Calem Blogs

Editing a dropdown field may cause a dropdown list to open and close quickly in Calem Mobile. It is caused by iOS updates in iPads. There are options to address the issue. An updated release of Calem Mobile is available for release R2025h, or as a patch for now.  The update will be installed when upgrading to R2025h, or as a pat...

Inventory unit costs can be synced from ERP to Calem via APIs. For instance, every month inventory unit costs in Calem are updated by an ERP system through Calem APIs. An inventory item may be merged to another item (screenshot below) if it is a duplicate. In this case the unit cost sync will fail for a merged ite...

CapEx (capital expenditure) will be listed separately in the coming release of R2025g for PO/Budget KPI.  PO/Budget KPI is available at Dashboard | Inventory Tab - see this blog for more info.PO cost in CapEx and Non-CapEx is shown as stacked bars (screenshot below)List views shows the CapEx and On-CapEx cost separately (next sc...

Action menu has been added for permit steps in the coming release of R2025g (Sept. 2025), making it easier to complete permit steps ("Done", "N/A" and "Inspected"). For Calem Web, simply check steps performed, then, click "Done" or "Inspected" to complete in one go. For Calem Mobile, action menu placed in each step and can ...

My team part usage is available in the coming release of R2025g (Sept. 2025). The KPI shows the part/service usage in the work orders assigned to the team(s) of the login user. Menu: "My Team KPI" from "My Team WO" Tab in the WO Home page. Drill-down is available through the "List" menu into inventory transactions and work ...

A new notification event for work permits is available in the coming release of R2025g (Sept. 2025). Teams of environment, health and safety (EHS) may be configured as work permit monitors to receive emails when a work order with permits is approved or released. Menu: Organization | ACL Profiles | Monitor UserTeams or ...

Touch-Scroll is available in Calem Web Client in the coming release of R2025g (Sept. 2025), making it easier to use Calem Ajax Web Client in tablets (screenshot below). Additionally, the themes of Calem Web Client such as Dark Mode (next screenshot) is available in tablets. Here are the factors in selecting Calem Web C...

AI (artificial intelligence) brings exciting possibilities in enterprise asset management. For instance, it is possible to predict when assets will fail. Such a prediction may be based on learning from asset data in Calem including sensor readings, maintenance records, asset breakdowns, and asset attributes. Asset data in C...

Purchase performance KPIs are available in the coming release of R2025f (August 2025). They surface top price hikes and overspendings so outliers can be easily spotted. The metrics are calculated for all inventory so one can export the metrics for deep analysis.  1. Price Up Y/Y This KPI shows the increase of average prices (wei...

A new root node "Incidents" is introduced with pre-defined classes in the coming release of R2025f in August 2025. Incidents are organized by classes. Each incident class may have own set of attributes. For instance, an environmental incident records a chemical spilled (screenshot below); an injury incident includes the descript...

A new tab "Asset" is added in the inventory form in the coming release of R2025f (August 2025). There are two asset lists in the new tab showing where the part is required for maintenance. The first list is based on asset spare part requirement by asset. See this blog.The second list is based on asset spare part requirement by asset item. See this ...

The work order lifecycle will be updated to integrate with permits in the upcoming R2025f release (August 2025). A new stage "Permit" is added in the work order TaskView. Work orders with permits are to be parked in "Permit" tab after they are approved and waiting for permits. The new "Permit" tab can be made dynamic depending o...

Permit approval and status tracking are available in the coming release of R2025f (August 2025). This feature streamlines permit life-cycle management from approvals to status tracking. 1. Permit Approval Levels A permit approval matrix is introduced as an advanced approval rules engine. Menu: Organization | ACL Profiles | Permit Set...

A new feature is available in the coming release of R2025f (August 2025) for adding permit requirement when creating a work order. A new checkbox "Permit Required" is available to specify permit requirement (screenshot below).For instance, a production supervisor may create a work order and specify permit requirement for a machine involved.Once che...

The new KPI, Work orders open for 10+ days, is available in release R2025e (July 2025). It is a complete rework of the current KPI with better features. Menu path: Dashboard | Summary | WO Open for 10+ Days.Reporting date can be changed to show past three (3) weeks of data by a new reporting date.List drill-down is available.Multi-si...

The min/max weight scaling can be parameterized based on unit price, new min and max stock levels in the coming release of R2025e (July 2025). A rule for weight scaling can be scoped for min level only, max level only, or both.A rule may be parameterized by unit price, new min level, and new max level.A sequence is used to determine ...

Failed assets can be visualized in the map in the coming release of R2025e (July 2025). Failed assets are shown in red markers while healthy assets in blue markers (screenshot below). Asset Map is launched from Asset | Asset List. 1. Clusters of Markers Markers are clustered together for clarity by map scaling. A cluster marker is in red ...

A new bulk asset moving feature is available in release R2025e (July 2025). Simply filter the asset list first, check assets to to be moved, click More | Move Asset to launch the move process (screenshot below). Fill out the new location in the asset move screen (next screenshot), click "Save" to complete move. The process may stop if there ar...

A follow-up work order may be created for a work order in the coming release R2025e (July 2025). A new menu "Create Follow-Up WO" is available from work order form's More dropdown. TaskView: Execution and Review tab's More dropdown | Create Follow-Up WO DataView: More dropdown | Create Follow-Up WO A "Follow-Up" checkbox is available in work o...

A new feature is available in release R2025e (July 2025) to generate work orders on the 1st of the month. This feature is useful for PMs of monthly or every-X-month schedules. For instance, a PM is due by end of the month, and its PM work orders are generated on the 1st of the month (screenshot below). Ahead By is a ne...