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Workload Automation

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Create DWC as Windows Service

Please, could you improve the procedure to create a Windows Service for DWC 9.5 / WLP ? A procedure which would allow definition of the Windows service DWC/WLP without having to define systems variables (as described in technote 6129417) based on ...
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Impossible to install iSeries Agent on iASP storage

Installation on iSeries does not work if the user library has been bound to an iASP storage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_storage_pool).The installation fails in the step that configures the iOS part.
almost 5 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

DWC 9.4 - - Complex filters (multiple values for the same filters)

System: IWS DWC (Dynamic Workload Console) This request is for DWC 9.4 to have the ability to add multiple values for the same filter in a widget.
about 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Make FTAs secure - fix conman security gaps

FTAs include conman which can submit ad-hoc commands to other workstations with the sbd command under the scope allowed by the local security file. A compromised FTA may modify its own security file at will and submit any commands to other worksta...
over 2 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

TDWC Workload Designer to integrate validfrom dates on job streams

Integrate job stream valid-from dates into Workload Designer such that all versions of a job stream are all opened and worked with together as one object in the UI. In the Working List the Job Stream would be a tree of valid-from versions. Functio...
almost 10 years ago in Workload Automation 5 Not under consideration

DWC - Add ability to have query multiple options or have negative criteria

Add ability to have query multiple options or have negative criteria on monitor workload section of the Dynamic Workload Console.
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Macro to determine subsystem name of the current PIF-session in Cobol

Programms (Cobol) communicating with IWS via PIF and allocated EQQYPARM-file do not have access to the subsystem name. The internal BIB-block stores or point to this data. However this block ist not documented.
almost 5 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...
over 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Need to know STIG considerations for IWS 9.5.5. Applied STIG but now hanging at StartUp.

will allow us to run IWS software on STIG applied Linux and Windows servers
over 2 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Provide Kerberos support for UserIDs in DWC Engine connections

UserID to connect to IWSz controller and DB2 reporting database via DWC engine currently requires a known password. Enable DWC engine connections to use Kerberos authentication to avoid the use of known passwords.
over 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration