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Workload Automation

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Would like to go with Agentless setup for SAP S/4 on Azure Cloud.

No binary files need to be installed for Dynamic Agent on Cloud VM
4 months ago in Workload Automation 3 Under review

Graphical Representation of all Jobstreams in the WorkLoad Designer

We would like to have a graphic representation of all the Jobstreams present in the database. Currently, this representation is possible in the current plan but we do not have the equivalent on the Jobstreams present in the WorkLoad Designer
about 4 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Future consideration

Monitor and or lock down actions on variable tables

A user set one of their variable tables as the default table and we would like to be able to be alerted on this action at the minimum or at a maximum lock down this action so that only certain users can perform this action.
4 months ago in Workload Automation 1 Functionality already exists

User lodged in cyberark as auto password cannot access composer with the password withdrawn from cyberark

User lodged in cyberark as auto password cannot access composer with the password withdrawn from cyberark as the authentication also depends on the authentication.xml file and not only on useropts file. This is causing audit issues and in TWS V9.4...
4 months ago in Workload Automation 0 Under review

Disable what-if analysis on DWC for Z Engine

There is no option to disable what-if analysis on DWC for Z Workload Scheduler. For the Distributed masters there is a global option to disable what-if, but a similar option is not available in Z workload scheduler. Please provide with an option i...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Add Ability to Run Datagather for FTA/DA/MDM from TDWC and sftp to TDWC tmp directory

An enhancement that allows an admin to run a datagatherer from the TDWC for any FTA/DA/MDM and have the file placed on the TDWC server would reduce time to get datagatherer to IBM support. Most large Environments seperate duties and IWS admins do ...
8 months ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

Search for objects that use another object

In our old workload automation software, Automic, the GUI provided a function called "Search for Use." This would allow you to select an object, for example a Run Cycle Group, and list all of the other objects (Job Stream) that reference that Run ...
8 months ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration

conman to authenticate users through WAS/WLP and retrieve LDAP group to user information and authorize using group in assigni

DWC and composer are able to authenticate LDAP users and authorize using LDAP groups and assign security roles accordingly, but conman doesn't authenticate using LDAP hence can't authorize using LDAP groups and assign security roles. Separate ACLs...
almost 4 years ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

Dynamic Workload Console 9.5 Audit Data

Dynamic Workload Console V9.5 has no audit tracking. Would like to see some type of log which tracks items like User Logon/off and user search and updates while in the tool.
over 4 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Future consideration

Use optman parameter for progressive switchplan instead of modify script

Hello, Currently, there is two options to manage stop agent progression in switchplan : conman stop @!/@/@ \; wait \; noaskconman stop @!/@/@ ; progressive This two lines are in switchplan script in IWS install directory, one is commented the othe...
4 months ago in Workload Automation 0 Future consideration