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Workload Automation

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Administrator permission should not be required on Windows

Programs such as conman and composer should not require Administrator permission on Microsoft Windows.
about 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

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

Allow stream name alias on event rule.

We would like each time the monitored stream completes or errors (multiple times a day), a submitted stream gets alias with a unique name by the event rule. Aliasing a submitted stream is not functioning on IWS 9.5. Event Rule errors. For example:...
about 2 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

On executable job the argument BOX should be numbered and extendable to facilitate visualization/alteration.

On executable job, the argument BOX should be numbered and extendable to facilitate visualization/alteration. We are converting Control-m to IWs , and numbering the argument box will facilitate when you have to do some alteration on a parm. Exampl...
about 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Planned for future release

Enable SSL configuration for Oracle database connections

We had planned to deploy IWS 9.5FP2 (MDM and DWC) into Amazon cloud however our environment is mandated to use SSL connectivity to RDS instances. Currently only DB2 supports SSL which is not an option for us as Oracle RDS must be used in our AWS e...
about 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Additional Parameter Option for Filemonitor

We would like an additional parameter added to the filemonitor process to allow the ability to relocate a file that has been preciously found and recorded into the filemonitor database.
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Job Schedule - To Enhance the Run cycle Preview

Hi Team, This request is to enhance the feature of job preview option inside the job stream. When we see the job view (tool tip )from inside the job stream it will display the job name alone according to the cursor movement.instead we are looking ...
about 4 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Standardize date and time display

Allow the user to configure the display of date and time values. Consistently apply formatting across the produce. A good default format would be ISO-8601. 2018-04-22 16:20.
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

DWC - Create datasource for a selected flow based on endpoint(s)

We would like to be able in DWC to create a datasource extracting entire flow which one or more given job(s) is/are depending on (no matter job status).
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

agent upgrade post validation is needed

a post validation step needs to be added to the agent upgrade VB script to ensure we are able to resume batch after a successful upgrade.
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration