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Workload Automation

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Cancel a "cancel pending" state in the current plan

Possible to Cancel a Job in "Cancel Pending" state in the current plan because for some reason, a couple of hour after the switch plan, we want it finally to run.
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Planned for future release

Event handler email attachments

An Action to send an email should allow one or more file attachments.
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Planned for future release

the job object to the description on the job object in a given job stream

When defining a job object, we type a description in Workload Designer. See attached RFE01.PNG When using the job object in a job stream, the description field on the job is blank again. Of cource we can just type the descprition again, identical ...
about 12 years ago in Workload Automation 4 Planned for future release

IWS/IWA Filewatch JOBStream improvment

The client is using the Filewatch capabilities to manage input files coming from external partners/clients. During a normal day they need to manage the following situations: - No file received - a single file received - Multiple file received They...
almost 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Planned for future release

Per job E2E accounting from mainframe should be possible without DB2

To support and offer better solutions to our customers we would like to use the "per job accounting" from the mainframe without having the DB2 history database installed. Some of our mainframe customers have several servers installed and could be ...
almost 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Planned for future release

ESTIMATED END of a critical chain in real time

Currently the CP does not update in real time the ESTIMATED END of a critical chain. Considering that we now use the 'CRITICAL JOBS' panel as the only forecasting tool for what concerns the conclusion of critical batches, having the information re...
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Additional Workstation Columns

Our operators are looking to have other column when viewing workstations. Workstation Unlinked Time Agent Running Stopped TimeWriter Running Stopped Time
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Planned for future release

Scheduling EJBs on IWS

Client has the need to schedule remote EJBs on Application Servers using IWS and for this need an interface that they can browse for available EJBs and schedule the job as other IWS jobs.
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Planned for future release

over-come event watcher limitation

Hello, Whenever file watcher event fires for the first time, relevant file should not be in server path, else IWA consider it as old file and fails to submit the job. through an IBM case we came to know that it is a limitation of IWA. Due to this ...
almost 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Optimize handling of unconnected Dynamic agents

When Dynamic Agents are not connected anymore (for whatever reason) they will generate a "message-bomb" causing the WAS to get overloaded and get stuck. I've already reported this issue in case TS003762963 (which was closed with a reference to how...
about 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release