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PINNED Configure maintenance flyouts
User interface settings include the option “Show maintenance notes”. How can I as onprem-backend administrator configure and switch on such flyouts to inform my users about upcoming maintenance?

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Add a run cycle for an event rule

Having the equivalent of a run cycle in the job stream but for the event rules, which would allow an event to be available for instance from Monday through Friday
about 11 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration

SA MP / LVM integration

looking for a functionality that would prevent you from the ability to mount the shared file system manually. the shared file systems are shared with 2 DB2 cluster nodes.
about 11 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

Datastage Plugin ability to adjust the invoked job log

Add the functionality to be able to adjust the -log parameter being passed to dsjob. As of now, when you run the job through IWS, the output provides information from all of the times this job has been executed within DataStage. As of now it seems...
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Planned for future release

preventing IBM.RecoveryRM issuing uncontrolled ctsnap

in case of IBM.RecoveryRM failures the deamon issues the ctsnap command. This will fill up the /tmp dir uncontrolled.
about 11 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

Create Apple/Android TWS App to Manage Jobs and Schedules

Create an Apple/Android app that allows IT Operations to manage jobs using their mobile phone or tablet.
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Smart driver support for ALU 7342 FGU4.10.30b

Driver update for Nokia 7342 is required to support version FGU4.10.30b
over 5 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 2 Not under consideration

Set the stream's priority at the run cycle/run cycle group too

I would like to see a feature added to the stream's run cycle(s) and the run cycle group(s) object to allow the ability to add a PRIORITY for that stream's run cycle or stream's multiple run cycles or run cycle groups. When there is a priority def...
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Event Rules Email Variables

Relating to event rules emails...We need variables to insert the JCL/Command of the job...and...one to insert the job log.
about 11 years ago in Workload Automation 4 Not under consideration

Export Topology Maps to Visio

The client would like the ability to export Topology Network Views to Visio as current functionality via SVG or PNG does not provide enough detail.
over 5 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 1 Not under consideration

“Disable BDC Wait” for all jobs in one single global parameter in TWS configurations, instead of disabling it job by job

Today, we are not able to Disable BDC wait for all jobs at once. We should be able to do it in configuration that would affect all jobs globally. You can use the case below for reference TS002011039, as I was not able to add it to the correct fiel...
over 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration