Increased flexibility of integrating with external applications reduces the amount of configuration tasks that are required. In addition, support for integration messages is expanded and improved.
Use the REST API to integrate external applications with process
automation engine applications. The REST API exposes business objects
and integration object structures as REST resources. The REST API
can provide resource data in either XML or JavaScript Object Notation
(JSON) format. External applications can use the REST API to query
and update application data. 
Learn more about
using the REST API
Messages that are written to a queue by the integration framework
are in byte format by default. You can now use the External Systems
application to support messages in text format. Learn more about
messages in text format
Enable exporting and importing of data from any application, so
that you can manage application data outside of the application, for
example, by using a spreadsheet. XML and flat file formats are supported. Learn more about
managing application data outside of the application
Configure events from a child object of an object structure to
propagate to the parent object to create an outbound integration message. Learn more about
creating outbound integration messages
Configure the processing of integration messages to follow the
authorization configuration that is established for an application
and user group. For example, loading asset data through the integration
framework can follow the same authorization rules that are configured
for the Assets application. Learn more about
configuring integration messages to follow authorization configuration
Deployment of web services is expanded to support the use of the
application server container. Using the application server container
allows the implementation of web service policies, such as WS Addressing,
and WS Security. Learn more about deploying
web services by using the application server.
Integration support is provided for bidirectional languages such
as Arabic. You can specify the bidirectional language format that
is used by an external system. Learn more about
support for bidirectional languages
With the new OSLC Resources application, you can configure Maximo
Asset Management as an OSLC provider. Also, OSLC consumer capabilities
are enhanced to support a third type of interaction that is called
a query interaction. Learn more about
the new OSLC Resources application
You can configure Maximo® Asset Management as
an OSLC provider by using the OSLC Resources application. An external
OSLC consumer application, such as Rational Team Concert™, can
query, create, update, or delete Maximo Asset Management resources,
such as work orders. Learn more about
configuring Maximo Asset Management as and OSLC provider
The OSLC consumer capabilities that were added in Maximo Asset
Management 7.5.0.3 are further enhanced in version 7.5.0.5. You can
design a query interaction to enable users to run a query in an application
and retrieve resource data from a provider. Learn more about
the enhancement to OSLC consumer capabilities