Maximo Anywhere Getting started

1. Introduction
IBM Maximo Anywhere provide a set of resources for building and deploying mobile apps.
These mobile apps allows worker to work online and offline.
These mobile apps run on Android, IOS and Windows.
Online
During online the worker is connected and data is synchronized in real time.
Offline
During offline the app is disconnected and data is stored in device locally and get synchronized once worker comes online.
Maximo Anywhere is based on mobile first architecture.
Mobile first is a platform that provides components to manage mobile application lifecycle.
List of Maximo Anywhere mobile applications:-
1. Asset Audit.
2. Data Manager
3. Inspection
4. Work Execution
5. Work Approval
6. Physical count
7. Transfer and Receiving
8. Service Request
9. Issue and Return
Integration of Maximo Anywhere and Maximo is based on Open Service for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC).
What is OSLC
It is a Open Community framework which has certain specifications. OSLC is build on RDF i.e Resource description framework for enabling integration at data level via links between related resources.
Here the data is represented in the of resource and accessed via URL’s
Benefits of OSLC
1. No Vendor Lock-In.
2. Database Independent.
3. Widely Adopted standards.
Versions
1. 7.5
2. 7.6.1
3. 7.6.2
4. 7.6.3
Perquisite
1. Maximo
2. Chrome
3. Eclipse
4. Mobile First Server.
Maximo Anywhere applications :-
Asset Audit App:-
Users can view assets to be audited and mark assets as audited.
Asset data Manager App:-
Users can create assets, Change asset status, enter meter readings.
Asset Inspection App:-
Provide list of asset that need to be inspected.
Issue and Return App:-
User’s can issue and return items.
Physical count App:-
It is used for counting inventory items.
Service Request App:-
Used to create Service Request.
Work Approval App:-
Used for Approval of Workorder. Here user’s can view cost, schedule and asset history.
Work Execution app:-
Users can view tasks, report actuals etc.
Transfer and Receiving:-
. Users can transfer inventory items or tools between storerooms.


IBM Worklight

IBM Worklight is a mobile application platform containing all of the tools needed to develop a mobile application.

We develop mobile application here using hybrid way.

Components of IBM Worklight

1.       Workligh Studio :- IBM Worklight provides a robust, Eclipse-based development environment called Worklight Studio.

2.       Worklight Server: This component is a runtime server that activates or enables secure data transmission through centralized backend connectivity with adapters.

3.       Worklight Device Runtime : The device runtime provides a rich set of APIs that are accessible across platforms and offer easy access to the services provided by the IBM Worklight Server.

4.       Worklight Console : Worklight Console is a web-based interface and is dedicated to ongoing administration of Worklight Server and its deployed apps, adapters, and push notification services.

5.       Worklight Application Center: This is a cross-platform mobile application store that fulfils specific needs for mobile application development teams.

     One can view app.xsd for checking definition of app.xml
     Location of app.xsd is .\Anywhere\lib\codegen\artifac-processor-7.5.2.jar\app.xsd