What is the first step in adding a new object or attribute in Maximo Manage?

Question

Options

• AModify the database schema directly.
• BUse the Database Configuration application.
• CEdit the maximo.properties file.
• DUpdate the application XML file.

• A
  10% (6)
• B
  82% (50)
• C
  3% (2)
• D
  5% (3)

Explanation

Using the Database Configuration application is the correct first step because Maximo Manage enforces all schema changes through its own managed layer - this ensures the changes are tracked, validated, and properly propagated to the underlying database without breaking the platform's metadata integrity.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A - Directly modifying the database schema bypasses Maximo's metadata layer, which can corrupt the system or cause objects to be unknown to the application.
• C - maximo.properties controls system configuration parameters (like database connection strings), not object/attribute definitions.
• D - Application XML files define UI presentation, not the underlying data model; you'd only touch these after the database object exists.

Memory tip: Think "Database Configuration before database changes" - Maximo acts as a gatekeeper, so you always go through the application, never around it. If the app doesn't know about it, Maximo doesn't either.

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