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Workload Automation

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IWS subtasks statistics

We have seen several errors in stats of IWS, the length of counters is incorrect and for that the most significant digit is lost (when next number to 99999 is 0).We need at least 7 digits in partial counters an 8 digits in total ones, according wi...
almost 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Mandatory predecessors for TWSd.

In TWS 9.1 is announced a new type of predecessors who allow waits for at predecessor, which is not in the plan at Make-plan time. But this new type is only deliveret to TWSz in TWS version 9.1. Please also deliver the mandatory predecessor type f...
almost 10 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under 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.
almost 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Enforce Auditing justification and reporting in all interfaces, not just DWC

In 9.4 the ability to enforce the addition of a justification and a change/incident record number (from ServiceNow for instance) to all plan and database changes was added when these actions originate from the DWC. No equivalent ability to enforce...
about 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Move Pool Workstation without having to create Mirror Pool

We need to have the ability to move a Pool Workstation around between Dynamic Domain Managers (DDM) without having to create a mirror of it on the target DDM. This would be MDM to DDM or even DDM to DDM. The benefit of this would be to avoid all t...
about 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Make "In Error Predecessors" column clickable/to drill through the jobs via Monitor Critical Jobs in Dynamic Workload Console

Monitor Critical Jobs in DWC just shows the number of abend predecessor jobs in "In Error Predecessors" column. It will be better if the column is made clickable similar to "Not Completed Predecessors" so the errored predecessor jobs can be viewed...
about 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Shadow jobs between zOS and TwsD : Matching criteria same scheduled date

Between TWS 8.6 zOS and TwsD 9.1 shadow jobs, the only value for "matching criteria" is "previous". We'd like you to offer also the value "same scheduled date". Thanks for your feedback.
about 10 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Future consideration

Gray out DWC options if user does not have access to IWS sec file

Manage workload definitions > Select engine > "Search job definition" > "Advanced" > "search for job name that dont have access, e.g. "Unau*" > "select all of them" > click edit
about 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Modify how DA launches a job to mimic how FTA launches the same job

FTA launches a job by first launching jobmanrc and then if LOCAL_RC_OK is set to true, it launches .jobmanrc in the logon user's home dir. In this process, it never sets the variable PATH. A DA launches a job by first launching taskLauncher.sh and...
about 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Ability to filter objects listed in the Workspace area on DWC Workload Designer screen

The 'Manage Workload Definitions' page had a Filter option under the working pane that allowed objects within the working list to be located quickly and easily. There does not appear to be a way to filter the objects under the Workspace area in Wo...
about 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration