Why upgrade to maximo v7.6

Why upgrade to maximo v7.6

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  Why Upgrade toMaximo V7.6
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  Maximo 7.6 –Overview The IBM Maximo Asset Management V7.6 product family provides comprehensive asset lifecycle management and maintenance management functionality that helps organizations improve asset life and lower cost of ownership. It offers a new user experience, advanced analytical insights through IBM Cognos workspaces, an option to run a multitenant environment, and mobile device access. Builds on the foundation of capabilities, providing asset intensive organizations in manufacturing, facilities, transportation, oil and gas, and energy and utilities the tools to better manage their work, assets, and service delivery. The requirements driving content in Maximo Asset Management V7.6 have been built based on client and industry-driven needs. The IBM Maximo Asset Management V7.6 lets businesses across a variety of industries perform work and asset maintenance activities from a single instance in an effort to help:  Lower administrative costs.  Support the implementation of best practices throughout the organization.  Support multiple asset classes, including production, facilities, fleet, and communications. By implementing a consolidated maintenance strategy and interfacing with financial and human resource systems, costs and other data can be captured and analyzed helping drive better business decisions. Accurate asset specification details and performance history can lead to better maintenance execution and longer asset life, helping reduce capital expense. Overview
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  Maximo 7.6 –New Features Modern look and feel, including new colors, fonts, and layout Side navigation bar for quicker and easier access to frequently used applications and actions. Hover dialogs that provide additional details behind a field without having to click through to the full record. Exclusive record editing preventing other users from overwriting changes. Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Viewer application where users can collaborate & see additional details behind a KPI such as trends & history Administrators can create multiple similar KPIs using a new KPI template application, leveraging a variable within the SQL. Calculations and summaries available for adhoc reporting. Bundled entitlement to IBM Cognos Business Intelligence V10.2.1 and workspace content integrated in to Maximo. Crew management for more flexible scheduling options. Service addresses for locations and assets so they can be displayed on a new map control. Uses IBM Rational(R) installation manager technology. Multitenant database option for separated instances of data. Supports mobile access through built-in IBM Maximo Everyplace(R). Modification of Limited Use Licensing options. Support for Google Chrome and Apple Safari (Macintosh only) browsers.
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  Maximo 7.6 –New Features Asset Management KPIs / Reporting/ Ad-hoc Reporting / Cognos Integration Work Management Materials Management Purchasing Locations • Repair Facilities Asset Asset Templates Failure Codes Linear Assets • Visual Control Condition Monitoring Meters Meter Groups Request for Quotation Receiving Receiving Inspections Shipment Receiving Purchase Requisitions •Invoices • Invoice Reversals Purchase Orders • Revisioning • Receipt Tolerance Desktop Requisitions Item Master Storerooms Inventory •Inventory Usage •LIFO/FIFO Costing •Consignment •Transfer via Shipment • Default Costing Condition Codes Stocked Tools Service Items Job Plans • Revisioning Work Order Tracking •Assignment Tab •Hard/Soft Reservations •Repair Facilities Safety Quick Reporting Labor/Crafts Tools Preventive Maintenance • PM Forecasting Master PM Assignment Manager Enhanced Workflow – Event Driven, Context-based / Escalation Manager Contract Management Purchase Contracts Master Contracts Warranty Contracts Lease/Rental Contracts Labor Rate Contracts •Premium Pay Rates Payment Schedules Service Management Service Groups SLA Management Change Management •Incidents •Problems •Changes •Releases •Solutions Security/Administration/Configuration – Automation Scripts, Migration Manager
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  Cognos reports • IBMhave delivered a Cognos 10.2.1 implementation as part of V7.6. • This complements the BIRT reporting option and includes a number of Business Intelligence packs (sets of reports) to allow users to see more management type reports. Maximo 7.6 – Cognos Reporting
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  Maximo 7.6 –Reporting • Maximo now includes a separate KPI viewer application to see the KPIs, so that start centres can load more quickly. • In addition, the information centre help system is being replaced by the Knowledge Centre, which provides better search facilities and easier ways to group favorite articles together • BIRT has been upgraded to 4.3.1, allowing it to take advantage of improvements in the BIRT engine. • New features have also been added to help identify runaway reports and help cancel them, whilst user built query based reports now include the ability to include summaries/calculations in the output, rather than having to export the raw data into Excel. • IBM have delivered a Cognos 10.2.1 implementation as part of V7.6. • This complements the BIRT reporting option and includes a number of Business Intelligence packs (sets of reports) to allow users to see more management type reports. Cognos reports KPI viewer application BIRT reports
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  Maximo 7.6 –Feature comparison Features/functions Maximo 6.2 Maximo 7.1 Maximo 7.5 Maximo 7.6 Work and Asset Management X X X X Configuration Applications X X X X Enhanced Reporting X X X X Materials Management X X X X Workflow X X X X Web Services X X X Launch in Context X X X Migration Manager X X X Conditional Expression Manager X X X Attached Documents at task level X X X Full Supply Chain Capability X X Standard technology platform X X Application-based data import/export X X Asset Templates X X PM Forecasting X X Automation Scripts X X Intuitive Navigation X Business Intelligence Dashboards X Multi-tenancy X Mapping including Service Address X Crew Management X Built-in Mobility Capabilities X
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  Maximo 7.6 –Upgrade Path 4.11 5.2 6.2.8 7.1.1.13 7.5.0.11 7.6.0.7 If you are planning to upgrade to 7.6, your Maximo 7.5 will need to be at the Maximo fix pack 7.5.0.11 level before upgrading to version 7.6. Additionally, there is no direct upgrade from earlier versions of Maximo v6 to Maximo 7.6. Below is the current upgrade path: If your deployment of Maximo has more than one product , Industry Solution, or add on installed, all must be installed to 7.6 before the deployment of Maximo 7.6 can be completed.
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