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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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Encryption of the vsam databases

It could be advisable to have the possibility (by parameter of instance) to encrypt all (or some vsam database. only users having the right access to IWSz can access and read the content of the vsam files. there are some non-IBM tool allowing the ...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Putting module EQQSSCNMx above the line

Due to administrative rules we are forced to run multiple IWSz Systems in parallel on one SYSPLEX. When migrating IWSz we are using BUILDSSX REBUILD and SSCMNAME TEMPORARY to avoid IPLs. After migration we are restarting IWSz with SSCMNAME PERMANE...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

One Tracker per LPAR serve all Controller

Due to administrative rules we are forced to run multiple IWSz Systems in parallel on one SYSPLEX. So we have to start tracker STCs for each of our multiple IWSz controllers on every system of the SYSPLEX. As the tracker STCs all do the same work ...
over 4 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.
over 8 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

CPBPLIM should not be allowed to exceed 50% and ALL DEPS nesting level default should be less than 99

The CPBPLIM parameter can have values up to 99 which means 99% of memory is reserved for current plan buffers and 1% is available for everything else. This leads to memory related abends such as S878. Similarly the "NUMBER OF NESTINGS" in panel EQ...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Planned for future release

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 ...
over 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...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

EQQPIFJX should support delete JCL in JSx for an operation even appl is not completed

To reduce the number of repeatable applications at CP running e.g., every 5 min or perhaps more often, we need an option to DELETE JCL in JSx for a specific operation, even that the whole applications is not completed. Lets assume we have a simple...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Protect TWS Subresources for ETT, JV, RD and SR with authority group id

Implement the field authority group id for TWS objects ETT, RD, JV and SR and protect the access to the objects via new RACF subresources(the same way as applications with subresource AD.GROUP)
over 8 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...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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