Welcome
Overview
Summary of enhancements
HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.8 enhancements
Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.8 features.
Optimize your database infrastructure using Amazon RDS for DB2
Support has been expanded to include Amazon RDS for DB2 when provisioning databases for both the master domain manager and the Dynamic Workload Console.

Product requirements
This section contains links to the HCL Workload Automation Product Requirements.
Overview
- Conventions used in this publication
  Learn what conventions are used in this publication.
- Summary of enhancements
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.8 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.8 features.
    - Advanced capabilities for File Transfer integration
      The latest updates to the File Transfer integration give you more control over your data movement.
    - Nested variables for increased flexibility
      Define variables whose values contain other variables to allow dynamic variable substitution at run time, improving flexibility, maintainability, and reusability.
    - Validation Environment for Readiness Assessment (VERA)
      The Validation Environment for Readiness Assessment (VERA) is a centralized, command-line diagnostic tool that provides complete visibility into your software environment's health.
    - Effortless control of your job stream status
      Manage your job stream status in the database quickly and securely by modifying the draft and non-draft status of multiple job streams simultaneously.
    - Workload management with bulk nop control
      Streamline your scheduling environment by setting one or more jobs or entire job streams as operational or non-operational in the database.
    - Precise control over job reruns
      Effortlessly track which iteration is running for your integrations by exposing a deterministic rerun counter directly as a consumable variable.
    - Optimize your database infrastructure using Amazon RDS for DB2
      Support has been expanded to include Amazon RDS for DB2 when provisioning databases for both the master domain manager and the Dynamic Workload Console.
    - Enhanced variable resolution
      Experience reliable and consistent variable resolution when submitting jobs or job streams directly from the Dynamic Workload Console
    - New capabilities on the Agent for z/OS
    - Customizing and rerunning jobs in the plan
      Gain greater flexibility and control over your submitted workload by manually rerunning jobs directly from the plan. After a job completes with a final status, you can customize and rerun the job by using either the existing job definition or another definition.
    - Exporting job data
      You can export the currently visible data directly from the data tables within the orchestration monitor. By enabling these robust export options, you ensure that your job data is always accessible and ready to be utilized in your required external tools or formats.
    - Streamline change control with auditing preferences and justification
      Administrators streamline governance by setting auditing preferences and requiring justification for object changes across workload engines. This guide to set up change categories, configure ticketing server integration, and enable change-tracking prompts.
    - Streamline operations: batch rerun and status confirmation in job stream view
      Administrators can perform batch management jobs directly within the job stream view. By selecting multiple jobs simultaneously, you can run bulk operations—including Rerun, Confirm success, and Confirm abend—and verify completion messages in a single workflow.
    - Changed features, improvements, and RFEs in version 10.2.8
      A list of features changed and improved since the previous release and major improvements.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.7 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.7 features.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.6 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.6 features.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.5 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.5 features.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.4 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.4 features.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.3 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.3 features.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.2 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.2 enhancements.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.1 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.1 enhancements.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.0 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.2.0 enhancements.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.1.0 Fix Pack 4 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.1 Fix Pack 4 enhancements.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.1.0 Fix Pack 3 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.1 Fix Pack 3 enhancements.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.1.0 Fix Pack 2 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.1 Fix Pack 2 enhancements.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.1.0 Fix Pack 1 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.1 Fix Pack 1 enhancements.
  - HCL Workload Automation version 10.1.0 enhancements
    Learn about the HCL Workload Automation version 10.1.0 enhancements.
  - HCL Workload Automation for Z V10.2 Fix Pack 5
    The following features were provided with HCL Workload Automation for Z Version 10.2 Fix Pack 5 (APAR HC00012).
  - HCL Workload Automation for Z V10.2 Fix Pack 4
    The following features were provided with HCL Workload Automation for Z Version 10.2 Fix Pack 4 (APAR HC00011).
  - HCL Workload Automation for Z V10.2 Fix Pack 3
    The following features were provided with HCL Workload Automation for Z Version 10.2 Fix Pack 3 (APAR HC00010).
  - HCL Workload Automation for Z V10.2 Fix Pack 2
    The following features were provided with HCL Workload Automation for Z Version 10.2 Fix Pack 2 (APAR HC00009).
  - HCL Workload Automation for Z V10.2 SPE April 2025
    The following features were provided with HCL Workload Automation for Z small programming enhancements (SPEs) released for Version 10.2, in April 2025 (APAR HC00008).
  - HCL Workload Automation for Z V10.2
    HCL Workload Automation for Z version 10.2 includes the following enhancements.
  - HCL Workload Automation for Z V10.1 SPE December 2023
    The following features were provided with HCL Workload Automation for Z small programming enhancements (SPEs) released for Version 10.1, in December 2023 (APAR HC00007).
  - HCL Workload Automation for Z V10.1 SPE July 2023
    The following features were provided with HCL Workload Automation for Z small programming enhancements (SPEs) released for Version 10.1, in July 2023 (APAR HC00006).
  - HCL Workload Automation for Z V10.1 SPE November 2022
    The following features were provided with HCL Workload Automation for Z small programming enhancements (SPEs) released for Version 10.1, in November 2022 (APAR HC00005).
  - HCL Workload Automation for ZV10.1
    HCL Workload Automation for Z version 10.1 includes the following enhancements.
- HCL Workload Automation
- Dynamic Workload Console
- End-to-end scheduling
Best practices
Mobile Applications Userʼs Guide
Dynamic Workload Console User's Guide
AI Data Advisor (AIDA) User's Guide
HCL Workload Automation
Welcome to the HCL Workload Automation documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use HCL Workload Automation. The documentation has been updated for HCL Workload Automation Version 10.2.8.
HCL Workload Automation for Z
Welcome to the HCL Workload Automation for Z documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the product. The documentation has been updated for version 10.2 Fix Pack 5.
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Optimize your database infrastructure using Amazon RDS for DB2

Support has been expanded to include Amazon RDS for DB2 when provisioning databases for both the master domain manager and the Dynamic Workload Console.

Integrating with this managed service helps you set up and manage your cloud-based DB2 deployments with minimal overhead. It removes the complexity of traditional database administration, offering an efficient, cloud-native alternative for your environment.

In addition to streamlined management, Amazon RDS for DB2 ensures high availability, enhances security compliance, and features elastic scaling to dynamically match your changing workload requirements.

For more information about creating the database using Amazon RDS for DB2, see Creating the database for Amazon RDS for DB2 for the master domain manager and Creating the database for Amazon RDS for DB2 for the Dynamic Workload Console.