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Workload Automation

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composer jobstream output no longer readable starting from 9.4

Jobstream output from composer uses 2 line returns instead of 1 between jobstreams and jobs, This has 2 negative impacts: 1. It is much less readable. To make output readable just change font or screensize or use DWC graphical views. 2. It takes u...
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Report for All Types of Failed Jobs

We would like an option in the IWS reporting tool to display failed jobs (ex: jobs that fail because there are no resources available.) If a job creates any kind of error, (failed/abended/etc.), we want to be able to see it in a report to keep tra...
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Distinguish between ignored/unused/future-enhancement and optional fields in REST API

Improve REST API documentation so fields that are actually ignored, currently unused, or reserved for future enhancements are marked as such, and not as "optional". Optional fields imply that when users choose the option to use them, they have an ...
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

DWC to use session persistence configuration

DWC 9.5 currently doesn't support http session persistence even thought the WebSphere Liberty documentation said it does https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEQTP_liberty/com.ibm.websphere.wlp.doc/ae/twlp_admin_session_persistence.html
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Need Remote Separate CLI component for 9.5V

TS005199456: v9.5 Remote CLI not working We have recently migrated TWS from 9.3 to 9.5V to new servers. Previously we were using remote CLI software to connect composer and edit the jobs via notepad format.
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Composer cmd to display Locked objects in the DB

We have a need for a new composer command that displays all objects in "Locked" status in the DB. Would like to have this ability for all the different type of objects that can get Locked in the DB. Jobs, Jobstreams, Resources, Variable Tables, Ca...
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Restrict the number of RestAPI calls made to TWSz

System : IBM Workload Scheduler and Dynamic Workload consoleActor : DWC users We use DWC RestAPI to interact with IWSz for monitoring and batch operations (submit, restart jobs, etc.) for Mainframe as well as Distributed jobs. Also application tea...
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Workload Scheduler support for linux parameter "vsyscall=none isses"

see ticket IBM support request TS005150482:IBM Workload Scheduler 9.5 Fixpack 3 - with linux parameter "vsyscall=none isses" every TWS command freezes------------------------------------------environment:TWS Client Version 5 Fickpack 03operatingSy...
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

IWS Agent Install Account Check Local Admin Group Windows Server

When running the IWS agent install on Windows, we are wondering if the install process could check for the existence of the user account inside a nested Active Directory group inside the local administrators group?Today the install process adds th...
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Fix extranneous text created in Job Stream Descriptions.

Before 9.4 Jobdescriptions if blank did not show up in composer dump files. Now all the blank descriptions when the JobStream is editted change to "Automatically added by composer" This has the following negative consequences: 1. Dump files are mu...
about 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration