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Search results: Workload Automation

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Add ability to specify any MDM (in multiple MDM environment) as a tdwbhostname value - not only the current active broker

In multiple MDM environment (for example 1 primary MDM and 2 backup MDMs), during dynamic agent installation process we are expected to pass the active broker details as a tdwbhostname value. This complicates the installations and automation as th...
3 months ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Kill Zombie Jobs: Add functionality to be able to recover from a corrupted Jobtable on an FTA

When an FTA crashes and gets a corrupted Jobtable and the Jobtable must be removed, jobs that were in EXEC status before the crash remain in EXEC state and take run slots against the server limit, and job stream limit if applicable, even after the...
about 8 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

IWA need to invoke script only when all the automatic rerun attempt has been finished.

1. IWA to invoke Python script only after final attempt of re-run of a given job fails a. We need to submit script using adhoc job in event rule whenever there is a job ABEND, when all the automatic reruns/ iterations are completed. b. Currently t...
over 1 year ago in Workload Automation 0 Not under consideration

List workstations in dynamic pool the same way as its possible for pools in TDWC/TWS

When using dynamic pools with "ordered list" it's difficult for operators to see which workstations that are active/defined in the pools.Should be possible to answer questions like:1. Is the agent part of a pool2. which agents is in a poolRFE 2254...
about 13 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration

Runcycle offset, extended math

Allow offsets of runcycles to be layered, as in recursive. Starting from a runcycle frequency statement or calendar, allow it to be nested inside offsets by day, weekdays, workdays, other runcycle frequencies or calendars. For example, to run on t...
over 9 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

DWC Tabs to be named with the name of the Task

1. When a Task is launched from System Status & Health -> All Configured Tasks, the Task is launched in the same tab replacing the Task List. 2. The tab for Task list should stay as a separate tab so that other taks can be launched from it....
almost 6 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

TWS job and job stream char limit increase

pmr 744070,082,00 This PMR addresses the question about the jobstream character limit. I found that a request has been made to change the character limit for both jobstream and job names from 16 and 40 to 40 and 64 respectively. I tested the jobst...
about 14 years ago in Workload Automation 5 Not under consideration

TWS Obsolete Jobs Removal

Hello Team, We are looking for removal TWS Obsolete Jobs from the Symphony Plan. We have observed that there jobs which are 6 months older are being carry forwarded daily in the next day Plan. This is causing load on the FINAL stream. I have updat...
over 2 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

add feature so that jobs in USERJOBS can trigger events for total duration

There is a significant portion of jobs that get placed into USERJOBS that are hung. We need a way to trigger events for total duration of the job, such as at 24h duration, or 72h duration. Currently there are 2 limitations in TWS that are preventi...
over 10 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration

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 ...
about 9 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration