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some1else
Helper II
4 years ago

Connecting to IBM Maximo (DB2 Oracle)

Hi guys,

 

How can I fetch data from IBM Maximo database, which seems to use DB2 Database?

 

I know the URL, and nothing else. I can see and extract data, if I use the web browser.

 

URL example: https://XXXXXXXX.XXX

 

Much appreciated for the help

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  • some1else did you try using the web as a data source? WHat kind of authentication do you have to do when you use the browser?

     

     

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    • some1else's avatar
      some1else
      Helper II

      Thanks for helping out parry.

      I've partially managed to connect to the source using web URL. If I manage to accomplish what I will explain next, I can make a tutorial so others can also use on their jobs/projects.

       

      IBM Maximo Asset Management is a tool to manage assets and workorders. I have more than 2million workorders with dozens of fields. I only need some of them (about 10/15), but if I try to extract more than 20~30k records at a time I get timeouts.

       

      This gives me a problem: if I make separate queries for each extraction I have to later append all into one, but some records are still with open status, which means more information can be added until its closure.

       

      So, how can I append all of those queries into one, without having to redo all the tasks whenever I want to update the records (in case some have been updated)? 

      Is there a way to use a custom function to increase the timeout? Or a way to use a memory table to drop those 20~30k a time and drop all 2million into one big table once its finished? I don't mind updating the dataset every month leaving it running through the night.

      • hagiasoffia's avatar
        hagiasoffia
        New Member

        Hi!

        Did you manage to conect to Maximo? How do you do that, are you using a Web connection? and Which logging? 

        I appreciate your answer

  • Hello community,

    If anyone has any idea how to do this I would really appreciate it, it is something I have tried quite a bit and failed to get the authentication right.

    Happy day.

  • For those seeking to use data in Maximo to join together with other application data, I am curious on the usecases, so please share also whats driving the need.