Overview of Maximo Modules

OVERVIEW OF MAXIMO MODULES

Maximo’s applications are grouped into modules. The applications in a module have similar purposes, for example, applications related to purchasing are grouped together. Some applications, such as Work Order Tracking, function individually, while others, such as Precautions, create records designed to be
used in conjunction with records created in other applications. Depending on your job description, security permissions, and the license types purchased from IBM/MRO, you may have access to some or all of the Maximo modules and applications described in this manual.

MODULE OVERVIEWS

Assets Applications to Manage Assets and Locations
Assets
Used to create and store asset numbers and corresponding information, such as asset parent, location or facility parent, vendor, up/down status, nameplate and other type specific attribution, and maintenance life-cycle costs for each asset.
Condition Monitoring
Used to define and store
1) measurement or reading points for assets or locations that will be captured during the course of the daily routes and rounds or interfaced from your SCADA system;

2) alarm limits and associated work to be performed after reaching those limits; and 3) a history of the measurements taken for each asset or location.
Failure Codes
Used to define the failure hierarchy of failure class, problem, cause, and remedy to enable crews to capture the problem found and repair completed for later analysis.
Locations
Used to create and store location records and corresponding information including the assets that exist at the location, the hierarchy of facilities, networked systems, nameplate and other type specific attribution, and maintenance lifecycle costs for each facility or grouping of assets.
Meters
Used to define gauge meters for condition monitoring (SCADA) or continuous meters for PM generation and asset performance monitoring.
Meter Groups
Used to create groups of meters that can be applied to assets or locations at the same time.
Inventory Applications to Manage Stocked and Non-Stocked Items
Inventory
Used to manage items in inventory, including tracking stock levels, reordering items, and tracking rotating assets.
Issues and Transfers
Used to issue stock from inventory (with or without a work order), and to transfer stock from one storeroom location to another.
Item Master
Used to define inventory items, and add them to a storeroom’s stock list.
Service Items
Used to define services that your company requisitions, either as part of the purchasing process, or as part of a work order.
Stocked Tools
Used to manage tool inventory.
Storerooms
Used to define storeroom locations, and view a read-only list of items stocked at each storeroom location.
Tools
Used to define tools and add them to storerooms.
Planning Applications to Plan How Work is to be Performed
Job Plans
Used to create a detailed description of how a job is to be performed and the resources required to complete it.
Routes
Used to list related work assets (assets and/or locations) that are considered "stops" along an inspection or maintenance route.
Safety Plans
Used to create a detailed plan of how to service assets or locations safely.
Preventive Maintenance Applications to Manage PMs
Master PM
Used to create generic preventive maintenance templates.
Preventive Maintenance
Used to plan periodic, preventive maintenance, and inspections for assets and locations.
Purchasing Applications to Manage Purchasing
Companies
Used to manage records for manufacturers, vendors, and other companies that do business with you.
Company Master
Used to define companies that belong to a Company Set that can be shared by one or more Organizations.
Invoices
Used to record invoices and match against purchase orders and receipts for approval.
Purchase Orders
Used to purchase materials or services from an internal supplier or an external vendor.
Purchase Requisitions
Used to request the ordering of materials or services.
Receiving
Used to receive materials into inventory and record the receipt of services.
Request for Quotation
Used to request and manage vendor quotations for prices and delivery information for goods and services.
Terms and Conditions
Used to enter and maintain a library of terms and conditions to be used on contracts and purchasing documents. These terms can contain information such as liability concerns, shipping and handling details, or delivery time expectations.
Resource Applications to Create and Manage Individuals and Groups
Crafts
Used to create and manage craft records.
Labor
Used to create and manage laborer and contractor records.
People
Used to create and manage records for people who are listed on Maximo records in any capacity.
Person Groups
Used to create and manage person group records that can be used on escalation, Workflow process and other records.
Qualifications
Used to create and manage certificate and qualification records.
Safety Applications to Manage Safety Information
Hazards
Used to define hazards that exist in the workplace and define how to eliminate or mitigate them.
Lock Out/Tag Out
Used to create a detailed description of how to eliminate hazards associated with related assets or locations.
Precautions
Used to define precautions that can be taken to mitigate hazards in the workplace.
Safety Plans
Used to create a detailed plan of how to service assets or locations safely.
Self-Service Module Applications to Allow Users to Create and Submit Purchase Requisitions and Service Requests
Desktop Requisitions
Applications to create requisitions, view drafts and templates, and view submitted requisitions.
Service Requests
Applications to search Solutions, create service requests, and view submitted service requests.
Service Desk Applications to Manage Customer Requests for Help, Information, and Service
Activities
Use to report work on activity class work orders.
Changes
Used to create records to track changes made to information technology (IT) assets.
Incidents
Used to create records of incidents that result in an interruption to or reduction in the quality of a service.
Problems
Used to create records of the underlying problems that cause incidents and service requests.
Releases
Used to create records to plan and record the release of changes to information technology (IT) assets.
Service Requests
Used to create records of customer calls or e-mail requesting service.
Solutions
Used to create a library of reusable solutions which can be applied to incident and problem records.
Ticket Templates
Used to create templates for common service desk calls.
Service Management
Applications to manage services provided by your company, or purchased from vendors.
Service Catalog
Used to create service groups and catalog the services provided by those groups
Service Level Agreements
Used to define agreements between service providers and customers, documenting agreed upon levels of service.
Work Applications to Manage and Complete Work
Quick Reporting
Used to report work on open work orders and small jobs without preexisting work orders, or to report asset downtime that involves no maintenance work.
Work Order Tracking
Used to perform every function related to processing work orders.

WORKFLOW OVERVIEW

Maximo Workflow provides a dependable and repeatable method for routing Maximo records to the people that need to act on them. This is useful for managing the approval process of records such as tickets, purchasing records, and work orders, and ensuring that the approval process happens in a timely manner.
Workflow Capabilities
A Workflow process is a preset path that determines the flow of information at your company. A Workflow process has the following capabilities:
• Workflow process can be started automatically or manually.
• Records can be assigned for action to a person, person group, delegate
(alternate), or a role.
• Users can receive Workflow notifications in their Workflow Inbox or via e-mail.
• Workflow tasks can be reassigned to another user when appropriate.
• Standard time periods can be defined at each step, after which the record is
escalated.
Understanding Workflow Processes
A Workflow process is a map of your company’s business processes. Any time your company’s business rules call for a person to perform an action or provide input on a record, Workflow can be configured to electronically route the record to the person or group who needs to act on the record. Workflow can also
automatically evaluate the record to determine the next step for the record. The decision made at each step determines the path the record takes. Certain decisions are made by users while others are made automatically by Maximo according to information within the record. Workflow processes are created for a particular type of record, for example work orders.
NOTE: When a record enters a Workflow Process, the status change action is disabled on that record and Workflow takes control of the status changes. A record leaves a Workflow process when it reaches a stop node. When a record leaves the control of a Workflow process it becomes a “regular” Maximo record
that retains whatever status it had when it left the Workflow.
Using the Workflow Inbox
Your Start Center may be configured so that it contains a Workflow Inbox. When Maximo routes a record to you for action, it appears in your in your Workflow Inbox. You click the record ID to view and process the record.