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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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Optimize in-line scripts in Symphony file

Hi I recently met a customer that is using in-line scripts significantly and has over 100K jobs a day. As a result of the fact that these in-line scripts are stored in the Symphony, the size of the Symphony is huge (>250 MB) which imposes some ...
over 8 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration

REST URI to return diff of 2 configurations

Require new NSM REST URI that can return native diff and modeled diff of 2 configurations 1. Need new URI that returns differences in 2 native configurations E.g. nsm/configuration/nativediff/{config-id1}/{config-id2} 2. Need new URI that returns ...
over 8 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

Ability to export DBACCESS.SH query results to CSV file

Requesting ability to export /opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/ncm/01/bin/utils/support/dbaccess.sh query results to CSV file
over 8 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

Unusable ordered list of Job within the DWC Monitor Jobs table view

Defining a complex Job Streams with a clear sequence of Job execution and submitting it, you can easily monitor the Job sequence execution using the Job Stream graphical view in the Plan while the order is unpredictable and not usable if you refer...
almost 9 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

With Zcentric agent, use of jobtype 'web service' doesn't handle proxy configuration

This request is about Zcentric agent.When using jobtype 'web service', there is no way to specify parameters if web service is behind a proxy
almost 9 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Composer - Auto removal of the "FOLLOWS" dependency

When we delete a job from the database, Composer also deletes any "FOLLOWS" dependency objects from internetwork dependency jobstreams. Without warning or informing the Analyst. I know this is working as designed .. BUT it would be useful just to ...
about 9 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Conman submit using alias does not honor TWS Security.conf rules. Request to force alias name to comply with security.

When using conman to submit a schedule or job with the alias keyword, users are allowed to name the schedule in a way that does not honor the Security.conf rules. This creates a situation where the user will be unable to manipulate the schedule on...
over 9 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Future consideration

Automation of SAP Master Data Manager MDM

We use SAP MDM and have a requirement for you to produce a specific SAP wizard for that product
over 9 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

Blacklist servers in Dynamic Pool

If we have problems with an execution server during our production day, how do we stop/blacklist this server in the pool. It is crucial for us that this can be done automatic. Our production day starts at 18:00CET with the majority of jobs startin...
over 9 years ago in Workload Automation 7 Not under consideration

ALU OLT configuration change fail UOW should do a Sync automatically

If a configuration change UOW against ALU OLT failed, it should automatically take backup for the calculated configuration changes, though the UOW failed while applying the first (ENT or ED or SET or DLT) command. As the ALU OLT native configurati...
over 9 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 2 Future consideration