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Workload Automation

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Circular Dependency View

Currently TWS workload designer checks for circular dependencies within a job stream. However, it cannot detect circular dependencies that involve external jobs. Requirement is for capability to detect circular dependencies in external dependencie...
over 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Add ability to have common database credentials for jobs

Currently when database jobs are implemented, the DB login credentials have to be entered for each and every job. In the event of a password change in the database, this can require substantial manual effort and coordination to address. Provide an...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 1 Functionality already exists

Runcycle offset, extended math

Allow offsets of runcycles to be layered, as in recursive. Starting from a runcycle frequency statement or calendar, allow it to be nested inside offsets by day, weekdays, workdays, other runcycle frequencies or calendars. For example, to run on t...
over 8 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Free day rule E on IWS Distributed

Difference between IWS z/OS and IWS distributed on the freeday rule.In IWS z/OS you have a freeday rule "E" which exclude the freedays. This feature doesn't exist on IWS D
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Able to associate tags on scheduling objects

Able to add tags such as job owner, severity, queue name. Those tags would be usefull to filter out, send notifications, create incidents etc.
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

RESTART and CLEANUP on distributed d-centric agent

Facilitate adoption for d-centric agents, By allowing restart and cleanup. For usample we can use datastore to capture the output.
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

DWC 9.4 - Critical jobs progress bar with date and time filters

DWC 9.4 - Would like the ability to display a progress bar for jobs in the critical path and be able to set parameters for input arrival date.
almost 7 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

List workstations in dynamic pool the same way as its possible for pools in TDWC/TWS

When using dynamic pools with "ordered list" it's difficult for operators to see which workstations that are active/defined in the pools.Should be possible to answer questions like:1. Is the agent part of a pool2. which agents is in a poolRFE 2254...
almost 12 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration

TWS event rule to monitor files in a Folder

TWS event rule needs to monitor file changes in certain folder and submit a job for sync in other server. For Example Master server's methods folder will be having its connected SAP server's .opts file. If any changes happens to any of the .opts f...
over 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Non interactive account to install IWS

We need to be able to install the IWS MDM with a NON interactive Linux IPA service account. KPMG service accounts do not allow login nor can you 'su - ' to them. At thif tim version 9.5 and 10 require the TWS user account to have login capable int...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration