How to create a demo database by Scripts

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In Sometimes , you need to ckeek the default functionality Of maximo or new product based on maximo, you can do this by the demo data which provided By IBM 

In this post I'm going to show you how to install this demo data by scripts 

 from your maximo's workstation run maxinst.bat in windows CMD

1- open windows CMD then change directory to <SMP Directory>\maximo\tools\maximo

2- then run maxinst.bat , this patch will need a two parameters as modatery 

 a -t <tablespace name>

 b -s<tablespace name>

and optionall you can create an epmty Database from demo data by this pramter  -imaximo 

3- make sure that maximo.properties in SMP have a correct database's URL and the MXServer Stoped.

 

 

   4- press enter then wait unitle the process is copmlete.

NOTE : you maybay find error like following :

 simply copy the content of C:\IBM\SMP\maximo\tools\maximo\en\maxdemo.db2 to C:\IBM\SMP\maximo\tools\maximo\en

then run againe

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

the source of this table here

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

How to implement a workflow process ?

The workflow to Maximo it's like a spirit to the body. Work flow designe it's like a Piece of  cake
maybe we have tour soon .