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What's new in Maximo Manage 9.1.
35 changes IBM lists for Maximo Manage 9.1, grouped by area. Each one quotes IBM and links to the record behind it. IBM's What's new in Maximo Manage 9.1.
Scheduling and dispatching
- Critical path method can be applied to the final solutions generated from optimization models
IBM: “For some optimization models, apply the critical path method to the final solutions that are generated from the models” - Destination travel time matrix can be run with a cron
IBM: “Start the automatic calculation of destination travel times between service addresses with a cron” - Dispatching status values can be used to see real-time and historical dispatching information about assignments
IBM: “In work order assignments, use dispatching status values to see real-time and historical dispatching information about assignments” - New algorithm for Large Neighborhood Search (LNS) is added for dispatching work within Field Service Management (FSM)
IBM: “Advance the spatial scheduling optimization model for dispatching work within Field Service Management (FSM)” - New algorithm for the what-if analysis function is added
IBM: “For the parameter TATImpactAlgo, use the RBF algorithm to understand the impact on turnaround time (TAT)” - New functions are added to the Gantt within the Dispatching dashboard
IBM: “Use new functions for shift times, availability reason code, dispatching status, emergency icon, and locked icon” - Planning dashboard is added to optimize schedule forecasting, resource allocation, cost management
IBM: “Use the Planning dashboard to optimize schedule forecasting, resource allocation, cost management, and to minimize schedule inefficiencies” - Spatial scheduling optimization model considers the location of external assignments
IBM: “The spatial scheduling optimization model considers the location of external assignments” - Technician can be scheduled as soon as possible for emergency work with spatial scheduling optimization model
IBM: “With the spatial scheduling optimization model, you can schedule a technician as soon as possible for emergency work” - Technician's route and markers can be seen in the map
IBM: “Open the map from the Gantt in the Dispatching dashboard and see the technicians route and map markers for the work order assignments on the map” - Work record can be dragged to another start date in the Scheduling dashboard
IBM: “In the Scheduling dashboard, within the Resource leveling tab, drag a work record to another start date” - Labor and crew assignment optimization model can be used to optimize schedules and labor assignments with overtime and modified availability
IBM: “Within the template for the labor and crew assignment optimization model, use new parameters to optimize your schedules and labor assignments with overtime and modified availability”
Installation and platform
- Attachment configuration type can be defined by using the ManageWorkspace custom resource
IBM: “You can define two different types of attachment configuration, file-based storage or object-based storage by using the ManageWorkspace custom resource” - Bundle servers continue running and can be managed after an online upgrade is rolled back
IBM: “If an online upgrade fails, and roll back is set for failureControl, the operator shuts down the servers, rolls back the database, and restarts the servers” - Maximo Manage can be deployed with externally built images
IBM: “You can instruct the operator not to create the admin and bundle images automatically” - Maximo Manage supports Java 17
IBM: “Maximo Manage supports Java 17” - Microsoft Azure blob storage can be used for storing attachments, images, and logs
IBM: “It is possible to use a Microsoft Azure blob storage account for storing attachments, images, and logs” - New pod template supports resources and nodeSelector for Maximo Manage build
IBM: “The build-config pod now has resources and nodeSelector pod templates to specify resources like CPU, memory, and ephemeral storage in the Maximo Manage build”
AI and Maximo Assistant
- AI Service must be deployed and configured to support AI configurations
IBM: “To support AI configurations, you must deploy and configure AI Service” - AI can be used to find similar records
IBM: “Use AI to find similar records” - AI can be used to recommend field values in work orders
IBM: “Use AI to recommend field values in work orders” - Maximo Assistant can retrieve data
IBM: “You can use the AI assistant to retrieve and answer questions in Maximo Manage” - Similar work orders can be viewed for a particular work order
IBM: “In the Work orders application, view similar work orders for a particular work order”
Reporting
- Card types in Operational dashboard can be selected from two types of cards
IBM: “Select from two types of cards in the Operational dashboard card gallery; standard and preconfigured” - IBM Maximo Maintenance Costs Insights offers comprehensive visibility into maintenance costs
IBM: “IBM Maximo Maintenance Costs Insights offers comprehensive visibility into maintenance costs within Maximo Manage” - KPI service supports JSON response in Maximo Manage
IBM: “The KPI service in Maximo Manage is enhanced to support KPIs that are sourced from external APIs with JSON response” - Maximo Manage supports BIRT 4.16 for reporting
IBM: “Maximo Manage supports BIRT 4.16 for reporting” - Maximo Manage 9.1 allows data export with REST API in role-based applications
IBM: “For Maximo Manage role-based applications that are based on Graphite technology REST APIs are used to export flat files, that is, CSV files, from any user interface table.”
Assets
- Maximo Manage 8.3 has a new Asset Data Dictionary for integrating and synchronizing data across applications
IBM: “Starting in Maximo Application Suite 9.1, the Asset data dictionary is no longer relevant.” - Settings in Reliability strategies can be used to add RPN categories and action types
IBM: “In Reliability strategies, use Settings to add RPN categories and action types”
Security
- Expiry date and certificates can be added to API keys application
IBM: “Expiry date and certificates added to API keys application” - Maximo Manage 9.1 allows specifying the expiry date and time when creating an API key
IBM: “You can now specify the expiry date and time when you create an API key in the API keys application.”
Application Designer
- Maximo Manage 9.1 has enhanced IMGLIB framework to write to custom storage
IBM: “The IMGLIB framework is enhanced to write to any type of custom storage.”
Integration
- Data can be exported with REST API in Maximo Manage role-based applications
IBM: “For Maximo Manage role-based applications that are based on Graphite technology REST APIs are used to export flat files”
Labor
- Labor records for an assignment can be kept or not
IBM: “Choose whether you want to keep labor records for an assignment or not”