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Workload Automation

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add a rm /tmp/rm$$ stanza in a rmstdlist command

because a rmstdlist command does not clean there temporary file.
about 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

In DWC, Provide Excel kind of filter option in monitor workload field results, add exclusion option in monitor workload --> Object type job --> Edit option , Enable dragging option in the monitor workload results to take action on bulk job instances

We need below features in DWC future release, Provide Excel kind of filter option in monitor workload field results. For example, in excel sheet using filter option, we can select or unselect the entries based on our requirement. Actually, we are ...
about 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

over-come event watcher limitation

Hello, Whenever file watcher event fires for the first time, relevant file should not be in server path, else IWA consider it as old file and fails to submit the job. through an IBM case we came to know that it is a limitation of IWA. Due to this ...
about 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Able to associate tags on scheduling objects

Able to add tags such as job owner, severity, queue name. Those tags would be usefull to filter out, send notifications, create incidents etc.
over 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Make "In Error Predecessors" column clickable/to drill through the jobs via Monitor Critical Jobs in Dynamic Workload Console

Monitor Critical Jobs in DWC just shows the number of abend predecessor jobs in "In Error Predecessors" column. It will be better if the column is made clickable similar to "Not Completed Predecessors" so the errored predecessor jobs can be viewed...
over 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Allow the user to select the language on DWC

We usually set our browsers to use Portuguese language, but for DWC, and other specialist IT tools, we prefer to use the English language. Until version 9.4 it was possible to set the "Default Locale" on "Console Properties" screen to "en", so DWC...
over 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Provide and "Enhanced" Executable Job Type to facilitate migrations from competitive solutions (Control-M and AutoSys)

Matches Autosys functionality, eliminates manual effort via scripts, good for scalability, reducing areas for errors Allows user to specify profile prior to job running and before use of Standard/Out invoke Allow for the use of various credential...
over 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

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 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Update batch reports CLI to not require full access to the database

We began piloting the command line reporting function for TWS and, through the support ticket noted, found out that in order for CLI reports to work with an Oracle database, the CLI must be granted access to the TWS object owner account. This is i...
almost 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Connect IWS to CyberArk to allow CLI to function.

Connect IWS to CyberArk, to allow checking of password change from vault, to alleviate static passwords, used within the conman and composer CLI
almost 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release