders, assets, POs, GL accounts, labor and inventory transactions, and so forth are flowing back and forth with few, if any, errors when the following conversation occurs…. 

As an IBM Maximo™ administrator and developer, I’m often interested in seeing how well Maximo is running. In olden times (say, before 2020) I could simply log into WebSphere or pull up Task Manager (top in Linux) to see basic information on JVMs, memory and CPU usage and view JVM and Maximo logs.

While Maximo Manage within the Maximo Application Suite (MAS) will certainly look familiar to Maximo 7.6.1.x users, there are several nuances that come along with IBM’s latest innovation. One such change is a slight difference in user creation and authentication for Maximo (Manage). With the advent of the latest version of MAS 8.8/Manage 8.4, the user creation process has been modified, and to alleviate any unnecessary confusion, I’m going to show what you need to know and walk you through this new process.  

Summer has always been a great time to get out and explore or find time to focus on potential improvements. This Summer, why not do both with Interloc Solutions?