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Workload Automation

I want to use success output condition for every job possible - currently it works well only if job log is small.

I want to use success output condition for every job possible - currently it works well only if job log is small. There is no information about that in documentation however and it caused a big delay issue in development on my project. We had to r...
3 months ago in Workload Automation Under review

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 Under review

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 Under review

Fix incorrect display of cancel status on rerun jobs when the original job is cancelled.

Why is it useful? There is a display logic error in Monitor Workload when handling cancelled jobs that have reruns. Currently, if a job has multiple reruns (e.g., one original job + two reruns), and the user cancels the original job, the cancel st...
about 1 month ago in Workload Automation Under review

Change the CIT Scanner installation path of the Agent on Windows machines

My customer has correctly installed an Agent 9.5.0.7 on a Windows 2016/2019 machine. After receiving error notifications for unavailable resource, they realized that the Scanner installed for the Agent had been deleted. Deepening the problem they ...
10 months ago in Workload Automation Under review

DWC should fully support IBM DB2 databases at database jobs for stored procedures

At the moment the (documented) functionality at database jobs for stored procedures seems to be limited to four data types (DATE, DECIMAL, INTEGER, VARCHAR) according to the last (and only) available documentation about from version 9.3.0 (Databas...
7 months ago in Workload Automation Under review

Environment variable to indicate if a job is a RERUN

It would be very useful if when a job runs, there was an environment variable that indicated whether the job is a RERUN or not. Maybe, set a UNISON_RERUN to 0 on the initial run and then increment it for each successive RERUN of the job instance. ...
8 months ago in Workload Automation Under review

Add clear visual indication of the current object type being viewed or searched in Workload Designer.

Why is it useful? In the current Workload Designer interface, there is no clear indicator showing which object type (e.g., Job, Job Stream, Workstation, Variable table, etc.) the user is currently viewing or searching. As shown in the attached scr...
about 1 month ago in Workload Automation Under review

Add a user preference to default "Show all rerun instances" in Monitor Workload queries.

Why is it useful? Currently, when users query jobs in Monitor Workload, they must manually select the "Show all rerun instances" option each time. This repetitive action reduces efficiency, especially for users who frequently need to view full rer...
about 1 month ago in Workload Automation Under review

Enhance Workload Designer to support variable filtering and full inline display of long variable values without requiring hover.

Why is it useful? Currently, Workload Designer lacks the ability to filter variables, making it difficult to locate specific variables in complex environments. Additionally, long variable values are truncated and only viewable via hover, which red...
about 1 month ago in Workload Automation Under review