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Workload Automation

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Restrict Domains in TWS to use Proxy

We have a need where we are using Rest API jobs to perform a particular task in TWS. Now these Rest API connect to Internet and for that we have setup Proxy in TWS configuration.But this has caused an issue as jobs which just belong to our Domain ...
about 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

AWSBCT402E No entry was found for this job number.

We use the below code to determine whether a job is a rerun or not, on a FTA. export RERUN=`${TWS_HOME}/bin/jobinfo re_job 2>/dev/null` For the Dynamic Agent we are getting the error below RERUN=AWSBCT402E No entry was found for this job number...
about 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

kerberos support for iws agent windows userids

Provide support for kerberized windows userids for IWS. Currently we have to create the userid and password on IWSz and the passwords are entered in plain text.
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Add proxy user credentials to Amazon EC2 Plugin configuration

Within our company connections to AWS are internet facing and routed via a proxy where we are required to provide user credentials. We would like the ability to provide the proxy settings within the plugin configuration file.
almost 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Planned for future release

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...
almost 5 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Planned for future release

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.
almost 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future 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...
almost 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future 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...
about 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Support changing plan in monitoring views

Operations and developers frequently want to compare and contrast a job or job stream between production days. Letting DWC users select the production plan directly from a monitoring view instead of dismissing the view and generating a new one fro...
about 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Add Job type to support AMQP protocol to Workload Automation on Cloud

We currently use the services of an ASP (SaaS) that has implemented message brokering via RabbitMQ. RabbitMQ has an MQTT plug-in so we currently use Workload automation's MQTT job type for this purpose. MQTT is more geared towards IoT, native AMQP...
about 5 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration