Monday, May 4, 2015

System Configuration module

The System Configuration module play as a tools box for both maximo  implementors and administrators.

this module content of  2 sub-menus
1- Platform Configuration menu
content core applications for administrate Maximo it's not applicable to ignore one of them as administrator.

Application Description Notes
System Properties
Use the System Properties application to manage system properties and their values used by various productcomponents.
Logging
Use the Logging application to manage log settings and configure log files. The application is part of the System Configuration module of the product.
Domains
Used to maintain lists of defined values that appear in drop-down lists (sometimes referred to as value lists)
Database Configuration
Used to create or modify the objects and attributes used by Maximo applications
Application Designer
Used to create new applications (clones and custom applications) or to tailor the pages of an existing Maximo application
Communication Templates
Used to create and manage generic communication templates that Maximo users can leverage to standardize frequently used e-mail communications (also known as notifications).
Actions
Used to manage the administrative functions of creating actions and action groups within Workflow, Escalation, and Service Level Agreement (SLA) processes. Actions arescheduled events that occur when a record leaves a Workflow node
Roles Used to mange roles within Maximo
Escalations
Used to automatically monitor critical processes across your enterprise. The primary goal of Escalation Management is to ensure that critical tasks are completed on time, such as those defined in SLAs
Workflow Designer
Graphical application that is used to create a series of paths for records to flow through, called a workflow process
Workflow Administration
Used to view and modify assignments within Workflow,Escalation and SLA processes
Cron Task Setup
Used to manage cron tasks. Cron tasks are behind-the-scene jobs set to run automatically and on a fixed schedule
E-mail Listeners
Used to receive and process incoming e-mail message
Web Services Library
Use the Web Services Library application to create,modify,and delete web services. You also can generate schema and Web Service Description Language (WSDL) files for any webservice that you deploy.External applications can use webservices to query or to send transactions to the integration framework
Launch in Context
Use the Launch in Context application to create, view,modify, or delete launch entry records.
A launch entry lets you open an application that is external to the system in the same or a different browser session


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2- Migration menu
this menu content the applications need for migrate/move both configuration and data from one environment like test to another one like production