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I Bend Maximo

Clever tricks and unusual solutions.

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I Bend Maximo

Let Maximo shell tools accept spaces between options and values

A small Bash adapter turns -m /tmp/file.xml into the attached argument a legacy Maximo tool expects, making path completion easier.

Maximo6 min read2026-09-30

I Bend Maximo

Use the IBM DO YOU? password decrypter to inspect Maximo native-authentication values individually or in bulk.

Maximo6 min read2026-09-29

I Bend Maximo

Restore a Maximo table column's menu icon by nesting an explicit textbox inside the read-only tablecol control.

Maximo3 min read2019-01-22

I Bend Maximo

Use mxe.webclient.showOnToolbar to keep selected Maximo actions on the application toolbar instead of the side navigation menu.

Maximo3 min read2019-01-21

I Bend Maximo

Use Maximo's configuration tables to mark several custom objects for removal before running ConfigDB.

Maximo4 min read2018-12-04

I Bend Maximo

Use a recursive SQL Server CTE to return a Maximo location system in hierarchy order with its level and full path.

Maximo3 min read2018-08-30

I Bend Maximo

Convert submitted Maximo login IDs to uppercase before validation while keeping MAXUSER data consistent.

Maximo4 min read2018-08-30

I Bend MaximoSolved

Use database-specific SQL to grant the MAXADMIN security group access to every application option currently defined in Maximo.

Maximo3 min read2018-05-09