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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

NOPWAIT parameter: add 2 additional options SR (special Resource) and Time

Currently NOPWAIT has 2 possible options: Specify YES if an operation that you are NOPing will be actually NOPed after that time dependencies and special resources, if any, are resolved. The default is NO, meaning that the operation is NOPed immed...
5 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Submitted

Unloading XDeps from zWS Version 10.2 via WAPL must include the new field 'Resolution Criteria'

Unloading XDeps from zWS Version 10.2 SPE3 via WAPL is incomplete: the new field 'Resolution Criteria' is missing in output. This must be implemented to have a full/complete WAPL functionality.
18 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Planned for future release

The list returned by ISPF DEPX command should automatically update to reflect the current situation, excluding any remote shadows that have been deleted.

The DEPX list must stay up‑to‑date so that developers and operators always see the current set of remote shadows; stale entries can lead to incorrect impact analyses and cause jobs to fail when they reference deleted datasets. Automatically filter...
18 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Planned for future release

Include a SAMPLE member in SEQQSAMP to assemble the SMF exits WITHOUT using an SMPE USERMOD (this is ALREADY done for the JES2 exits)

Many customers cannot or do not know how to use SMPE USERMODS
21 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

Use VSAM system managed buffers (SMB) instead of LSR to reduce the CPU consumption by the controller task by around 40%

zWS has used   LSR (local shared resources) for some of its VSAM files for decades, but recent analysis by the VSAM and PERFORMANCE teams related to a customer case indicated that there could be significant CPU savings if SMB were implemented...
about 1 month ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Planned for future release

Display alias occurences by the original name

Follow up to WAO-I-415 In addition, it is necessary to filter for the original application ID in the current plan using PIF and the 5.* panels. For example: 5.2 or 5.3 contains a flag like "display alias occurences". This allows the previous filte...
about 1 month ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

Enable Support for Encoded Special Characters (%00, %23, etc.,) in DWC 10.2.7 REST API URIs

Hi Team, In DWC 10.2.7, we are unable to use null character (%00) and hash (#, encoded as %23) values in REST API query calls due to a security restriction introduced by Liberty. Example: Application name: TWSTEST@TWSMZW02 Schedule time: 2026.08.1...
about 2 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Planned for future release

DWC: Include Dynamic Workload Console software in the ZWS software order process instead of requiring a separate Fix Central download

All software deliveries should be retrieved through approved, "closed" software distribution pipelines, with software integrity verified throughout the process. Today, the majority of software retrievals are highly automated. z/OSMF portable softw...
about 2 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Needs more information

No confirmation panel while modifying applications in the Current Plan

No confirmation panel while modifying applications in the Current Plan (5.2 - LIST) & modifying Operations in the Current Plan (5.3 - OPERATIONS)
3 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

No confirmation panel while adding application.

Dear Team, In TWS tool, "Adding Application to Current Plan," where an application gets added directly when PF3 is pressed, without any confirmation prompt. This poses a significant risk because if the application is not in Hold status, it will st...
3 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

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