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Maximo Field Guide

6. Admin and configuration

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    Security Group
    A set of permissions that controls which applications, actions, sites and data a user can access. Users get their access by belonging to groups.
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    User
    A login account that lets a person sign in. It controls which security groups, sites and start centers they get.
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    Person
    A record for a human being in Maximo, holding their name, contact details and calendar. A person may also have a user login, a labor record or both.
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    Labor
    A record that makes a person available to be planned and charged on work, with craft, rates and availability.
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    Domain
    A list of allowed values for a field. Types include ALN (text list), Numeric, Synonym, Table and Crossover.
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    Synonym Domain
    A special domain where Maximo's internal values are mapped to user-facing synonyms. Maximo's logic runs on the internal value.
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    Database Configuration
    The application for changing Maximo's data model: adding objects, attributes, relationships and indexes.
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    Application Designer
    A tool for changing Maximo screens: adding fields, tabs, sections and buttons, and controlling what shows when.
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    Workflow
    A defined process that routes records between people and steps, with approvals, conditions and notifications.
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    Escalation
    A rule that runs on a schedule, checks records against a condition and takes action, such as sending emails or changing status.
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    Automation Script
    Custom logic, most often written in Jython or JavaScript, that runs inside Maximo on events, actions, attributes or integrations, without building Java classes.
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    Cron Task
    A background job that runs on a schedule, such as PM work order generation, reorder, escalations or integration processing.
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    Maximo Integration Framework (MIF)
    The built-in set of tools for sending data to and receiving data from other systems, like ERP, GIS or SCADA.
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    Object Structure
    A defined bundle of related objects and fields that integration uses as its message format, such as a work order with its tasks and labor.
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    REST API / JSON API
    A web API that lets other applications read and update Maximo data using JSON over HTTP, based on object structures.
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    Migration Manager
    A tool for packaging configuration changes (like domains, apps and scripts) and moving them between environments.
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