Multi tab browser support in Maximo 7.x

When you open Maximo with same Login ID in multiple tabs or multiple browser window in same machine, you will find the other session gets logged out (or timed out) immediately. 

Some users want to work parallely on different applications, (PO and PR) / ( Receipts and Invoices) or  ( Work Order and PM). It will be more productive for them.

It can be achieved by below:
1. Set the below system properties and restart the servers
webclient.multibrowsersupport =  true
webclient.useabsoluteimagepath =  true  [It is for displaying the images properly in second session ]

2. Open the IE in -nomerge mode 
2.1. Change the shortcut properties.

 

2.2.Type "iexplore.exe -nomerge" in the command prompt

 

It will generate a new row in the MAXSESSION table.
As per tech note, Firefox doesn't support this feature. But, it worked in some versions. You can try it out.

References:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596864
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/a9ba1efe-b731-4317-9724-a181d6155e3a/entry/understanding_concurrent_browser_support_in_tpae1?lang=en
http://www.mydigitallife.info/run-separate-isolated-ie8-window-frame-session-with-nomerge-switch-for-multiple-logins/

Rules on Combination of Security Groups

We have many security groups assigned to a single user.

We need to know how the combination of security groups [independent or non-independent] will work for users in different scenarios.
 - data restrictions
 - application authorization
 - approval limits and tolerances
 - authorization of general ledger components
 - labor authorization
 - site authorization
 - storeroom authorization

A user case on application authorization:
If a user is a member of multiple groups that are not independent and one security group has a restricted level of access, the user is granted the highest privileges across the security groups.
For example, take two security groups that are not independent: the Managers and the Maintenance Engineers security group. 
The user has access to pay rate information in the Managers security group, but does not have access to the information in the Maintenance security group. When the two security groups are combined, the user has access to pay rate information in the Maintenance group.

Reference:
http://goo.gl/LIvwhk

Automation Script to Run Database scripts as a cron task

1. Create an automation script for Script with Action Launch Point

2. Map the action to any Object in Maximo. I am mapping it to COMPANIES.

 

 

3. Create an escalation for that object [COMPANIES] to schedule the Automation script like a cron task

Email from Maximo:

It confirms the Maximo Database is getting connected and pulls the record from COMPMASTER table with a SELECT query.

Code - escalation_action_monitoring.py