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All learning series · Transition guide · Part 1

Anywhere to Mobile transition

Inventory existing field processes and validate their replacement explicitly.

Before you start

Transition-only lesson. Anywhere is not presented as available on MAS 9.x. Maximo learning content starts at 7.6.1.3.

  • An inventory of the existing Anywhere applications and a target Mobile training environment.
  • Representative technician tasks and expected offline behavior.

IBM sources + Assetize exercise · Not lab-verified

01 · Basics — Understand the building blocks

IBM states that Anywhere is available only through MAS 8.8 and is not available in MAS 8.9. This lesson is a transition assessment, not an Anywhere installation guide for current MAS.

Moving a mobile process involves forms, data selection, offline behavior and synchronization, not only replacing the client application.

Topics in this series

  • Current field-process inventory
  • Target capability mapping
  • Configuration changes
  • Online/offline parity
  • Rollout and reconciliation

02 · Configuration — Work through the setup

Use a training environment and match the actions to the IBM guide for your installed build.

  1. List the existing screens, custom fields, actions, scripts and integration dependencies.
  2. For each task, identify the supported target Mobile capability or a documented gap.
  3. Prepare a target test record with the required reference data.
  4. Execute the same business task online and offline in the target client.
  5. Compare server results, errors and recovery with the requirement before accepting parity.

03 · Practical example

Fictional teaching example

A fictional technician needs inspection answers, a material issue and a photo before completing work. All three outcomes must be verified; a similar-looking target form is insufficient.

04 · Practice and verify

Build a task-by-task transition matrix with target route, configuration, observed result and unresolved gap.

Expected result

Every required field task has demonstrated target behavior or a clearly recorded gap and owner.

Common mistakes

  • Assuming old mobile customizations transfer unchanged.
  • Publishing Anywhere as a current MAS add-on.

05 · Advanced concepts

Plan device rollout, pending transaction handling and rollback/recovery for the field process. Reconcile all queued work before retiring a client.

IBM references

Product explanations link to IBM sources. Scenarios and exercises are original Assetize guidance, not claims of executed lab procedures. Reviewed 2026-10-01.

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