Maximo Administration Training -

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Maximo Administration Training
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2. Training Kick
off
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3. Proposed Training Areas and Dates
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• Training Objective:
• The objective of this training course is to prepare the Maximo Administration team to take over
additional support following the transition of the interim support period
• Training Areas:
• Maximo System Administration - Training in standard Maximo administration so that administrators are
capable of performing all standard Maximo administration tasks
• Maximo Specific Administration - Training in specific configuration of Maximo system so that
administrators can support specific setup
• Transition Handover - Handover and training in areas highlighted as part of the Support Transition that
are not covered above

4. Proposed Training Areas and Dates (Cont)
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• Training Kick-Off (Day 1)
• System Administration (Day 1 – Day 8):
• Maximo Structure Overview (Day 1)
• Application Server
• WebSphere
• File Structure
• Logs
• The EAR
• Database Server
• Organisations (Day 1)
• System Properties (Day 2)
• Database Configuration (Day 2)
• Objects and Attributes
• Making Changes
• Messages, Lookup Maps and Indexes
• Relationships
• Domains (Day 2)
• Standard
• Table
• Crossover

5. Proposed Training Areas and Dates (Cont)
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• System Administration (Cont):
• Conditional expression manager (Day 2)
• Application Designer (Day 3)
• Making changes
• Signature options
• Conditional UI
• Automation Scripting (Day 5)
• Actions (Day 5)
• Communication Templates (Day 5)
• Roles and Resources (Day 5)
• Roles
• People
• Person Groups
• Labor
• Workflow (Day 6)
• Designer
• Administration
• In Application

6. Proposed Training Areas and Dates (Cont)
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• System Administration (Cont):
• Escalations (Day 6)
• Cron Tasks (Day 6)
• Security (Day 7)
• Integration (Day 7)
• Object Structures
• Publish Channels
• Enterprise Services
• End Points
• External systems
• Web Services
• Application import/export
• Reporting (Day 7)
• Query Based Reporting
• Birt Reporting
• Review of the above (Day 8)

7. Proposed Training Areas and Dates (Cont)
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• MODEC Maximo Specific Administration (Day 8 -10)
• Overview of the MODEC workflows (Day 8)
• Review of MODEC configuration (Day 8 – 9)
• Overview of MODEC integrations (Day 10)
• Transition Handover (Day 12 – Day 13)
• Review of administration Tickets (Day 12 -13)
• Review of areas of responsibility highlighted by SDTL (Day 13)
• Outline of expectations moving forwards (Day 13)
• Exam and Training Closure (Day 14)

8. Training Format - System Administration
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• High level overview and explanation of applications given during presentation
• Demonstrations given within Maximo
• Practical exercises at the end of each section to cement understanding

9. Training Format - MODEC Maximo Specific
Administration
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• Overview of the workflows
• Review of existing workflows
• Review of workflows within Maximo system
• Review of configuration
• Review of key automation scripts within Maximo
• Review of other configurations
• Overview of integrations
• Slides detailing existing integrations
• Demonstrations within Maximo

10. Training Format - Transition Handover
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• Review of administration Tickets
• Review of all administration tickets in SRO Portal
• Walkthroughs will be supplied where required
• Review of areas of responsibility highlighted by SDTL
• Review of Spreadsheet
• Outline of expectations moving forwards
• Outline of dry period
• Highlighting contacts moving forwards
• Any other expectations identified

11. Examinations
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• An Examination will be given at the end of the training
• There will be two parts to the Exam
• Part I: A question based examination with multiple choice questions
• This will be closed book (no reference material or access to laptops permitted)
• This exam will take one hour
• Part II: A practical examination to be completed within the demo Maximo environment
• This exam will be open (access to Google and training material permitted)
• This exam will take three hours

12. Examinations - Timeline
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• Timelines of Last Day – Examination:
• 09-10 – Revision and questions
• 10-13 – Practical Exam
• 13-14 – Lunch break
• 14-15 – Review of Practical Exam
• 15-16 – Written Exam

13. Examinations – Sample Questions
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• Written Exam:
In which of the following application would you set the administrative E-mail?
A. Database Configuration
B. Email Listener
C. System Properties
D. Administrative Setup
• Practical Exam:
Create a tickbox in Work Order Tracking called “not reported by” that will make the on
behalf of field required when ticked

14. Training Not Included
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• The training assumes some familiarity with Maximo, it is not training in the basic use of
Maximo
• This training plan concentrates on the core Maximo subjects required to perform the
administrator role
• This does not include training in the use of standard Maximo applications and instead
focuses on System Administration tools and applications
• Knowledge in standard Maximo applications can be improved with personal development
or further training could be supplied if required
• Another future step to consider is IBM Certification. Again further personal development
or training will be required to attempt this

15. Demo VM
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• A demo VM is being supplied to complete practical exercises and the practical
examination
• VMware Player is required to launch this and should be preinstalled as requested
• Copy of the VM is on Trainer Hard Drive, this will be distributed now
• Following slides detail the set up of the VM

16. System
Administration
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17. Maximo
Structure
Overview
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18. Maximo Structure Overview
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• This section concerns the following:
• Application Server
• WebSphere
• File Structure
• Logs
• The EAR
• Database Server

19. WebSphere
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• WebSphere is the software that hosts Maximo and keeps it running
• It is an IBM product
• WebSphere can host multiple application, for example Maximo and Maximo Anywhere
• Maximo can be stopped, started and updated from the WebSphere Administration Console

20. WebSphere Administration Console
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21. WebSphere Administration Console
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22. WebSphere Administration Console
• Key Sections:
• Servers:
• Servery Types -> WebSphere Application
Servers
• Clusters -> WebSphere Application Server
Clusters
• Applications:
• Application types -> WebSphere Enterprise
Applications
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23. WebSphere Administration Console
• WebSphere Application Servers
• Individual servers can be restarted,
stopped or started
• This includes both Maximo and Maximo
Anywhere
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24. WebSphere Administration Console
• WebSphere Application Server Cluster
• Shows Server Clusters (only applicable on
Prod and Test)
• Can stop and start the entire Maximo
Cluster
• This is preferred to starting them all
individually (use Ripplestart)
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