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PeopleSoft / PeopleTools plugin / job type available from Automation Hub

The creation of a PeopleSoft / PeopleTools specific job type would help with schedulers ensuring accuracy creating job definitions, especially those using the DWC. At this time, a specific syntax needs to be followed in order for a PeopleSoft job ...
about 1 month ago in Workload Automation Future consideration

Allow EDIT of a "shared DASHBOARD" to the DWC ADMIN Group

We are using standard DWC Dashboards that a "USER001" from the ADMIN group , inlcudes me has defined SHARED operational Dashboards, that are in USE every day be EVERY Operation colleague. However IF i wanted to change the standard "shared" Operati...
about 2 months ago in Workload Automation Future consideration

Introduce Command Throttling / Rate Limiting for User Commands in TWS

Business Requirement We would like IBM to consider introducing a configurable command throttling or rate-limiting capability for user commands executed against the TWS Master Domain Manager. Current Challenge At present, users can submit a large n...
2 months ago in Workload Automation Future consideration

Generate an IWS Network Topology from the DWC

We have a very large IWS environment (over 700 workstations, 64 domains). It would be extremely beneficial for us if we could automatically generate a visual topology of our IWS network. Ideally, this would help show the domains and domain manager...
3 months ago in Workload Automation Future consideration

Integrating Azure's ManagedIdentityCredential into the "Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage plug-in" authentication flow

Our InfoSec policy restricting the use of Client Secrets and the operational constraints preventing you from modifying your existing Managed Identity configuration. Because the Workload Automation Azure Storage plugin currently only supports stand...
3 months ago in Workload Automation Future consideration

Cross-Object Dependency Search / Database Cross-Reference

Suggested Functionality: Cross-Object Dependency Search / Database Cross-ReferenceIntroduce a cross-reference search capability that allows users to query an object (by exact name or wildcard) and return: All matching objectsAll related objects th...
4 months ago in Workload Automation Future consideration

Description of the workstations viewable from anywhere other than just "List Workstation" view

We utilise Dynamic pools that submit jobs to available resources (Actual workstations) within that dynamic pool, when a worksation that is a resource of a dynamic pool goes down OPS often check what batch is scheduled against that workstation, oft...
4 months ago in Workload Automation Future consideration

File watcher job that can monitor cloud storage like Azure blobs and S3 buckets

We have manu business teams migrating from traditional file stores using DFS / SMB to Azure blobs and AWS S3 buckets. They would still like the ability to run jobs based on file creation or other events in these new storage types.
4 months ago in Workload Automation Future consideration

Greater visibility of AT times in the DWC

The integration of AT times as an explicit, visual dependency within the Dynamic Workload Console (DWC) would bridge a critical gap between time-based scheduling and dependency logic. Currently, an At time often acts as a silent gatekeeper; a job ...
4 months ago in Workload Automation Future consideration

Easier view of "Carry Forward" jobs from the previous Plan

Integrating a Carried Forward indicator directly into the Monitor Job Streams and Orchestration Monitor views would fundamentally transform how operators manage day-to-day plan transitions. Currently, identifying job streams that failed to complet...
4 months ago in Workload Automation Future consideration