Maximo Anywhere Mobiles apps

1      Maximo Anywhere - Scope

IBM Maximo Anywhere provides a set of resources for building and deploying mobile apps that integrate with IBM Maximo Asset Management. These apps extend the scope of your enterprise system by providing mobile users with protected access to data and services anytime and anywhere.

With Maximo Anywhere mobile apps, mobile workers can work online and offline. When the worker is online, the app is connected to the server, and data is synchronized in real time. When the worker is offline, the app is disconnected from the server but remains operational.

The worker can continue to work with secure data collections that are stored on the device. Data is synchronized when connectivity is restored.

Maximo Anywhere is built on the IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation framework. The MobileFirst framework includes a range of platform and server components that you use to manage the application lifecycle and to connect mobile apps with the enterprise system during run time.

Implementation

1. Prepare the environment for building the mobile apps:

·         Android Install the Android development tools.

·         IOS install the iOS development tools.

·         Windows Install the Windows development tools

2. Install Maximo Anywhere.

3. Create a MobileFirst runtime environment.

4. Deploy the apps (OOB Apps for modifications or new apps)

IBM Maximo Anywhere mobile apps run on the Android, iOS, and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Modify the user interface of Maximo Anywhere mobile apps, such as changing field labels, adding fields, or adding views by updating the application artifact files for the app in IBM MobileFirst Platform Studio.

Security

Maximo Anywhere users are defined in Maximo Asset Management and are subject to the security controls that are implemented in that system. You configure Maximo Anywhere to extend these security controls to mobile device users and to increase security during communication with the server.

Authentication of Maximo Anywhere users.

To log in to a Maximo Anywhere app, users must be authenticated by using the credentials they use to access Maximo Asset Management.
 Configuring application server security for the Maximo Anywhere apps.

Configure the Maximo Anywhere mobile apps to use the same authentication method as Maximo Asset Management.
Authorizations

Define authorizations for Maximo Anywhere users in the provider application, Maximo Asset Management.

2      Maximo Anywhere – OOB Apps

Maximo Anywhere includes the following mobile apps:
 IBM Maximo Anywhere Asset Audit app

Provides audited asset tracking and editing. Users can view assets to be audited in a set of locations, mark assets as audited, mark assets as audited by scanning the assets, and add new assets in a location.
IBM Maximo Anywhere Asset Data Manager App

Provides asset tracking and record storage. Users can create new asset records, change the status of existing assets, add asset meter readings, and report the downtime for assets.
IBM Maximo Anywhere Inspection app

Provides a list of assets and locations that need to be inspected. These assets and locations are defined in the work orders.
IBM Maximo Anywhere Issues and Returns app

Provides an organization with a service for monitoring and controlling the movement and consumption of inventory items and tools. Users can see data from any storeroom or site that they have access to, but they must refresh the system data whenever they change the default insert site. The Issues and Returns app can be used to issue items, return items, issue multiple rotating assets, and split items into the available bins.
IBM Maximo Anywhere Physical Count app

Provides storeroom staff with access to storeroom inventory items to perform an inventory count and record the physical count for the storeroom items. This app operates in both connected and disconnected modes.
IBM Maximo Anywhere Service Request app

Provides a platform for entering service requests into Maximo Asset Management. Users can speak or type a description of the request, and enter a location and an asset for the request. They can also view the requests that they created that are currently unresolved so that they can follow up on those requests. This app is available for iOS devices only.

  IBM Maximo Anywhere Transfers and Receiving app

Provides a service for inventory maintenance and tracking. Users can transfer inventory items or tools between storerooms within the same site or across sites and organizations and track the delivery of these items or tools. Users can create shipment receipt records to log the receipt of transferred inventory items, monitor the balance of received items, and adjust the totals and status in the inventory usage records. Users can specify that an inspection is required when inventory items are received and specify an inspection status for shipment receipt records. Users can also void shipment receipt records and, if necessary, return items when receiving shipments.

   IBM Maximo Anywhere Work Approval app

Provides supervisors, work planners, and financial staff with access to work orders that require approval before work can begin. Users can quickly approve or reject work orders by reviewing the high-level details, and they can examine planned costs, schedules, and asset history. Users can also report downtime for the assets in the work orders in the MultiAsset and Location section of work orders.
IBM Maximo Anywhere Work Execution app

Provides maintenance technicians and supporting staff members with access to the work order data that is most relevant to completing their tasks. Users can review task details, report labor actuals and tool or material usage, and maintain the work log. Depending on how the app is configured, users can also view a map of their work orders and obtain directions to work order locations. The app supports bar code scanning and voice recognition. Mobile workers can view and change the current classification of a work order.

3      Maximo Anywhere - Features

Maximo Anywhere apps extend the scope of your enterprise system by providing mobile users with protected access to data and services anytime and anywhere.

1.  Real Signature and electronic signature.
2. Get instant access to critical data, even while disconnected.
3. All apps support voice recognition
4. Work with a broad range of instrumented machines and smart devices.
5. Complete tasks virtually anywhere with secure, trusted transactions.
6.  Reduce data entry errors and mis-communications by allowing users to simply do their work – even while disconnected.
7. Access to data and services anytime and anywhere.
8. Mobile workers to access and update work orders, inspect assets and locations on work orders, and count inventory items.
9.  Mobile workers can work online and offline.
10. Allow to modify the user interface of Maximo Anywhere mobile apps as per customer need.
11. Secure Access -Authentication of users controlled from the Maximo Asset Management system.
12. Push notifications, notify workers about assigned work, such as emergency work orders.
13. Map view allow to check geographical location of work orders.
14. Mobile device users can scan bar codes to review work order details.
15. Connecting Bluetooth bar code and RFID scanners to mobile apps.