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Workload Automation

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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).
about 5 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 5 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

TDWC Workload Designer to integrate validfrom dates on job streams

Integrate job stream valid-from dates into Workload Designer such that all versions of a job stream are all opened and worked with together as one object in the UI. In the Working List the Job Stream would be a tree of valid-from versions. Functio...
over 10 years ago in Workload Automation 5 Not under consideration

At Predefined Reports JS should be analyzed.

Regarding Queries at "Predifined Reports" corresponds only at Jobs. It would be good, when it will be possible to correspont to Job Streams
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Create DWC as Windows Service

Please, could you improve the procedure to create a Windows Service for DWC 9.5 / WLP ? A procedure which would allow definition of the Windows service DWC/WLP without having to define systems variables (as described in technote 6129417) based on ...
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Impossible to install iSeries Agent on iASP storage

Installation on iSeries does not work if the user library has been bound to an iASP storage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_storage_pool).The installation fails in the step that configures the iOS part.
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Keep Jobstream when conman cancel Js

When you cancel JS;pend the Jobstream keeps into the planning but when you cancel without pend the jobstream disappear then you cannot use Rerunsucc function
almost 3 years ago in Workload Automation 1 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...
almost 3 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Functionality already exists

Macro to determine subsystem name of the current PIF-session in Cobol

Programms (Cobol) communicating with IWS via PIF and allocated EQQYPARM-file do not have access to the subsystem name. The internal BIB-block stores or point to this data. However this block ist not documented.
over 5 years 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.
almost 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration