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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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Implement a delay before querying a zCentric agent after the workstation became active

When a zCentric workstation goes from Offline to Active status, the controller immediately queries the agent to retrieve the status of the jobs. If the agent does not know the jobs requested by the controller, the latter sets them in UNKN error. ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

PIF function enhance

We can see the data in panel EQQLSTAP by using ISPF. But she can not not get "Current plan end" time and "Long term plan end" time data onetime by using PIF. [Please refer the below panel image] <My customer request> She wants new function i...
7 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

zCentric job delays due to

We are looking for an EASIER way (either through EQQAUDIT report, or WAPL or RESTAPI even) of determining when a zcentric job is delayed due to parallel server limitation being exceeded (AND what the limit was set to as users can change the limit ...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Auto reroute of shadows from z/OS to Primary MDM and BMDM on failover

Any shadows from z/OS to LINUX MDMs have to be manually rerouted from Primary to Secondary even if the applications operations have auto resart and auto reroute set on them.
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Restriction of ALL parameter in the panel EQQSOPGD (ALL DEPENDENCIES)

I hope to create a new parameter to restrict parameter 'Nest Detail' in 'ALL DEPENDENCIES' panel. In the customers' environment, CP lock and high CPU consumption of thecontroller for around 20 minutes occurredbecause they used 'ALL DEPENCENDIES' p...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

SUBSTR JCL command should support variables with up to 44 chars or allow a continuation with the SETVAR directive

It should be possible to process up to 44 digits within a SUBSTRING command or to allow a continuation within the SETVAR directive. Variables with a value with up to 44 characters are not supported with the SUBSTR JCL function.
about 8 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

AUTHDEF TRACE ( SAF trace ) needs to be started/stop via command instead of restarting the controller task

Currently to trace security issues in Z workload scheduler it is necessary to alter the controller parms to have TRACE(8) in AUTHDEF, cycle the controller, collect the EQQMLOG, then set TRACE(0) again and cycle the controller again. This makes it ...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Panel EQQMMADP should have the same behaviour in filter capabilities as panel EQQMOCCP

If I want to create dependencies via Panel EQQMMADP in the current plan I get back a list with much to much results. In CPs with huge workload this can make EQQMMADP unuseable (several hundreds or thousands of applications in the list) Why EQQMMAD...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

TWSz - Tool needed for localizing cause of Critical Path gap

Tool needed for localizing successor-flow causing gaps in Critical path.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Future consideration

Dynamically Restart Job Occurence

We would like the ability for the controller to be able to dynamically restart a job in the plan, similar to WAPL started task.
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration