IBM SG24-7645-00 manual Attached Documents Configuration, 7645install.fm

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6.Upon receiving a report output as specified above you can determine that the report has generated successfully

For more information regarding report administration refer to the following guide:

Report Developer Guide (mam71_report_dev_guide.pdf)

5.6.6 Attached Documents Configuration

You use the Attached Documents application in Maximo to attach various documents to individual Maximo records.The following formats are supported

￿PDF

￿XLS

￿CSV

￿TXT

￿DOC

￿GIF

￿DOC

￿JPG

￿PPT

By default Attached documents are not configured during the Maximo Asset Manage installation process, you manually have to configure some properties within the Maximo System properties application and specific HTTP server properties to enable attachments to be uploaded and viewed from Maximo.

Here are a few steps you will need to consider to ensure Attached Documents are accessible in Maximo when using a Windows WebSphere middleware installation.

Create a shared doclinks directory on the machine storing the document files with your predefined sub directories if you wish to group your attachment types:

C:\DOCLINKS

On your HTTP server search for your httpd.conf file in the following path for example:

Tip: Make a backup of this file before you begin

Windows :C:\IBM HTTP Server\conf\httpd.conf

Edit the directory line as follows:

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