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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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availibility of commands in operator console

It's i. e. impossible to request an offline operator vote on an offline resource. Because of different priorities sometimes it might be necessary to force a task down to prevent it will be started by any other automation. Furthermore it's impossib...
over 12 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

All commands with parameters have to be available in Operator Console

All shell commands have to be available in opcons with all parameters.
over 12 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 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 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Security Issue -> java process opens TCP ports with root privileges

TSA MP opens ports, default 2001; 57053; 5539 with root privileges. The ports 2001 and 5539 are even java processes.
over 12 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

Add job command to event rule variables for jobs

Add the job command to the list of variables available to event rules for jobs. Many other job attributes are available to event rules, but the name of the script or command for the job is not.
over 12 years ago in Workload Automation 3 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 6 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 6 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...
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

samadapter automation for single node domains

In case of n-node domains (n>1) samadapter is integrated into the policy. For single-node-domains this is not supported.You have to options:1. start/stop samadapter outside of TSAMP2. integrate it into the policyWith the 2nd solution samadapter...
over 12 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

Manual Mode On/Off Button

Currently, you have to log on the local TSAMP node to switch Manual Mode on/off. This function should also be provided by AppMan (OpCon and eezcs) as a new step to a "single-point-of-control".
over 12 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration