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Workload Automation

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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...
almost 5 years 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...
about 5 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

enable the possibility to rerun a job or a jobstream cancelled

we need to have the possibility to rerun a job or a jobstream previusly cancelled
about 5 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Include conman/composer CLI from DWC dashboard

Along side the "Designer" , also have the conman and Composer CLI interface from DWC
about 5 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Plugin for MSSQL Jobs - add the possibility to restart from step

The request is to add an optional parameter "step" in the MSSQL job. When such a parameter is set the job is launched (or re-launched) not from the beginning but from the specified step.The step could be specified either by its numeric id, or by n...
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

DWC 9.5 on USS (Security RACF and Start/Stop via ZOS)

1 - With the package DWC_USS_S390.pax.Z who is the DWC 9.5 FP1 package for Workload scheduler console for Z/OS (USS) , i want to use SAF Z/OS RACF for security access (with Angel process)I don't found Template for this configuration in :.../DWC_DA...
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Jnext Enhancement - Bring objects from DB to Plan without Jnext

1) We want to isolate any faulty FTAs from the current plan without the need of scratching it or refreshing it. If we find some FTAs are having issues after the generation of production plan which causes impact to the master, we should have some c...
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

DWC Tabs to be named with the name of the Task

1. When a Task is launched from System Status & Health -> All Configured Tasks, the Task is launched in the same tab replacing the Task List. 2. The tab for Task list should stay as a separate tab so that other taks can be launched from it....
almost 6 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Run Cycle - create "ByDay" yearly run cycle

We would like IWS have the ability to create yearly run cycles "BYDAY". An example is to run the 2nd Sunday of January every year. Similar to Monthly run cycle "FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=2SU" This would remove calendar updates from our applica...
about 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Add CARRYFORWARD OPTION to conman SJ

We would like the same CARRYFORWARD option we have, with the Jobstream command . conman SS eg.conman "ss @#@+carried forward" BUT on the job command conman SJ
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration