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My ideas: IBM Z Workload Scheduler

ALL DEP request should support DEPX informations

In environments where CrossDependencies (X-DEPs) are important for daily scheduling, their transparency is also a important thing. Here the DEPX request brings a lot of clarity into the game but this information is not shown, if you are performing...
about 1 month ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

We desire a Workload Automation Programming Language (WAPL) command that will perform a deletion of a job from the Application Description database. We additionally desire WAPL commands to 1) identify all internal and external successors of that deleted job and 2) remove the deleted job as a predecessor of these successors.

In our shop we perform a large number of job deletions in any given year. Having the ability to execute WAPL commands in a single job that performs not only the job deletion but also interfaces that deletion in all associated successor jobs in con...
2 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

WAPL - ALLDEPS function

Due to changing scheduling and changing requirements it would be a plus to be able to query ALLDEPS for a certain operation in the CP, perhaps up until a certain nesting level to keep performance impact limited. This can be a full list of all depe...
3 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

Enhancements required in DWC’s REST API for IWSz

1. Why are two separate TWS REST API calls required to retrieve the full job stream details? This approach is not recommended for DevOps practices. For example: Step 1: Execute the following call to retrieve the job stream ID:https://<DWC_Hostn...
4 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

ETT Job Triggering should consider destination

This idea relates to the topic of ETT triggering based on jobs that run on a system not under zWS control. Especially in larger environments with multiple zWS trackers connected to the controller, it would be necessary to consider for ETT job trig...
4 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

Produce message for NOT STARTED ALERT (EQQE150) even if NOT STARTED ACTION is coded at the same time

The NOT STARTED ALERT message EQQE150 is currently not produced if the NOT STARTED ACTION is coded at the same time. Some users want to be notified when the NOT STARTED ACTION is performed, hence the interest in having a specific message produced ...
6 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

Ability to Add New Application Level User Field to Existing AD in Workload Scheduler

Description:Currently, when using the ADUSF option, IBM Workload Scheduler creates a new Application Description (AD) with the same name instead of adding the User Field to the existing AD. Additionally, ADUSF requires attaching the user field to ...
6 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

Clear evidence in panels where operations (and pred chain) have been marked complete by manual actions

When an operation is marked complete (and with it any predecessor chain with it) the BROWSING DETAILED OPERATION INFORMATION TWS panel (EQQSOPDP) should make this evident in the Status and Actual fields. The following lines should be amended as th...
10 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

Extension of the event filter exit regarding IJ1 events

This idea is useful in environments with 2 or more zWS controllers or in environments with a local zWS controller and remote controllers having zWS trackers on the the local system. Today you can use the event filter exit EQQUX004 to filter the EX...
10 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

In critical paths, intervention to assign priority to jobs waiting in the JES queues

When a job in the execution chain of a late critical path is waiting for init to execute, change its priority to anticipate its execution.
11 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

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