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Workload Automation

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Enhancement request to remove character limitation of event rules for variable resolution.

a. We need adhoc job having a Meaning full name, b. Tried to pass the actual job name, but we can't run multiple jobs with same job name, due to iteration we need multiple triggers. c. To add dynamic value along with Job name due to 40character li...
8 months ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Provide kerberos support for IWS REST API

Currently the IWS REST API only supports basic authentication (usage of hardcoded user/password combination). We need to implement the REST API using just a userid with no password.
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Tool for use in converting of .txt file based scheduling object definitions to .json as payload in the REST requests.

Currently using TWS version and are leveraging TWS REST API to create a robust CI, CD workflow to deploy objects like JOBS, SCHEDULES, RESOURCES to TWS servers. At this point all the TWS objects definitions available in a .txt file using syntax me...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

changePassword required for IWS 9.5

In earlier version of IWS/TWS the product supplied a changePassword.sh script that could be used to change the password of the users and made all of the necessary changes to WebSphere etc. In 9.5 it seems a step backwards that this now has to be p...
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

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 7 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Ability to add more than one prefix in monitor job and monitor jobstreams

We like to be able to add more than one prefix in the 'Task Name' field when creating a new job or job stream monitor.
about 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Can we have different Dependencies on Runcycles

extend the function on Runcycles
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

IWA need to invoke script only when all the automatic rerun attempt has been finished.

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...
8 months ago in Workload Automation 0 Not under consideration

ai scheduling

I would like ot see a monitor for my sla's (critical jobs) that can help make suggestions to reduce the amount of time that an SLA woudl take
8 months ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

We would like to manage/control an individual Mailman Server process. Start/stop on the MDM

As with IBM/HCL recommendations, we have multiply Mailman Server(n) controlling and managing FTA message traffic TO/FROM the MDM . We have seen an individual mailman Server(n) have problems connecting with its subset of workstations . This general...
8 months ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration