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Workload Automation

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TWS Operator Comments Section for each job

While performing operations on jobs like say putting a job on hold, a section to capture operator comments is required. This helps when there are multiple shifts and handover of operations to next shift. By capturing the comments it helps operatio...
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

zCentric Agent Installation as root

We are trying to remove reliance on root to install our TWS agent. However, after installation, there is the error - the userid used to install TWS can't impersonate to the proid which we used to run the job. We are attempting to mitigate root acc...
almost 2 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Submit folder

We want to be able to submit a folder, with all its jobs/streams/dependencies into the plan. Just like you can submit an existing stream or job into the plan.
over 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

IWS auditing for Login events (DWC, conman, composer) and changes to configuration and security files

See attached
almost 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

IWS subtasks statistics

We have seen several errors in stats of IWS, the length of counters is incorrect and for that the most significant digit is lost (when next number to 99999 is 0).We need at least 7 digits in partial counters an 8 digits in total ones, according wi...
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Gray out DWC options if user does not have access to IWS sec file

Manage workload definitions > Select engine > "Search job definition" > "Advanced" > "search for job name that dont have access, e.g. "Unau*" > "select all of them" > click edit
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Request an add-on managing SAP Financial Closing Cockpit

The business want Workload Scheduler to manage SAP Financial Closing Cockpit processes just as it does all other SAP jobs. They would like a seamless tool to automate all SAP processes. SAP Financial Closing Cockpit Add-On supports integration wit...
12 months 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.
almost 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Enforce Auditing justification and reporting in all interfaces, not just DWC

In 9.4 the ability to enforce the addition of a justification and a change/incident record number (from ServiceNow for instance) to all plan and database changes was added when these actions originate from the DWC. No equivalent ability to enforce...
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

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...
almost 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration