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Workload Automation

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Jobstream description in DWC

Hi It will nice to add description of Jobstream into the planning of DWC for IWS distributed. This is a funtion we have in IWS for z/OS
almost 8 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Planned for future release

IWS : -noremove option of JnextPlan should not remove cancelled job streams

The goal of the -noremove option is to keep the plan "as is" (Successful job streams are not removed). However, cancelled job streams are removed during the replan operation.
12 months ago in Workload Automation 0 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...
almost 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Increase the Limitation on 16 Characters for the JobStream name

Increase the Limitation on 16 Characters for the JobStream name. I
almost 10 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration

Extended jobname in DWC

Customers running both the mainframe and distributed workloads often search for extended jobnames and require a view to display it
about 4 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Future consideration

Can we have different Dependencies on Runcycles

extend the function on Runcycles
about 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

We would like event rules to trigger off of object changes in the database and in the plan

We would like to allow application teams to perform updates in our production environment and we would like to have an event rule trigger when objects are updated in the database and/or in the plan and then send the following information either th...
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Password Reset option in DWC (like older versions)

Hello IBM Team, Since 9.5 DWC don't have the option to update the password (reset/change) . This is creating big problem . Can we have any utility or option in console from where users can update their password themselves. and Admin can track the ...
about 1 year ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Restrict the number of RestAPI calls made to TWSz

System : IBM Workload Scheduler and Dynamic Workload consoleActor : DWC users We use DWC RestAPI to interact with IWSz for monitoring and batch operations (submit, restart jobs, etc.) for Mainframe as well as Distributed jobs. Also application tea...
about 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

TWS Operator Comments Section for each job

While performing operations on jobs like say putting a job on hold, a section to capture operator comments is required. This helps when there are multiple shifts and handover of operations to next shift. By capturing the comments it helps operatio...
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration