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Add agent support for Solaris Branded zones

FTAs and DAs are supported on Solaris native Global and Local zones, but are not currently supported on Solaris Branded zones.
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Workload Automation: Add support for Amazon RDS for Db2

Please consider adding support for Amazon RDS for Db2. Some IBM Customers plan moving to AWS. If they are using Db2 in their on-premises system, they would like to continue using Db2 even after migrating to AWS. This also applies to IWS DB if they...
5 months ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Adding ticket IWA_DESCRIPTION, IWA_CATEGORY and IWA_TICKET parameters in the IWA dashboard

Adding ticket IWA_DESCRIPTION, IWA_CATEGORY and IWA_TICKET parameters in the IWA dashboard as we have status, workstation, priority columns. This will help the DWC users to associate the ticket number, action and category details against an action...
5 months ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Job Stream name Limit to 16 letters by default - Need to Increase it

Job Stream name Limit to 16 letters by default - Need to Increase it Need help where & how to increase
6 months ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

TWS compatibility with Cloud Block storage

Hi Team, We raised a case TS018127615 to check IWS compatibility & performances with Pure storage Cloud Block Store (CBS) Our Business Team is exploring options to migrate the storage from Cloud Native to Cloud Block Storage. We are using IWS ...
6 months ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Purestorage Cloud Block Store (CBS) support required for TWS (IBM Workload Scheduler - Distributed)

Purestorage CBS provides a more flexible, cost-effective, and globally accessible solution compared to native data disks, making it an attractive option for businesses seeking scalable and efficient storage solutions.
6 months ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Automated Download for Job Log Details of SAP Jobs

Our client has a critical need to integrate Job Log Details of SAP jobs managed by IBM Workload Scheduler into control and audit systems. To fulfill this requirement, it is essential to implement an automated download feature, enabling the logs to...
7 months ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

To be able to reset a JOB "estimated duration time" in the Database .

This would be useful, in quickly resetting JOBs that run for excessive time, then revert back to normal running conditions . We were recommended to create a RFE for this enhancement
8 months ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Improving Resiliency #4: avoid impacts to r3batch when SAP have enabled trace to BTCOPTIONS BATCHTRACE_MODULE / BAPI_XMI_LOGON

TWS was unable to establish a RFC connection with SAP and submit jobs when a trace was enabled to BTCOPTIONS BATCHTRACE_MODULE / BAPI_XMI_LOGON in SAP system. Through the logs, the error returned was limited to "EEWO0950W the RFC user is already l...
9 months ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Jobstream should go in ABEND status if one job in the stream is in error

A jobstream should go in ABEND status if one job in the stream is in error even if other jobs in the stream are in EXEC status.
about 8 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration