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PINNED Configure maintenance flyouts
User interface settings include the option “Show maintenance notes”. How can I as onprem-backend administrator configure and switch on such flyouts to inform my users about upcoming maintenance?

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REST API to bring Filebased device into Managed

Requesting ITNCM REST API like 'IMPORTFROMDEFAULTFILE' that will automatically create a file with targeted NetworkResource name and dummy content at the path specified in FTP GR . And import that file to bring the Filebased Staged NetworkResource ...
about 6 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

Increase ServiceTemplate client parameter value length

Allow ServiceTemplate to set parameter value of length to maximum allowed characters for VARCHAR2 in oracle
about 6 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

IWS / IWA improved monitoring integration

The existing IWS monitoring agent communication with the related IWS Controller in some circumnstances can lose event forwarding. The customer is expecting a more robust connection to prevent that it can lost event.
about 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

TDWC Dashboard Option to Ignore Workstation Offline Alert

in the dashboard for TDWC, anytime a workstation goes offline, a notification is flashed. Asking for an option to ignore a workstation if it goes offline for times when there may be scheduled maintenance or maybe an lpar is shutdown without notifi...
about 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Use a variable table associated to a jobsstream workstation when the jobs workstation is different

I want to use a variable table associated to a jobsstream workstation when the jobs workstation is different from Jobsstream workstation.I want to use both variable tables.
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Matching LocalNodeAlias and Node to process OMNIbus events in ITNM

I have events that arrive from different managers to OMNIbus and are associated with discovered devices, just because they match in the IP that is in LocalNodeAlias
over 6 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 1 Future consideration

IBM Workload Scheduler integration with ElasticSearch (ELK) for logging

The customer CaixaBank is using IBM Workload Scheduler for Distributed to schedule in several systems. There is also an ongoing project of centralize all logs, from all those systems into a central ElasticSearch repository. It provides benefits li...
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

TWS is very sensitive to the point that even a small increase in SAN disk I/O wait, delays job execution

Constant read/write of data by TWS into .msg queues makes TWS very sensitive, even a small increase of 8-10 msecs in disk I/O wait time starts queueing up messages in Intercom.msg and eventually delaying job execution.
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Support extended characters in user name of IBM Workload Scheduler product

Government of Alberta User Name standards include a dot "." in the user name. IWS Installer limits the User name can contain alphanumeric, dash (-), and underscore (_) characters. Requesting extension of this limitation to include other extended c...
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Enhancement in show differences function

User wants an option in show differences function to see only configuration which is different, other common configuration items should not be displayed.
over 6 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration