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Workload Automation

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Custom job flags

Have the ability to put user made flags against jobs on any workastation, in any job stream to be able to monitor these jobs in DWC filtering against this flag. Like the CRITICAL flag, but without prioritisation.
almost 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Increase Maximum Byte Constraint on "Node" (Currently 51 bytes)

Node name currently has a maximum byte size of 51 chars. We have nodes with FQDN's source AWS that require 75 chars. We request that node name be increased to some value at or exceeding 128 bytes to facilitate long node values in the future. Appli...
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

ProcessID missing in joblogs for windows processes

CASE ID - TS003942595During investigations to identify long running issues of a job, we found that Windows ProcessID is not supplied back to the Job Log, Yet for Linux/Unix processes the ID is provided. This makes tracing the process thats causing...
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Check subsystem availability in WAPL procedure EQQYXJPX

It could be useful to have the possibility to check the controller subsystem availability in WAPL procedure EQQXYJPX. Actually, if the subsystem is not active, the WAPL procedure ends immediately after INIT command and the job step terminates with...
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Connect IWS CLI (conman/composer) DIRECTLY to Win/AD using LDAP

Instead of using the useropts_twsxxxx file to authenticate IWS users credentials , can we directly go to our Win/AD system via LDAP to authenticate this way. eg removed the useropts. file
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Selection with multiple criteria on model and planning

On DWC we can select only one filter at the same time. For instance Jobstream starting by A but we cannot select Jobstream starting by A and on the workstation C and other filter
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Improving Resiliency #2: temporarily "pausing" the Agents if SAP ABAP is not stable

Agents needs to have the ability to temporarily "pause" its operations if the SAP Database is "in-accessible" or non-writable, or if SAP ASCS failover is currently in progress.
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Plugin Powercenter - try to reconnect in case of broken connection

When we submit Powercenter jobs, if the connection between IWS and Powercenter is broken by any external reason the jobs currently end in error on IWS, but continue to execute on Powercenter. Therefore the user always needs to enter on Powercenter...
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

REST API only supports basic authentication

IWS REST API has basic authentication option only. which is not IBM security approved. Competitors like BMC COntrol-m provice REST APIs with more secure authentication like bearer authentication. the same must be provided on TWS's API.
about 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Include conman/composer CLI from DWC dashboard

Along side the "Designer" , also have the conman and Composer CLI interface from DWC
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

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