The "My Schedule" application in TECHMOBILE includes a dropdown list that mobile users rely on to choose which query should be executed to retrieve the Work Order list from Maximo/MAS Manage.
However, there's a limitation: the selected option resets to the default value ("Assigned work") whenever the user closes the app and reopens it. This behavior can be frustrating for users who frequently work with a specific query.
To address this, I'm sharing a simple customization (suggested by IBM) that allows TECHMOBILE to remember the last selected dropdown option for each user.

Please note: The last selected option is stored in local storage and if the user reinstalls aplication, or performs a "Reset App" action from the Settings section, the stored selection will be lost.

Use Case:

1.The user logs into the mobile application and navigates to the My Schedule app.

2.The user selects a specific option from the dropdown list, for example, "My work order".

3.The user closes the application and later logs in again.

4.Instead of reverting to the out-of-the-box "Assigned work" default, the dropdown now displays the option selected in step #2 "My work order".

Customisation:

1. /TECHMOBILE/src/AppCustomizations.js

import SchedulePageController from "./SchedulePageController.js";class AppCustomizations { applicationInitialized(page, app) {   this.page = page;   this.app = app; } async pageInitialized(page, app) {    this.page = page;    this.app = app;    if(page && page.name === 'schedule') {        let persistentDropdownVal = localStorage.getItem("cMyLastSelectedDropdown");        if(persistentDropdownVal) {            this.page.state.selectedDS = persistentDropdownVal;            this.app.state.selectedWoListDs = persistentDropdownVal;        }    } } async changeDropdownSelection(evt) {    let schedulePageController = this.page.findController(        (c) =>  {            if (c instanceof SchedulePageController) {                return true;            }        }    );    if(schedulePageController) {        localStorage.setItem("cMyLastSelectedDropdown", evt.selectedItem.id);        await schedulePageController.loadWOListData(evt);    } }}export default AppCustomizations;

2. /TECHMOBILE/src/app.xml (replace on-change="loadWOListData" to custom one on-change="changeDropdownSelection")

(...)<dropdown  slot="dropdown"  background-color="white"  selected-item="{page.state.selectedDS}"  id="rzvz4"  on-change="changeDropdownSelection"  hide-unselected-placeholder="true">(...)

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Bartosz Marchewka
IBM Maximo Consultant
AFRY
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Nice one Bartosz! 

It can save end users some trouble.
Just one note, to be more general - without your adjustment the state of the select drop-down gets always reset to whichever maximo-applcation/pages/page/maximo-datasource/maximo-datasource-override tag is set as default="true".

Thanks for sharing!

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Andrzej Więcław
Maximo Technical SME
ZNAPZ B.V.
Wrocław, Poland

Original Message:
Sent: Fri October 31, 2025 10:34 AM
From: Bartosz Marchewka
Subject: MAS Mobile - Enhancing the "My Schedule" [TECHMOBILE] app to remember last selected option from dropdown query list.

The "My Schedule" application in TECHMOBILE includes a dropdown list that mobile users rely on to choose which query should be executed to retrieve the Work Order list from Maximo/MAS Manage.
However, there's a limitation: the selected option resets to the default value ("Assigned work") whenever the user closes the app and reopens it. This behavior can be frustrating for users who frequently work with a specific query.
To address this, I'm sharing a simple customization (suggested by IBM) that allows TECHMOBILE to remember the last selected dropdown option for each user.

Please note: The last selected option is stored in local storage and if the user reinstalls aplication, or performs a "Reset App" action from the Settings section, the stored selection will be lost.

Use Case:

1.The user logs into the mobile application and navigates to the My Schedule app.

2.The user selects a specific option from the dropdown list, for example, "My work order".

3.The user closes the application and later logs in again.

4.Instead of reverting to the out-of-the-box "Assigned work" default, the dropdown now displays the option selected in step #2 "My work order".

Customisation:

1. /TECHMOBILE/src/AppCustomizations.js

import SchedulePageController from "./SchedulePageController.js";class AppCustomizations { applicationInitialized(page, app) {   this.page = page;   this.app = app; } async pageInitialized(page, app) {    this.page = page;    this.app = app;    if(page && page.name === 'schedule') {        let persistentDropdownVal = localStorage.getItem("cMyLastSelectedDropdown");        if(persistentDropdownVal) {            this.page.state.selectedDS = persistentDropdownVal;            this.app.state.selectedWoListDs = persistentDropdownVal;        }    } } async changeDropdownSelection(evt) {    let schedulePageController = this.page.findController(        (c) =>  {            if (c instanceof SchedulePageController) {                return true;            }        }    );    if(schedulePageController) {        localStorage.setItem("cMyLastSelectedDropdown", evt.selectedItem.id);        await schedulePageController.loadWOListData(evt);    } }}export default AppCustomizations;

2. /TECHMOBILE/src/app.xml (replace on-change="loadWOListData" to custom one on-change="changeDropdownSelection")

(...)<dropdown  slot="dropdown"  background-color="white"  selected-item="{page.state.selectedDS}"  id="rzvz4"  on-change="changeDropdownSelection"  hide-unselected-placeholder="true">(...)

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Bartosz Marchewka
IBM Maximo Consultant
AFRY
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The "My Schedule" application in TECHMOBILE includes a dropdown list that mobile users rely on to choose which query should be executed to retrieve the Work Order list from Maximo/MAS Manage.
However, there's a limitation: the selected option resets to the default value ("Assigned work") whenever the user closes the app and reopens it. This behavior can be frustrating for users who frequently work with a specific query.
To address this, I'm sharing a simple customization (suggested by IBM) that allows TECHMOBILE to remember the last selected dropdown option for each user.

Please note: The last selected option is stored in local storage and if the user reinstalls aplication, or performs a "Reset App" action from the Settings section, the stored selection will be lost.

Use Case:

1.The user logs into the mobile application and navigates to the My Schedule app.

2.The user selects a specific option from the dropdown list, for example, "My work order".

3.The user closes the application and later logs in again.

4.Instead of reverting to the out-of-the-box "Assigned work" default, the dropdown now displays the option selected in step #2 "My work order".

Customisation:

1. /TECHMOBILE/src/AppCustomizations.js

import SchedulePageController from "./SchedulePageController.js";class AppCustomizations { applicationInitialized(page, app) {   this.page = page;   this.app = app; } async pageInitialized(page, app) {    this.page = page;    this.app = app;    if(page && page.name === 'schedule') {        let persistentDropdownVal = localStorage.getItem("cMyLastSelectedDropdown");        if(persistentDropdownVal) {            this.page.state.selectedDS = persistentDropdownVal;            this.app.state.selectedWoListDs = persistentDropdownVal;        }    } } async changeDropdownSelection(evt) {    let schedulePageController = this.page.findController(        (c) =>  {            if (c instanceof SchedulePageController) {                return true;            }        }    );    if(schedulePageController) {        localStorage.setItem("cMyLastSelectedDropdown", evt.selectedItem.id);        await schedulePageController.loadWOListData(evt);    } }}export default AppCustomizations;

2. /TECHMOBILE/src/app.xml (replace on-change="loadWOListData" to custom one on-change="changeDropdownSelection")

(...)<dropdown  slot="dropdown"  background-color="white"  selected-item="{page.state.selectedDS}"  id="rzvz4"  on-change="changeDropdownSelection"  hide-unselected-placeholder="true">(...)

Nice one Bartosz, but ideally it would be in the product for user to define a default, so I raised the IBM Idea - https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/MASMOBILE-I-793

Technician (RBA) - User should be able to define their default query which is used each time they log in to the app.

The "My Schedule" application in TECHMOBILE includes a dropdown list that mobile users rely on to choose which query should be executed to retrieve the Work Order list from Maximo/MAS Manage.
However, there's a limitation: the selected option resets to the default value ("Assigned work") whenever the user closes the app and reopens it. This behavior can be frustrating for users who frequently work with a specific query.
To address this, I'm sharing a simple customization (suggested by IBM) that allows TECHMOBILE to remember the last selected dropdown option for each user.

Please note: The last selected option is stored in local storage and if the user reinstalls aplication, or performs a "Reset App" action from the Settings section, the stored selection will be lost.

Use Case:

1.The user logs into the mobile application and navigates to the My Schedule app.

2.The user selects a specific option from the dropdown list, for example, "My work order".

3.The user closes the application and later logs in again.

4.Instead of reverting to the out-of-the-box "Assigned work" default, the dropdown now displays the option selected in step #2 "My work order".

Customisation:

1. /TECHMOBILE/src/AppCustomizations.js

import SchedulePageController from "./SchedulePageController.js";class AppCustomizations { applicationInitialized(page, app) {   this.page = page;   this.app = app; } async pageInitialized(page, app) {    this.page = page;    this.app = app;    if(page && page.name === 'schedule') {        let persistentDropdownVal = localStorage.getItem("cMyLastSelectedDropdown");        if(persistentDropdownVal) {            this.page.state.selectedDS = persistentDropdownVal;            this.app.state.selectedWoListDs = persistentDropdownVal;        }    } } async changeDropdownSelection(evt) {    let schedulePageController = this.page.findController(        (c) =>  {            if (c instanceof SchedulePageController) {                return true;            }        }    );    if(schedulePageController) {        localStorage.setItem("cMyLastSelectedDropdown", evt.selectedItem.id);        await schedulePageController.loadWOListData(evt);    } }}export default AppCustomizations;

2. /TECHMOBILE/src/app.xml (replace on-change="loadWOListData" to custom one on-change="changeDropdownSelection")

(...)<dropdown  slot="dropdown"  background-color="white"  selected-item="{page.state.selectedDS}"  id="rzvz4"  on-change="changeDropdownSelection"  hide-unselected-placeholder="true">(...)