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Workload Automation

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Documented API twsd/plan/current/job/" + jobIdentifier + "/jobsuccessors/sublist/action/rerun

We use the twsd/plan/current/job/" + jobIdentifier + "/jobsuccessors/action/rerun which is well documented but we need alos to use the twsd/plan/current/job/" + jobIdentifier + "/jobsuccessors/sublist/action/rerun API which not documented. This AP...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

TWS Operator Comments Section for each job

While performing operations on jobs like say putting a job on hold, a section to capture operator comments is required. This helps when there are multiple shifts and handover of operations to next shift. By capturing the comments it helps operatio...
about 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Add Terraform Support for zCentric Agent and DWC

Simplify configuration and setup of Zcentric Agents and DWC on the Cloud
11 months ago in Workload Automation 2 Future consideration

Increase the Limitation on 16 Characters for the JobStream name

Increase the Limitation on 16 Characters for the JobStream name. I
almost 9 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration

if we add the job in expired stream while saving it should send / flash the warning message to operator.

It should flash a warning message in TDWC/CLI while saving the job in expired jobstream, There is high possibility to add a job inside an expired stream which will be happening globally on all TWS projects.
over 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

CLI should ensure useropts files are created with permission that prevent access by other users

A user's .TWS directory and useropts file are currently created by composer or conman based on a user's current umask setting. Many users are either not familiar with umask, are unaware of the relationship between umask setting the creation of .TW...
11 months ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Enable user impersonation in docker Zcentric agents for running the jobs under different application usernames.

For now, IWS have limitation on executing the jobs only under wauser in docker zCentric agents and per IBM documentation user impersonation is not feasible on docker agents. In a traditional TWS environment, user impersonation is possible. We are ...
almost 2 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

IWS subtasks statistics

We have seen several errors in stats of IWS, the length of counters is incorrect and for that the most significant digit is lost (when next number to 99999 is 0).We need at least 7 digits in partial counters an 8 digits in total ones, according wi...
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Gray out DWC options if user does not have access to IWS sec file

Manage workload definitions > Select engine > "Search job definition" > "Advanced" > "search for job name that dont have access, e.g. "Unau*" > "select all of them" > click edit
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Modify how DA launches a job to mimic how FTA launches the same job

FTA launches a job by first launching jobmanrc and then if LOCAL_RC_OK is set to true, it launches .jobmanrc in the logon user's home dir. In this process, it never sets the variable PATH. A DA launches a job by first launching taskLauncher.sh and...
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration