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Workload Automation

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use of generic caracters in SDOM ACL and ROLES definitions

To help selecting an defining objects. For now just @ is allowed,we need the use of a single caractere selection possibility, like for jobs or schedules selection
almost 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

just retain the name of original schedule in the schedule userjobs

If the schedule is not in carryfroward, its diffciult to retrieve original schedule in the userjobs schedule
almost 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

twsinst efficiency improvements

Ref: TS011706916 We've noted when upgrading from 9.4 to 9.5, and also when applying fixpacks to 9.5, that twsinst is performing "copy" operations on all the files in the stdlist directory instead of "move" operations. This has led to two issues du...
almost 2 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

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...
almost 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 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
almost 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

No Operation

The No Operation field does not show up on the Plan List nor can it be seen on the Data Base in View Mode.
almost 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future 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...
about 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

TDWC does not have the flexibility of 5.1 in ISPF TWS dialog

The flexibility of 5.1 in ISPF TWS dialog is not available in TDWC - see TS001756747 Above asks for a PMR iD but PMR's have been replaced by case numbers (Sales Force) but this system does not recognise case numbers!
about 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

TWS Obsolete Jobs Removal

Hello Team, We are looking for removal TWS Obsolete Jobs from the Symphony Plan. We have observed that there jobs which are 6 months older are being carry forwarded daily in the next day Plan. This is causing load on the FINAL stream. I have updat...
about 2 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Additional job EVERY behaviour

A new job EVERY feature that makes a job rerun instance always run on its defined frequency, without being dependant on the ending of the previous instance. Now, a new job instance is created after the previous instance has ended. Sometimes multip...
about 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration