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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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Allow additional custom actions to DWC "More Actions" menu

Currently DWC only allows for one Custom Menu (url) to be displayed in the "More Actions" menu using the twsObjectDoc section of TdwcGlobalSettings.xml . We have a requirement to have more than one Custom Action for jobs/jobstreams to point to mul...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Add Job Confirmation Option to Error Panel

We would like to have the capability in the error panel (HANDLING OPERATIONS ENDED IN ERROR) to have user preference option for job confirmation. This would act like application confirmation today (type Y to confirm you want the application force ...
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Planned for future release

IWS z/OS IEFACTRT exit should write messages to JOBLOG instead of SYSLOG

Currently the IEFACTRT exit for TWS z/OS (SEQQSAMP member EQQACTR1) writes WTO messages to the z/OS SYSLOG (OPERLOG) when the restart and cleanup feature is used (RCLEANUP(YESL)) parameter. This can be avoided by using IEFYS instead of WTO.
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Possibility to save in a file the list of all dependencies by running it in batch or save the list under ISPF.

We have the need to export the list of all dependencies of an application in a file. Currently this list is only available under ISPF (Option 9 ALL DEPS of SELECTING APPLICATION OCCURENCE AND OPERATION INFORMATION) We'd like to have a WAPPL comman...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

ALLDEPS request may lock the corrent plan and cause delays

We have occasionally problem with the query of predecessors (Panel EAASOPSP) : SELECTING APPLICATION OCCURRENCE AND OPERATION INFORMATION option 9.We have implemented the advised solution : a pop up panel reminding that the alldeps query is very (...
over 5 years 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...
10 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

To implement the REFRESH RACF command via PIF/OCL o WAPL function.

To activate RACF sub resources, only option 9.6 in TWS is available. There are chances to use 9.5 mistakenly. To avoid this, if there is an option in WAPL or PIF, it would be more usefull. Raised case for this, i was suggested to refresh RACF reso...
about 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Future consideration

EQQADMIN needs to be modifiable without RACF command

Currently EQQADMIN can only be put into effect via issuing of RACF commands such as RDEFINE EQQADMIN AUTOMAPPING APPLDATA(‘NO’/'YES')or RDEFINE EQQADMIN DWC_userID@Hostname APPLDATA(‘RACF_userID’). If the RACF class EQQADMIN is defined and enabled...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Support Applicationgroups in LTP

Description:It should be possible to add or delete complete application groups in the LTP. We need the same support for application groups in LTP as in CP (Add Group / Delete Group) Use case:Currently I can only add or delete a single occurrence i...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Time-Dependency-Flag in LTP

So it should be possible to display and change the time dependency flag for an operation in LTP. A single letter field with Y/N that can be changed in addition to the operation IA that could already be modified in the LTP. Use case:When we want to...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration