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Workload Automation

Enhancement for Secure Transport plugin: option to receive no error if there are no files to pull

Imagine the following scenario: We need to regularly check, every X minutes throughout the day, if a file is available on an external partner's SFTP. When a file is available, we must download it immediately, with a maximum delay of 5 minutes. To ...
about 1 month ago in Workload Automation Submitted

Functionality to export,edit,import IWS Database Objects in Excel (or some other form of spreadsheets)

This is an idea to add a functionality to export/import IWS Database Objects to/from IWS DB. Many IWS customers are requesting a functionality to export IWS Database Objects to a spreadsheet, edit them, then bulk import the objects back to IWS DB....
5 months ago in Workload Automation Not under consideration

to make maxRetries & retryDelay settings configurable in the ADF plugin

to make maxRetries & retryDelay settings configurable in the ADF plugin
14 days ago in Workload Automation Submitted

Include Memory Utilization as additional option in Dynamic Pool requirements and enable multiple requirements selection

Dynamic pools does not have option to choose Dynamic Agents based on memory utilization, though memory is also being monitored on the server where the Dynamic agent runs. The workstation definition just has workload balance, CPU utilization, and l...
about 2 months ago in Workload Automation Submitted

Job statistics page missing from DWC post 10.2.6 upgrade

We have large user community with Read only access to the scheduler. The jobs statistic page is one of the frequently used feature that has been removed with 10.2.6 upgrade. we would like to have that page to be added back into the Workload Design...
3 months ago in Workload Automation Future consideration

Support for multiple database hosts for Docker Compose deployments

In the Docker Compose setup for IBM Workload Automation (TWS and DWC), the DB_HOSTNAME variable accepts only one host. We have a database with a primary and backup host for failover, and in non-container setups (e.g., CLIConfig.properties), multip...
5 months ago in Workload Automation Not under consideration

SAP Jobs Not Showing RealTime Logs

Currently, SAP jobs display only an “Executing” message in the job log while they are running. However, we are unable to see which step has been completed or which step is scheduled to run next. The detailed status becomes visible only after the j...
14 days ago in Workload Automation Submitted

Request for Enhancement: Prevent Multiple Master Roles in IWS

In IWS automatic failover configurations, after a failure and subsequent recovery, there is a possibility that multiple MDM/BKM instances with master roles may run simultaneously (split brain). In evaluation environment, this situation caused a ba...
4 months ago in Workload Automation Functionality already exists

Add an "Show All" option for items per page in Workload Designer list views.

Why is it useful? In the current Workload Designer, the list view limits users to a maximum of 250 items per page, with no option to show all items at once. As shown in the attached screenshot, users must manually click through multiple pages when...
about 1 month ago in Workload Automation Submitted

Restore advanced search capabilities in Workload Designer to match previous "Manage Workload Definitions" functionality.

Why is it useful? The current Workload Designer search functionality has regressed compared to the previous "Manage Workload Definitions" interface. Users now face two major limitations: Workstation Name search – Previously, users could directly s...
about 1 month ago in Workload Automation Submitted