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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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To do a LIST specifying the TIMEDEP as filter

For the "List" action in EQQYCAIN, there isn't any parameter to filter "time dependent"(TIMEDEP) jobs.
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

NOPs in AD should be 'not in CP' selectable by customer

The NOPs in Application Database (at AD level) should be flagged for 'do not come into Current Plan' by customer, so that the NOP is not taken over in CP by ExtendCP or Replan daily planning (and ModifyLTP?) jobs. Dependency resolution must be han...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Show all external dependencies in one panel

At operation level, all external dependencies including the new application dependencies should be listed. The new application dependencies prevent an operation to be started, this should be visible in one panel, else the user must always check fo...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Support SYSTEM= parameter for WSSYS or add a new parameter

Three years ago, we migrated from JES3 to JES2 and changed in TWS to Virtual Workstations to have some kind of load balancing. Recently we migrated from IBM AFOP to IBM System Automation. With SAz we got the requirement from our Automation Team to...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Enhancement for reporting functions so that Job_History reports capture all instances of a job and not just status during the time that the old current plan is archived

The Job_History report that is part of the DWC predefined management reports should be updated so that it captures all instances of a job's history. The way this report works currently is that it only captures the status of the job during the time...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Avoid writing over unarchived JT files after message EQQN180W is issued by controller

In the subject PMR 65928,L6Q,000 (the files for which are available under internal PMR 53795,999,000 ) the JTARC filled up (B37) after which all the JT files were used but could NOT be copied to the JTARC file. This resulted in EQQZ045E for normal...
about 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

TWS job status missing when tracker is down

Problem: TWS job status might be lost when tracker is restarted. This impact production batch and business. Request: TWS should recheck all the running jobs status during tracker is down when tracker is restarted again.
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Add SR.GROUP TO Special Resource security

Please can you add a security check AUTHDEF for the SR.GROUP using GROUP on the SRCOM record. This will allow for granting of access to Application Support Areas using a simple way instead of having to define all special resources to our security ...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Add Ownership to ETT

Please can you add an owner to the ETT definition. We are busy decentralizing scheduling within the bank and are unable to decentralize the maintenance of ETT Option 1.7.1/2 as the definitions do not have ownership associated with the definition.
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

PIF support for StepLevel Awarness

StepLevel Awareness (STEPINFO(YES)) brings benefits for operation problem solving via dialog - but in huge environments (millions of OPs) and a big disaster this way over dialog is not useful. So StepLevel Awareness should be provide a PIF interfa...
about 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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