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Workload Automation

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Ability to synchronize TWS files between MDM and BMDM automatically

Replicate TWS, WAS files located under a particular directory structure in MDM to automatically synchronize with the directory structure available in BMDM. localopts, ~/TWS/methods/XA*.opts, security.xml, wimconfig.xml, WAS properties gets changed...
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

allow job time dependency to be set relative to job stream input arrival to fix timezone DST issue

Allow job time dependencies to be set relative to the job stream input arrival time rather than from the Plan start time as it is currently. This is important for scheduling where the time zone of the workstation has different Daylight Savings tim...
about 8 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

zCentric Agent Installation as root

We are trying to remove reliance on root to install our TWS agent. However, after installation, there is the error - the userid used to install TWS can't impersonate to the proid which we used to run the job. We are attempting to mitigate root acc...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

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...
10 months ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Provide and "Enhanced" Executable Job Type to facilitate migrations from competitive solutions (Control-M and AutoSys)

Matches Autosys functionality, eliminates manual effort via scripts, good for scalability, reducing areas for errors Allows user to specify profile prior to job running and before use of Standard/Out invoke Allow for the use of various credential...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

IWS auditing for Login events (DWC, conman, composer) and changes to configuration and security files

See attached
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

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 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Planned for future release

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...
about 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Submit folder

We want to be able to submit a folder, with all its jobs/streams/dependencies into the plan. Just like you can submit an existing stream or job into the plan.
over 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Documented API twsd/plan/current/job/" + jobIdentifier + "/jobsuccessors/sublist/action/rerun

We use the twsd/plan/current/job/" + jobIdentifier + "/jobsuccessors/action/rerun which is well documented but we need alos to use the twsd/plan/current/job/" + jobIdentifier + "/jobsuccessors/sublist/action/rerun API which not documented. This AP...
almost 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release