The Maximo System Administration course presents the concepts and principles behind Maximo administration. The following elements are covered in detail: organisations / sites structure, administration parameters, financial information configuration, initial system configuration, safety management, start center configuration. This course provides system administrators with a solid foundation enabling them to manage Maximo efficiently and according to best practices.

Objectives

• To define system parameters
• To configure the application’s basic information
• To configure Maximo applications security access
• To manage the application server

Training Content

Maximo Structure

• Defining organisations / sites
• System, organisation, site parameters

Maximo Safety Management

• User management
• Defining safety groups
• User security profiles
• Options to generate passwords
• Active Directory integration
• User session administration
• Reports security administration

Start Center

• Using the Start Center to support business processes
• Portlets types and display options
• Configuring the Start Center
• Creating queries to configure a dynamic display of information

Database Configuration

• Data dictionary
• Objects and attributes
• Views creation
• Configuring the database
• Electronic signatures and audits
• Configuring GL accounts

Chart of Accounts

• The chart of accounts concept
• Creating GL accounts
• Processing financial transactions (Location, asset, incident, work order, etc.)
• Account periods

Messages and Communication

• Messages display
• Creating communication models
• Using models

Currency management

• Applying, creating and deleting a currency code

Groups

• Items groups and company management

Exchange Rates

• Creating exchange rates
• Currency conversion

Configuring periodic tasks

• Defining periodic tasks
• Creating periodic tasks

Attachment Administration and Configuration

• Folder management
• Library management

System Configuration

• Change logoff delays
• Configure regional parameters (“locales”)
• Configure tax options
• Configure the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)