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PINNED Configure maintenance flyouts
User interface settings include the option “Show maintenance notes”. How can I as onprem-backend administrator configure and switch on such flyouts to inform my users about upcoming maintenance?

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GROUP of application

Into IWS for z/OS you have the group definition where you can add multiple application. When you add th group to the planning ( 5.1) the IWS for z/OS manage automatically the dependencies between the applications. Into IWSD the concept of group do...
about 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Feature to specify Hold Time

The current hold feature does not allow releasing the hold after a period of time. Requirement is for a feature to put a job on hold for a particular period of time.
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

REST API to set device login credentials into ServiceTemplate

Need similar REST API to support this EJB function. NativeCommandSetCommand.setCommandAuthentication(userName, password, enPassword, useOnlyDynaAuth);
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

DWC - Operator acknowledgement of jobs in error for ease of managing multiple controllers

DWC - Operator acknowledgement of jobs in error for ease of managing multiple controllers.
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Compliance - PERL script support required

Compliance - PERL script support
almost 8 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

Allow GC parameters to run command against given device

Allow GC parameters to run command against given device and retrieve response
almost 8 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

IDT should remember all characters typed at prompt to trigger

IDT is failing to buffer/remember all the characters typed at device prompt
about 8 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

ALU OLT driver enahncement for incremental backup

Incremental sync support required. Like sync only one of the following items in each UOW.Thus we neither need UOW pre-emption and we will sync the complete OLT configuration(including future items) within few hours. Current backup items:rtrv-servi...
about 8 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

Additional Match Criteria for Command Filter

Requesting additional Match Criteria like 'Starts with' in Command Filter
about 8 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

ALU TL1 drivers.log enhancement

For Alcatel/PON/OLTS-L/*4x.* avoid character based logging in drivers.log and capture the device interactions in string format. Also it is weird that non-error commands or output captured at ERROR log level. IBM L3 Steven Shuman aware of the issue
over 8 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 2 Future consideration