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Workload Automation

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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 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Request to Add LDAP/NT/OAUTH Authentication Types to IBM Workload Scheduler - RESTful ,Webservices API Jobs

For using IWS RESTful , webservices jobs, the user' credentials have “Basic authentication with httpsurlconnection” to connect TWS REST endpoints. Request to Add LDAP/NT/OAUTH Authentication Types to IBM Workload Scheduler - RESTful ,Webservices A...
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Rerunning the single job does not create a new log but overlays the old log

Good evening, we have an idea about the functioning of job rerun in the case of individual jobs not belonging to a Jobstream. When we rerun a single job within its flow it correctly creates a duplicate entry of the same job on the console with a n...
about 1 year ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

On linux JOB the JobManager should expand environment variable (if used) in stdout and stderr definition

On a JOB kind "executable" if we use environnement variable in stdout and stderr definition : they are not expanded as they should. May bhis include this another enhancemnt : possibility to add a ".profile" in configuration list of the JOB (becaus...
about 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Single sign in (SSO) for DWC portal (To login for DWC main page)

We already have SSO between DWC and Master for engine but if we can impliment same for DWC main page login then it will be very usefull for end user.User will not have to login each time when they open DWC portal instead ,it will take username pas...
about 1 year ago in Workload Automation 2 Future consideration

plug in BO update for capability to get prompt list for Pubblication Report

With the Plug in BOBJ for IWS we don't have the possibility to get prompt list . For the webi report we have the possibility but for the pubblication report no we receive this error member message not found
about 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Future 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 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Move Pool Workstation without having to create Mirror Pool

We need to have the ability to move a Pool Workstation around between Dynamic Domain Managers (DDM) without having to create a mirror of it on the target DDM. This would be MDM to DDM or even DDM to DDM. The benefit of this would be to avoid all t...
over 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

DWC: enhance graphical features for successors/pre-decessors

In DWC we have graphical capabilities to present pre-decessors and successors for IWS applications. The graphical view makes it much easier to get the proper insight in the structure of the applications.However, the graphical view for successors i...
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Future consideration

Enhancement request to take an action when all rerun attempts got completed using Event rule.

1. IWA to invoke Python script only after final attempt of re-run of a given job fails a. We need to submit script using adhoc job in event rule whenever there is a job ABEND, when all the automatic reruns/ iterations are completed. b. Currently t...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration