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    Availability to set an application or operation deadline using either +x Calendar day or +x Working day

    The deadline offset is defaulted to Working day and may be overriden using OPERDALL parameter in the BATCHOPT when running Long Term plan maintenance. That parameter is global and not targeting specific operations.
    11 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    EQQ messages for jobs NOPed and SR availability change

    Dear IWSz development team, Due to batch monitor requirement, we're looking for EQQ messages for the circumstances: 1) When a job is NOPed. 2) When a job is Held. 3) When SR availability is changed, especially when SR is changed to AVAIL(YES) no m...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

    DWC Widget for EQQ* Messages

    Currently, we use DWC dashboards for Operations staff to monitor multiple controller error queues and agent workstations for offline status. We handle late alerts by capturing the EQQE027I messages, which SA then picks up and sends to another cons...
    9 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Under review

    Provide a new User exit to read the JCL for a FETCH directive and Automatic Recovery ADDPROC

    Provide a new User exit for the following functions Job tailoring : JCL directive FETCH Automatic Recovery: Statement RECOVER, Parameter ADDPROC Today the JCL for a FETCH member is always read from EQQJBLIB and the JCL for ADDPROC member is always...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Issue another message if job is Auto Recvered - EQQE036I replaced by EQQE036A

    Issue another message if job is Auto Recvered - EQQE036I replaced by EQQE036A EQQE036I message replaced if auto recovery is in job and error code tested for is in play. EQQE036I should only be issued when the job ends in error queue and will not b...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

    Allow calculation of "OCLASTC" variables for months in the future

    Currently, we can calculate the last calendar day with OCLASTC. From time to time it is needed to calculate the last calendar day of +1M or even more. According to these documentations, it is not valid to just calculate +1M to OCLASTC and the beha...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    OCL statements converted to WAPL

    This must be an issue concerning all IWS/z customers We write because we have been told that support/updates/enhancements on OCL will no longer be available as of version 10.2 of IWS/Z.This means that we are now looking into converting our use of ...
    2 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

    Prevent errors during migration to a new zWS release by allocating files via EQQPCSxx jobs to have the same sizes and other characteristics as in the previous release

    Currently the provided jobs (tailored by EQQJOBS) like EQQPCS01 and EQQPCS02 allocate tiny files with default characteristics. However most customers make changes, like increasing the allocation of the files (more cylinders) or modifying the MAXRE...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

    Clear command for IWS selection panels (ISPF dialog)

    For the IWSz ISPF dialog a new primary command (CLEAR or RESET) should be implemented for all selection panels (e.g. EQQASELP, EQQSOPFP, ..) that clears all input fields or resets them to the default value. Use case:Because of new functionality th...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Add confirmation when exiting with PF3/END on critical panels

    I request the inclusion of a confirmation panel in the (EQQMAOCP) panel "ADDING AN APPLICATION TO THE CURRENT PLAN". This is a critical panel where, after filling in the necessary application fields, if PF3 is pressed, the application is added to ...
    7 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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