Certified IBM Maximo for Maintenance Planning and Management

Explore IBM Maximo asset management overview, covering the asset life cycle from requisition to disposal and the digital lifecycle of buy, create, manage, distribute, retrieve, archive.

Discover how a web-based computerized maintenance management system (cmms) streamlines asset maintenance, scheduling, and costs, while supporting asset tracking, preventive and predictive maintenance, and work orders.

Overview of Maximo requirements across asset management, materials management, procurement management, contract management, and customer service management, detailing input and output data, integration frameworks, and user roles.

Explore the start center in IBM Maximo, notice 7.5 blue vs 7.6 black login colors, and configure current user, applications, and shortcuts from the top control.

Configure core data in Maximo by building a location hierarchy, adding assets and equipment, defining failure codes and resources, and creating job plans, safety plans, and related records.

Create and organize locations and assets in maximo 67.6.1 by adding a location, assigning a name, description, and type, and building a parent‑child location hierarchy for use in work orders.

Master item and asset planning and setup for maintenance and inventory, including item master data, stock categories, lot types, cost methods, and asset hierarchy with spare parts.

Create and manage assets in Maximo by adding two facility assets—laptop and microphone—assigning locations, entering details, vendor, and purchase price, and updating status from not ready to operating.

Create and manage Maximo purchase requisitions by starting a new PR, entering item lines with quantities, costs, store room, and debit account, and approving the PR.

Explore Maximo 7's new features, including asset and location planning, work management, inventory enhancements, single-screen asset moves, multi-location work orders, and an enhanced user interface with stronger security.

Learn Maximo 7.1 quick start: log on with your username and password, customize the start center, manage applications, access work order tracking, perform advanced searches, and export to Excel.

Log in to maximo, open work order tracking, and create a work order by filling red fields (description, location, work type, priority, responsibility, target start), then save.

Explore work order types, including preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance through condition monitoring and analysis, and modification and corrective work, with priority levels guiding planning and production impact.

Learn to build precise searches in Maximo using =, !=, >, <, and null operators, plus wildcards ? and % to filter work orders by status, dates, and descriptions.

Create and manage Maximo queries by saving search criteria, exporting results to Excel, and configuring public or default settings, then open or edit queries from view manage query.

Learn how to run and save queries in code tracking, open saved queries via the blue arrow, view daily updated results, and download to Excel for formatting.

Discover how to build and run useful queries in IBM Maximo to track inventory balances, unapproved buyers, purchase orders, and tomorrow's work by using advanced search and SQL.

Create a new job plan in Maximo by selecting the new icon, entering the job number and description, numbering tasks 10–50, then adding labels and materials, save and activate.

Define a time- or usage-based preventive maintenance program to minimize equipment breakdown, using the IBM Maximo preventive maintenance module to schedule, assign responsibilities, set frequency, and activate PM.

Apply predictive maintenance through condition monitoring, using vibration, oil, thermography, ultrasonic, and motor current analyses; collect data, analyze with software, forecast actions, and manage VM module work orders.

Edit and revise Maximo 7.6 job plans by opening plans from the start center, adjusting description, duration, tasks, and status, then save and activate revisions.

Configure the start center to show graphical workload views by creating an empty result set, selecting status and a chart type (bar or pie) for default display.

Learn to create and manage key performance indicators (KPI) in IBM Maximo, building KPI views from queries, configuring result set and graph layouts, and editing or deleting KPI items.

Explore backlog management in Maximo by reviewing open work orders for all districts, exporting results to Excel, and filtering by division to publish division-wide maintenance tasks.

Plan a platform shutdown with Maximo by selecting shutdown work orders, approving them to reserve materials, then distributing the shutdown workload via Microsoft Project or Excel.

Learn to close a work order by confirming completion, verifying actual labor and materials issued, and updating the status to closed, as materials are automatically added from the warehouse.

Learn to open Maximo modules directly by modifying the server path, including work order tracking, preventive maintenance, location, label, and purchasing order, and remember to log off to protect credentials.

Configure the dynamic system property to enable dynamic duo plans, refresh, and grant edit rights so users can create dynamic job plans in the job plans app.

Enable dynamic job by setting dynamic job to 1 in system properties and enabling edit rules; resources scale with work units at header level for labor, material, service, and tools.

Explore dynamic job plan calculations for roofing, showing proportional labor and material costs from 100 ft² to 750 ft² and using Maximo dynamic balance simulation.

Learn to create and manage sequential job plans in Maximo for preventive maintenance of a pump, including setting frequencies, steps, safety tasks, and active statuses.

Learn to switch preventive maintenance from time-based to meter-based frequency using running hours or km readings, set up meters and meter groups, and generate work orders.

Learn to sort assets and build an asset database, replace nameplates with qr codes that contain all data, color code equipment, and print waterproof and fireproof qr labels with steps.

Embed asset data into a QR code, including asset number, tag number, operation, location, description, maintenance routine, originating division, and maintenance responsibility division, enabling easy data collection, sharing, and updates.

Search Google for a free qr code generator, create a qr code from your data, and download the png. Verify the code with an online qr reader.

Download and extract QR code generator zip, run executable on Windows or Android, enter asset data, customize colors, generate and save QR codes, print waterproof and fireproof stickers on A4 sheets.

Use QR codes on assets to store and scan essential data for audits, inspections, maintenance, operations, and modifications, with waterproof, fireproof stickers displaying parameters like pressure, temperature, size, and material.

Learn to recover a forgotten Maximo password by viewing saved credentials in your browser's password settings for your company site, and avoid saving passwords by always entering ID and password.

Create direct IBM Maximo module shortcuts from the start center using explorer url login to access work orders, locations, maintenance, inventory, items, and purchasing.

Create and arrange module shortcuts in IBM Maximo to open the Start Center, access work order tracking, preventive maintenance, location, inventory and item master, with multi-module viewing and saving changes.

Keep your queries on top to save time by saving a query in Maximo using advanced search, prefixing the name with shift+1, and adding a description.

Discover how to add GL account data to each PR line in IBM Maximo, save efficiently, and reuse data across multiple lines to cut work by roughly 50%.

Learn to perform tasks on multiple Maximo records at once using selection and saved queries, and change work order statuses efficiently while avoiding unintended changes.

Use Maximo's work order tracking advanced search to set target start to today and save dynamic SQL queries for tomorrow's work orders, keeping you one step ahead.

Identify critical items with zero balance from the inventory balance report and configure scheduled email delivery of the PDF. Create purchase requisitions to restock and, if needed, issue work orders.

Track Maximo preventive maintenance PMs that did not generate work orders using advanced search to filter next due date against today with SQL, and convert results to a KPI chart.

Discover how to edit and modify Maximo 7.6 job plans from the start center. Revise plans to unlock editable fields, save changes, and activate the updated plan.

Create time-based preventive maintenance (PM) records in IBM Maximo by entering description, location, and work data, then set frequency units and activate the PM.

Create and link a meter group in Maximo, then set up meter-based PM frequencies using hours or km, linking to assets or locations to generate work orders.

Enter meter readings for assets in the asset module by using advanced search to locate assets and entering readings that save automatically as you move to the next asset.

Learn to use the Maximo personal shortcuts tool to quickly open work orders, PRs, and purchasing orders by entering a number, then access the start center.