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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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Smart driver support for Cisco NCS5501-SE and NCS5502-SE

Need a smart driver for Cisco NCS5501-SE and NCS5502-SE (with file based feature)
about 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Not under consideration

Allow for SNMP polling of object IDs that are not listed in the precision MIB directory

System: IBM Tivoli Network Manager Actor: User needs to create poll definitions against object IDs not listed in the MIBs loaded from precision MIB directory. Description: Several times we have seen the need to run tests against OIDs not listed in...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

Custom URL builder GUI or CLI command

The support documentation for ITNM suggests that various components have a URL that can be used by external systems to link directly into ITNM network hop and other utilities. However, the documentation is misleading or incorrect. Regardless, like...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

Create poll definitions against SNMP tables

System: IBM Tivoli Network Manager Actor: User needs to create a poll definition to test SNMP tables for values on device components such as multiple power supplies. Description: Creating poll definitions to test device components on a chassis whe...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

GUI for poll definition and policy testing example results

System: IBM Tivoli Network Manager Actor: Need a feature that will allow the user to select a poll definition and policy, execute a mock poll, and display the results to determine how many devices, which devices, and the overall effect this would ...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

Need for a loop function in device scripts

There is currently no method for performing a group of actions repeatedly in a device script ie. 01=do something02=if=this happens03=send=sometext04=goto 0105=endif06=do something else
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 2 Not under consideration

Multi-Tenacy and RBAC control in Topology Library

Add functionality to enhance Roles Based Access Control (RBAC) in Map Libraries. User should only see their login and not all logins.
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

Add the ability to view z/OS Current Plan numbers in the DWC

Add the ability to view z/OS Current Plan numbers in the DWC.
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Include DNCIM customizations (tables) into export/import tools package

Network Manager provides an import/export package for migration/upgrades. This is expected to bring the entirely of configuration/customization of a network Manager installation into a new installation. This is mostly complete. However, the produc...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

DWC All Preds Option

For Dynamic Workload Console (DWC), would like to have an ALL PREDS option. Like in the ispf IWS panels, under a job/operation, option 9 is ALL PREDS option. The only option under DWC is impact view but it can be hard to read.
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration