Optimizing schedules

Use the optimization models in IBM® Maximo® Optimizer to automate efficient decisions for planning, scheduling, and dispatching of resources for asset maintenance.

1. On the Dispatching dashboard, on the Schedules card, click the schedule that you want to optimize.
   The Graphical View tab for the schedule opens.
2. Click Actions and then click Optimize schedule.
   The Optimize schedule dialog opens.
3. In the Optimize schedule dialog, select and enter values for the scheduling rules that you want to use in the optimization process.
4. Click Optimize schedule.
5. The Optimize schedule page opens and has the PROCESSING label because the optimization process is still running. Watch the progress of the optimization process until the process completes, and the label changes to PROCESSED. Or you can take one of the following actions.
   • Click Run in background to return to the Dispatching dashboard.
   • Click Stop to stop the optimization process.
6. On the Optimize schedule page, look at the optimization results on the following cards.

   Status

   See the solve status and other solve and solution information.

   Alerts

   Lists the alerts that the optimization finds. Search, filter, sort, and page through alerts.

   Optimization summary

   Summary of resources with their available hours and load hours. Use the search, filter, sort, and pagination function to list a subset of the alerts.

7. Click Go to schedule to return to the schedule view.
8. To refresh the schedule or publish the schedule , click Actions and click one of the following options.
   • Select Refresh schedule to refresh the assignment data.
   • Select Publish schedule to commit the assignment data to the work records.
9. Click Dispatching Dashboard to return to the dashboard.
   You can see the PROCESSED optimization status for the schedule.