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Workload Automation

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Estimated runtime on jobs that run with an alias

The estimasted run time is not calculated for jobs that run with an alias, it is calculated using the original job name in the job_statistics_v database view. We have a number of standard jobs accross different applications that we run with an ali...
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Count Status Details instead of Status when add widget Job count by status with Held job and Widget Type "KPI"

When we use widget Job count by status with Held job and Widget Type "KPI", the outer number is 1 but when I drill through, there are 4 entries. It means the outer number is counting Status but the inner one is counting the Status Details So we ne...
over 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

'Schedule Report' option on reports to email the report adhoc or on schedule

On Reports have an option to send the report (history or sql) as an email. It sends it once or schedules it as job to run as required (weekly etc). Similar to how we use the Batchcli feature, but DWC does it all for you from a few clicks.
almost 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

modifying the content of job into the planning

HiIn IWS z/OS we can change the content of job into the planning before it runs, and also after it runs when we we want to rerun a job. or when a customer ask us to do a modification.
almost 7 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Future consideration

job stream within job stream functionality to be enhanced

Job stream within job stream is not waiting for job stream to complete and it is getting submitted into plan then continuing to submit next job or job stream.Requirement is to make sure until job or job stream is not complete within original job s...
over 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Customer should be abble to choose severity and return code for some message like EQQ0590W

We request to permit to the product to put OR RC=4 OR RC=8 for some messages and then to handle correctly the corresponding behaviour, depending from Customer needs
almost 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Disable task sharing option in IDWC

In Dynamic Workload Console 9.5 users are able to query the current plan by selecting the menu "Monitoring & Reporting > Monitor Workload".Users can also save their queries for later use and share them with other users. While sharing a spec...
over 3 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Planned for future release

Handling of jobstream submissions during switchplan

During the execution of the switchplan sometimes the submit of jobstreams fails. The reason is obviuous: the Symphony file is being created at this moment and the submission cannot be handled therefore. Currently users must prevent this from happe...
about 7 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

TWS/IWS - develop integration with CyberArk to provide better security and password management.

As the need for tigher security increases, we are facing a need to better manage the passwords associated with IWS on Windows agents. We need to be able to change the streamlogon user (and the "TWS user") passwords more often, use a more challengi...
over 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

BigSQL 6.0.0 Plugin Support for TWS 9.4

The current version of BigSQL DB Plugin does not support 6.0.0 version. Requirement is to enable this support in TWS.
over 3 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release