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Maximo Inventory Optimization

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Bulk Edit from File if errored should display more details

When the file used in bulk edit from file throws error, it will be good to have more details on the error like- no unique match found for some specific rows or missing items etc. Currently, we have to try various scenarios to troubleshoot the prob...
about 2 years ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Ability to be able to toggle to view all usage, scheduled usage and unscheduled usage in the usage table by clicking a check box

This feature would allow the user to easily view all usage for an item instead of having to add up all the usage from the issues table. The user could then also see the breakdown between scheduled and unscheduled usage to make a more informed deci...
over 1 year ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 2 Future consideration

Under the equipment tab, we would like to be able to open an individual equipment and see all material spares consumed/on a BoM for that equipment.

From the equipment tab, we would like to be able to click on a piece of equipment and immediately see all the materials that are linked to and/or have been consumed by that equipment and be able to navigate to those materials in the tool.
over 1 year ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 2 Future consideration

Mass approval of workflows

Hi team, Please note we are facing issues while approving bulk workflows as the selection and processing at a time are limited to 100 lines only. During mass reviews we are initiating multiple hundreds of WFs against which the approvers (especiall...
11 months ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 3 Future consideration

Designing a notification system - The Bell and notification centre window

Having a notification system could be useful in following areas: 1- Incoming request notifications, for example, notifications for workflow review requests which are assigned to a user to take an action on 2- Notification for action taken, for ex...
about 3 years ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Projected Demand Widget

Our clients have been asking for this functionality independently and every time they see Change Request module they ask "can a user submit a forecast? that can be updated in the record?" Currently that is not possible.
about 1 year ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Have an option for Items List View "Notes" icon be visible for Item Notes only

Currently the "Notes Icon" in the Items List view is intended to let the user know if there are relevant notes for the user, however notes are created every time an item is submitted through workflow, so many items present as having a "Note", when...
about 1 year ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Workflow tab set to “Awaiting my attention” as a default for all users as first priority. If not, for Read only users at least.

Currently when we select the Workflow tab, MRO IO application is set to show "My outstanding Workflows" by default Since many of our high end approvers are not regular users they are getting confused and require guidance on how to get into their l...
over 2 years ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Add custom filtering to the advanced filter option in the Historical Information Widget

Currently the tables within the tabs of the Historical Information Widget (form views) are able to be sorted but the advance filter option is very limited to only a date range or a (seemingly) random single data point. In my case the data point av...
over 1 year ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Code lists that can be conditional.

It would be good if you could have code lists that are conditional so that these can be updated easily without being a full-blown configuration change. We have different plants that use specific MRP Types and Lot Sizing Procedures. The list of val...
over 1 year ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration