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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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GUI for creating key-value pairs for custom information

System: IBM Tivoli Network Manager Actor: User needs to create key-value pairs in custom data tags. Description: Having a GUI to create these tags, upload the contents, and manage the data and data values would greatly increase the effectiveness o...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Functionality already exists

Custom URL builder GUI or CLI command

The support documentation for ITNM suggests that various components have a URL that can be used by external systems to link directly into ITNM network hop and other utilities. However, the documentation is misleading or incorrect. Regardless, like...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

Create poll definitions against SNMP tables

System: IBM Tivoli Network Manager Actor: User needs to create a poll definition to test SNMP tables for values on device components such as multiple power supplies. Description: Creating poll definitions to test device components on a chassis whe...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

GUI for poll definition and policy testing example results

System: IBM Tivoli Network Manager Actor: Need a feature that will allow the user to select a poll definition and policy, execute a mock poll, and display the results to determine how many devices, which devices, and the overall effect this would ...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

Feature to specify Hold Time

The current hold feature does not allow releasing the hold after a period of time. Requirement is for a feature to put a job on hold for a particular period of time.
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Need for a loop function in device scripts

There is currently no method for performing a group of actions repeatedly in a device script ie. 01=do something02=if=this happens03=send=sometext04=goto 0105=endif06=do something else
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 2 Not under consideration

Multi-Tenacy and RBAC control in Topology Library

Add functionality to enhance Roles Based Access Control (RBAC) in Map Libraries. User should only see their login and not all logins.
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

REST API to set device login credentials into ServiceTemplate

Need similar REST API to support this EJB function. NativeCommandSetCommand.setCommandAuthentication(userName, password, enPassword, useOnlyDynaAuth);
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

DWC - Operator acknowledgement of jobs in error for ease of managing multiple controllers

DWC - Operator acknowledgement of jobs in error for ease of managing multiple controllers.
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Add the ability to view z/OS Current Plan numbers in the DWC

Add the ability to view z/OS Current Plan numbers in the DWC.
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration