Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Read specific format files in Maximo


Customer can use many file formats for their business operations. When it needs to be read from Maximo, we can make it by doing a configuration in the web.xml file.

The following are the steps needed to perform it:

1. Navigate to this folder <INSTALLFOLDER>/deployment. Open the web.xml and add the mime type we want to view at the end.
The below mime type is for Visio documents.
<mime-mapping>
        <extension>
            PUB
        </extension>
        <mime-type>
            application/vnd.ms-publisher
        </mime-type>
</mime-mapping>

Similar configuration can be done for other type of files like powerpoint, cad drawings or any other Viewer Software etc,
2. Build the MAXIMO.ear and restart the server
3. Clear the cached files (delete temp files) in the local PC [client’s system].

The mime types of applications [like application/vnd.ms-publisher] can be found in the registry. 
It can be opened by Start --> Run --> regedit
http://www.maximokb.com/kb/index.php?View=entry&EntryID=22

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