IBM Maximo Data Loader

IBM Maximo Data LoaderRelease 6.2.1

Users Guide

This edition applies to version 6, release 2, modification 1 of IBM Maximo Data Loader and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. This edition replaces any previous edition of this document.

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Contents

About This Publication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Related Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 1: Introducing IBM Maximo Data Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2: Data Loader Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Data Loader Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Top Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Load Details Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Object Attributes Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Select Action Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Perform Data Load Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Simulation Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Actual Data Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

View History Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Export Data Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 3: JDBC Configuration Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13JDBC Configuration Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Top Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13JDBC Details Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Select Action Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Test JDBC Configuration Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 4: Cron Task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Cron Task Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Adding Cron Task Instance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Cron Task Instances Details Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Cron Task Parameters Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 5: Preparing Input Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Delimited Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Example Delimited Text File Rows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Long Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

JDBC Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Example SQL Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Contents iv

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About This Publication

This section explains how this guide can help you to use IBM Maximo Data Loader. It also provides information about other IBM Corporation resources available to you, such as additional documentation and support.

Intended Audience

This guide is designed for users who use IBM Maximo Data Loader.

Related Information

For more information about IBM Maximo Data Loader, refer to the following documentation:

Document Description

IBM Maximo Data Loader Installation Guide

Describes how to install and configure IBM Maximo Data Loader

IBM Maximo Online Help Provides step-by-step procedures for IBM Maximo applications.

IBM Maximo System Administrators Guide

Describes database configuration, security, and other administrative level applications and tasks.

IBM Maximo Users Guide Provides an overview of the IBM Maximo end-user applications. It also describes how the IBM Maximo applications interact with each other. Copyright IBM Corp. 2007 1

Related Information2 IBM Maximo Data Loader: Users Guide

xIBM Maximo Data Loader is a tool that loads any Maximo database table through the Maximo application. The database table must be represented by a Maximo business object (MBO).

By loading data through the Maximo application instead of directly into the database, data is validated against the application business rules, including any client specific rules. Therefore only valid data is loaded.

IBM Maximo Data Loader installation creates two additional applications in the Configuration module: Data Loader and JDBC Configuration.

The IBM Maximo Data Loader application is used to define the MBO to load and the details of the load. The JDBC Configuration application is where you configure a JDBC connection to an external data source.

IBM Maximo Data Loader can run in parallel mode on BEA WebLogic which significantly decreases the load times when appropriate hardware resources are available. If you expect to run multiple loads simultaneously, consider clustered servers and multiple Maximo instances.

To run IBM Maximo Data Loader in parallel mode a JMS (Java Message Service) must be configured before using IBM Maximo Data Loader. The IBM Maximo Data Loader for WebLogic installation guide provides installation steps for installing in both parallel and normal modes.

WebSphere can run parallel without additional configuration.

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xThe Data Loader application is used to define the MBO to load and the details of the load.

There are two tabs in the Data Loader application. The first tab is the standard list tab. The second tab is the Data Loader tab, where you create load configuration records

Data Loader Tab

Top Frame

The top frame of the Data Loader tab contains the following attributes.

Load Name - Required

The unique name of the load configuration record.

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Data Loader TabDescription - Optional

The description of the load configuration record.

Attachments - Optional

Use this link to view and download documents attached to this application. You can download error or log files or you can upload delimited text files to the Maximo server for processing.

Refer to the IBM Maximo Users Guide for details on using the attached documents feature.

MBO Name - Required

The name of the MBO to be loaded. Click Select Value to display a list of valid values.

Parent MBO Name - Optional/Required

The name of the parent of the MBO to be loaded. This field is required to load an MBO that can only exist if its parent is identified. For example, a POLINE cannot exist without a PO.

Primary Key - Read Only

The names of the attributes that make up the parent MBOs primary key. If there is more than one attribute in the primary key, the attribute names are separated by a comma. Any child loads must contain the primary key attributes or an error occurs when you try to load the parent.

Load Details Frame

The Load Details frame of the Data Loader tab contains the following attributes.

Log Directory - Required

The folder to which the load configuration error and log files are written. The folder must exist on the same server as the Maximo application.

Load Manner - Required

The way IBM Maximo Data Loader loads data into Maximo. Click Select Value to display a list of valid values. The following are valid values.6 IBM Maximo Data Loader: Users Guide

Data Loader TabINSERT

Creates new records. If the data being loaded already exists in Maximo, a duplicate key error is generated.

INSERTUPDATE

Creates new records or, if the data being loaded already exists in Maximo, the data is updated. Use this value when the load file contains more new records than existing records.

UPDATE

Updates the records. If the data being loaded does not exist in Maximo, a record not found error is generated.

UPDATEINSERT

Updates records or, if the data being loaded does not exist in Maximo, new records are created. Use this value when the load file contains more existing records than new records.

NOTE When using INSERTUPDATE, UPDATE, or UPDATEINSERT, ensure all attributes that make up the primary key of the MBO are defined either in the data to be loaded or specified using attribute defaults. However some MBOs are sensitive about using default values for primary keys.

Read Count - Required

The number of records from the data source placed onto the input queue at a time. When used with the Read Interval attribute, the number of records on the queue can be limited to a level that does not overwork the hardware resources. The default value of 0 means that all of the source data is placed immediately on the queue at the beginning of the data load.

IBM Maximo Data Loader uses an internal queue to hold data to be loaded. The data is moved from the queue and is loaded into the Maximo database through the MBO.

Read Interval - Required

The number of seconds between each load of the Read Count input records onto the internal queue.

Text File Name - Required when Load Type = TEXT

The name of the input text file containing the data to be loaded into Maximo. The input text file must be on the server where Maximo is installed.

Export File Name - Optional

The path and name of the export file.

JDBC Source - Required when Load Type = JDBC

The name of the JDBC configuration record used to connect to the remote data source. Click Select Value to display a list of valid values.Data Loader Application 7

Data Loader TabSee Chapter 3 for information on creating JDBC configuration records.

Load Type - Required

The type of the load configuration. Click Select Value to display a list of valid values. Valid values are TEXT or JDBC.

Date Format - Optional

The format for loading dates into Maximo. Click Select Value to display a list of valid values.

Refer to the IBM Maximo Data Loader Installation Guide for instructions on expanding the list of date formats.

Time Format - Optional

The format for loading time into Maximo. Click Select Value to display a list of valid values.

Simulation? - Optional

If selected, the data loading process runs including MBO validation but data is not written to the database.

Trim Whitespace? - Optional

If selected, any leading and trailing white space in a data field is removed before writing the data to the Maximo database.

Delimiter - Required when Load Type = TEXT

The character used to delimit values in the input text file.

JDBC SQL - Required when Load Type = JDBC

The SQL query used to retrieve data from the JDBC data source. The data returned from this query must contain attribute data exactly matching its equivalent in the MBO to be loaded. The match is case sensitive.

Object Attributes Frame

The Object Attributes frame contains the attributes of the MBO entered in the MBO Name attribute. The Object Attributes frame of the Data Loader tab contains the following attributes.

Attribute Name - Read Only

The name of the MBO attribute. 8 IBM Maximo Data Loader: Users Guide

Select Action MenuIs Primary Key? - Read Only

If selected, this attribute is part of the MBOs primary key.

Update? - Optional

If selected, this attribute is updated when the Load Manner is set to UPDATE, UPDATEINSERT or INSERTUPATE.

Order - Optional

The order the attribute is set in the MBO. The value must be unique within this configuration.

If the attribute order is not defined, the MBO attributes are loaded in the order defined in Database Configuration.

Some MBO attribute validations expect other attributes to be set. For example, when checking that an end date is after the start date, the start date must be set before the end date.

If the attribute order in Load Configuration is incorrect then the MBO will not successfully load. The order must be determined by reviewing and replicating the order data is entered through Maximo applications.

Default - Optional

When no value is provided from the input data for this attribute, the value defined here applies to all records loaded.

Export? - Optional

If selected, this attribute is exported.

Export QBE - Optional

The QBE applied to the attribute for export.

Select Action Menu

Perform Data Load Option

The Perform Data Load option under the Select Action menu is used to load data into the Maximo database.

The progress of the load displays in the View status dialog box.Data Loader Application 9

Select Action MenuThe View status dialog box has the following attributes.

Revision ID - Read Only

The number of times this load configuration record has been executed, including simulations.

Record Count - Read Only

The number of records loaded at the time of the dialog box refresh.

% Comp - Read Only

Percent of the load completed.

Line Number - Read Only

The count of the records processed in the current load file. Rows are not necessarily loaded in the exact order they appear in the input source due to parallel loading within IBM Maximo Data Loader.

Status - Read Only

Indicates if the input file row loaded successfully or had an error.

Time stamp - Read Only

The date and time the record was processed in the current load file.

The View status dialog box has the following buttons.

Refresh

Displays the records processed and the percent complete. You can use this button multiple times during the load.10 IBM Maximo Data Loader: Users Guide

Select Action MenuCancel

Stops the load after the current queue is processed. Records queued on the application server are not cancelled; only records not yet queued to be processed are cancelled. Use the View History option to see the number of records that were processed.

Close

Closes the dialog box.

Simulation Load

To run a load process without updating the database, make sure the Simulation? check box is selected in the Load Details frame of the Data Loader tab. You can check for errors before the data is actually loaded into the database. Error and log files are written to the file specified in the Log Directory attribute.

NOTE Not all errors are identified during a simulation load. Some validations are not performed until the data is committed to the database.

Actual Data Load

To run a load process to update the database, make sure the Simulation? check box is not selected in the Load Details frame of the Data Loader tab. If you are running a load that inserts records, check the row count of the appropriate database table before you run the load so you can compare the row count after the load. The difference in the row count should match the number of successfully loaded rows as reported in the log file.

Error and log files are written to the file specified in the Log Directory attribute.

View History Option

The View History option under the Select Action menu is used to view details of all data loads done using the current load configuration.

The View Status dialog box contains the following attributes.

Load Name - Read Only

The name of the load configuration record.Data Loader Application 11

Select Action MenuRevision - Read Only

The load number of this load configuration record.

Date - Read Only

The date and time the load started.

Loaded by - Read Only

The Maximo user that performed the load.

Loaded - Read Only

The number of records that loaded successfully.

Failed - Read Only

The number of records that failed to load.

Log File - Read Only

The name of the log file created for the load.

Error File - Read Only

The name of the error file created for the load.

Export Data Option

The Export Data option under the Select Action menu is used to export data from the MBO. When you select this option, the export starts.

You must supply an export file in the Export File Name attribute in the Load Details frame on the Data Loader tab.

When the export is complete, a message displays indicating the number of records exported.12 IBM Maximo Data Loader: Users Guide

xThe JDBC Configuration application is where you configure a JDBC connection to an external data source.

There are two tabs in the JDBC Configuration application. The first tab is the standard list tab. The second tab is the JDBC Configuration tab where you create JDBC configuration records

JDBC Configuration Tab

Top Frame

The top frame of the JDBC Configuration tab contains the following attributes.

JDBC ConfigName - Required

The unique name of the JDBC configuration record.

Description - Optional

The description of the JDBC configuration record.

JDBC Username - Required

The user name to establish the connection to the JDBC data source. The value must be a valid user ID that can connect to the database.

JDBC Password - Required

The password for the JDBC Username value.

JDBC Details Frame

The JDBC Details frame contains the JDBC connection information. The current JDBC connection values for your Maximo installation is in the maximo.properties file in the /applications/maximo/properties folder.

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Select Action MenuThe JDBC Details frame of the JDBC Configuration tab contains the following attributes.

JDBC Driver - Required

The class name of the JDBC driver used for the connection to the JDBC data source.

Connection URL - Optional

The address used to connect to the JDBC data source. The format is ::.

Example

For Oracle 9i, the URL might be jdbc:oracle:thin:@hostname:1521:maximo

Select Action Menu

Test JDBC Configuration Option

The Test JDBC Configuration option under the Select Action menu is used to test the JDBC configuration.

Before you save the JDBC Configuration record, select this option. An attempt is made to connect to the remote data source using the parameters of the configuration record. If a connection is established, you receive the following dialog box.

If the connection is not established, a message displays describing the error. After you fix the error, save the JDBC configuration record.

The test can be done for saved records. Be aware that if a JDBC configuration has an error, there is nothing to stop a user from using it for a JDBC load.14 IBM Maximo Data Loader: Users Guide

xYou can run data loads through the cron task feature in Maximo. The IBM Maximo Data Loader installation creates a cron task record in the Cron Task Setup application. You can schedule as many data loads as you want.

The Cron Task Setup application is under the Configuration module. Search for the cron task record called MDL.

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Cron Task TabAdding Cron Task Instance

You must add a new cron task instance to the MDL cron task record for each data load you want to schedule.

Cron Task Instances Details Frame

The Cron Task Instances Details frame of the Cron Task tab contains the following attributes.

Cron Task Instance Name - Required

The unique name of the cron task instance.

Description - Optional

The description of the cron task instance.

Schedule - Required

The frequency or time the instance runs. Click Set Schedule to display the Select Schedule or Time Interval dialog box.

Refer to the IBM Maximo Users Guide for details on setting schedules.

Run as User - Required

The Maximo user to run this cron task instance. The default is MAXADMIN. Click Select Value to display a list of valid values.16 IBM Maximo Data Loader: Users Guide

Cron Task TabActive? - Optional

If selected, the instance is active.

Last Run Timestamp - Read Only

The date and time this instance was run.

Cron Task Parameters Frame

The Cron Task Parameters frame of the Cron Task Setup tab contains the following attributes.

Parameter - Read Only

The default is LOADNAME for the MDL record.

Value - Required

Type the name of the data load configuration record to be run by this cron task instance.

Description - Read Only

The default is The name of the data load task that will be launched.Cron Task 17

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xDelimited Text File

The delimited text file must meet the following requirements.

T The delimited text file must contain a single header row with the MBO attributes and at least one row of data in the same order as the header row attributes. Each data row corresponds to a database table row.

T The first line in the text file must contain the MBO attribute names in uppercase and must match the MBO attribute names exactly.

T All attributes in a row, including the header must be delimited by the same character.

T An attribute can contain the delimiter character if it is enclosed using a pair of double quotation marks. IBM Maximo Data Loader uses standard CSV conventions when translating the delimiter character in the load string.

T White spaces do not have to be removed from the input data as long as the Trim Whitespace? check box is selected before running the load.

Example Delimited Text File Rows

The following line shows the first line of a delimited text file.

COMPANY,NAME,TYPE,ADDRESS1

The following lines show data lines for the COMPANIES MBO. The data must contain the data values in the order specified in the first line and the must be separated by the same delimiter. Each row in the file represents one row of data and will be stored in one database row.

RSL ,Reflective ,V ,Coppergate House

IBM ,IBM Corporation,C ,Brook House

The data does not need to be aligned within the file. The following lines would also be correct.

RSL,Reflective,V,Coppergate House

IBM,IBM Corporation,C,Brook House

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JDBC Data SourceLong Descriptions

To load long description fields, the input file field name must be in the following format.

_longdescription

Example

ADDRESS1_longdescription

JDBC Data Source

JDBC data sources are loaded using a SQL statement that retrieves the required data. The attribute names of the SQL results must contain the MBO attribute names in uppercase and must match the MBO attribute names exactly.

The SQL statement has a maximum length of 1000 characters. If you are not able to write a statement within the character parameter, you can extract the data to a delimited text file, edit the file, and load the data from the text file.

Example SQL Statement

The following statement loads the COMPANIES MBO.

SELECT CO AS COMPANY1, CONAME AS NAME, V AS TYPE, ADDR1 AS ADDRESS1 FROM ;20 IBM Maximo Data Loader: Users Guide

xError and log files are created at the end of every data load. The files are written to the folder specified in the Log Directory attribute on the Data Loader tab.

Each line of the error file has the input data plus the data loader error appended as an extra attribute. This attribute is called MDL_ERROR. The MDL_ERROR attribute contains the actual error reported by Maximo.

You can correct the errors in the error file and rerun the load configuration using the error file instead of the original data source. IBM Maximo Data Loader ignores the MDL_ERROR information so you do not need to remove that information. However, any attributes in the error file that are not part of the MBO being loaded will produce the 'Cannot Insert' error.

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