Maximo Health

01 · Basics — Understand the building blocks

Health uses scoring to help assess assets and locations. Score settings control how health, criticality and risk are calculated; these are related but distinct measures.

A scoring group establishes which records share a scoring approach. Data quality and calculation freshness are part of interpreting the result.

Topics in this series

• Health, criticality and risk
• Scoring groups
• Inputs and formulas
• Interpreting results
• Scoring dependencies and action

02 · Configuration — Work through the setup

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

1. Choose a small, comparable group of training assets and list available condition inputs.
2. In Score settings, inspect the score types and the group's calculation method.
3. Create or copy a training scoring group using the installed-version instructions; document the formula and input ranges.
4. Calculate or refresh the score through the supported action and record input timestamps.
5. Change a single training input and recompute. Compare the result with the formula by hand, including missing-input behavior.

03 · Practical example

Fictional teaching example

For teaching only, define a health score as 70% normalized condition plus 30% normalized inspection quality, both higher-is-better. Inputs 60 and 80 give 66. This is an illustrative formula, not an IBM default or a universal engineering model.

04 · Practice and verify

Build a three-asset score sheet with inputs, formula, expected score, observed score and refresh time. Include one asset with a missing input.

Expected result

The result agrees with the configured formula. A missing input is handled explicitly and does not silently become evidence of good condition.

Common mistakes

• Mixing a high-is-good condition scale with a high-is-bad risk scale.
• Comparing different asset classes using an unexplained common formula.

05 · Advanced concepts

Consider weighted measures, group hierarchies where supported, and how score changes become investigation or maintenance decisions. Validate dependencies before scheduling recalculation.

IBM references

• IBM documentation — Maximo Health

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