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Have DWC role "API USER" control who can access a RESTAPI that runs against a zWS controller

Currently giving a userid the API USER role does not give the user access to run RESTAPI, neither does a user need to have the RESTAPI role so that they can run a RESTAPI against a zWS controller. All that is needed is the RACF userid and password...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Agent keyword in joblogs are only present on Dynamic agents, should be on all agent types.

We are using ondemand and splunk to collect joblogs for debug and historical reasons.But since joblogs are different regarding the agent keyword in the joblog it makes it difficult to search and compare, since agent keyword is missing in many jobl...
about 8 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Nice database search for ressources on job streams and jobs on TWSd

In TWSd 8.6.2 database search on Job Streams, you can make filters on job stream workstation name and on job name.It would be very nice to have a Ressource name search field as well under the "More filters" button, including if the ressource is on...
almost 10 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration

Validate Symphony file prior distribution

We have recently experienced several issues during the IWS new plan load. Most likely related to Job Streams into ADD status. In order to prevent such impacts for many clients we do support (+40 Global Clients) we'd like to suggest a new process w...
almost 3 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Provide ability to unschedule previously scheduled work in Maximo Scheduler.

In Maximo Scheduler, there is currently no ability to unschedule work that has already been scheduled. Can you please provide a way to do this? The reason this is so important to me, and my organization is that sometimes we have to deschedule work...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Dynamic Critical Path DCP

Provide a parameter to desensitize the triggering of EQQP23I Potential Risk Alert Current functionality: Potential risk alerts trigger when a job on the critical network is late, or on abend even if the critical jobs deadline time is many hours in...
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

attach the joblog to the email for failing job

on SAAS, customer is requiring that in the email received when job is failing, the joblog is also included in the email as an attachment.
about 8 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

twsinst efficiency improvements

Ref: TS011706916 We've noted when upgrading from 9.4 to 9.5, and also when applying fixpacks to 9.5, that twsinst is performing "copy" operations on all the files in the stdlist directory instead of "move" operations. This has led to two issues du...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Exporting data from DWC

The feature of exporting any details from DWC to specific formatted file, say a .csv file is not available. Addition of this will be of great help for operations/schedulers across the board
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration

TWS Obsolete Jobs Removal

Hello Team, We are looking for removal TWS Obsolete Jobs from the Symphony Plan. We have observed that there jobs which are 6 months older are being carry forwarded daily in the next day Plan. This is causing load on the FINAL stream. I have updat...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration