Using DBC Scripts in Maximo in Windows environment

 DBC (Database Configuration) scripts are a powerful way to customize your system, such as adding new attributes to existing objects. In this post, we’ll walk through practical examples, including creating a custom attribute in the Asset object and generating DBC scripts from an autoscript

Example 1: Adding a Custom Attribute to the Asset Object

Suppose we want to add a Maintenance Cost attribute to the ASSET object. Here’s the step-by-step process:

1. Create a DBC Folder

Create a folder to store your DBC script:

mkdir D:\IBM\SMP\maximo\tools\maximo\en\aq

2. Create the DBC File

Create a new DBC file aq_add_cost_to_asset.dbc in the folder:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE script SYSTEM "script.dtd">
<script author="aq" scriptname="aq_add_cost_to_asset">
    <description>Adds Maintenance Cost to the Asset</description>
    <statements>
        <add_attributes object="ASSET">
            <attrdef
               attribute="ZZMAINTCOST"
               title="Maintenance Cost"
               maxtype="AMOUNT"
               remarks="Maintenance Cost for the Asset"
               persistent="true"
               required="false"/>
        </add_attributes>
    </statements>
</script>