Getting a grand total from sub-reports
One of the common tasks most report writers are asked is to give in a report is a grand total of a column of values. This can get more complex when dealing with summarizing totals from sub-reports. In...
View ArticleParticipating in the Maximo user community
For most of this year I’ve been blessed with the ability to share information and ideas related to Maximo with other TUG members. And it has been a blast. While I hope I’ve shared something that has...
View ArticleKnow what Reports you’ve scheduled
In Maximo, most users have the ability to schedule BIRT reports for their use or for to inform a group of people. But after a period of time, a person may have quite a few reports Open any application...
View ArticleHow to run Maximo BIRT tools locally
One of the common struggles companies have with their Maximo environments is determining who should have access to the core Maximo application. Over time this can cause stratification with the level of...
View ArticleOptional ways to set BIRT report width
Recently there was a post on IBM’s Developerworks on how to get HTML and PDF versions of a BIRT report to look and print the same.[1] The post summarized that by having the main table columns all set...
View ArticleOptions for managing NULL results in BIRT
One of the challenges a report writer can have is accurately having a report show data when that data doesn’t exist. The example report is finding the ASSETNUM, SITEID, and PRIORITY from the ASSET...
View ArticleA reason to modify BIRT report page widths
Last week I posted about some nuances of setting the overall table width in a Maximo BIRT report. While working on a new report [1] I wanted to verify the hard copy print, but I didn’t have a printer...
View ArticleHelp for Maximo middleware performance
One of the struggles I’ve heard from SMB Maximo installations is the need and ability to manage the middleware software that runs Maximo. Maximo administrators are at times required to delve into...
View ArticleIBM Pulse 2013 impressions
This years’s IBM Pulse had it’s ups and downs. Before the conference even started I: Accidentally took my wife’s phone. [1] Had my luggage lost for 24 hours after I arrived in Las Vegas. MGM Grand...
View ArticleWill the real Report Guide please stand up?
I was contacted over the weekend as a follow up from Pulse on some reporting questions for Maximo v7.1 and one question I was asked was, "Which Report Development Guide book should I follow?" Huh? I...
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