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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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Povide a fix for ZWS V9.5 to issue error message when an LTP occurrence is not created due to incorrect use of SHIFT function

The SHIFT function related problem occurred during a testing by client. In summary, an LTP occurrence was not created because the client used SHIFT function incorrectly. (Please refer to case# TS003497942.)However, ZWS V9.5 issued neither error no...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Add database fields for DWC reporting

We are currently planning to replace a homegrown system which creates TWS reports, with DWC reporting feature. However, we are missing a mandatory field from the Current Plan z/OS DB2 archive database, which is the AD Owner ID. Our current system ...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Kerberos support for IWSz Reporting (DBOPT)

Currently IWSz requires user ID and password in DBOPT to enable Database connection to DB2 reporting database. We need to eliminate the use of password in DBOPT. Provide Kerberos support to DBOPT for IWSz historical reporting.
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

TWS product development to support zcentric agents in a Natted environment

Need to be ableto support Zcentric agents in a Natt'd enviroment.
over 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Need new column/field for ACTUAL_JOB_END

When running a historical, statistical, or custom SQL there is no column in either historical or Statistical tables for listing the ACTUAL_JOB_END which would be similar to the ACTUAL_JOB_START field. We would like to see an ACTUAL_JOB_END field a...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Mitigate potential security exposure of current ETT functionality by identifying/authenticating user triggering the ETT job

At present, there is potential security exposure for ETT triggers set up as 'JOBNAME REPLACE' = N. Reason being, any user can inadvertently or otherwise submit a trigger job defined in Production ETT database thereby triggering ETT application eve...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Application Model API for IWSz

API available on the DWC installed on Z system with the URL hostname:portname/twsz/# does not contain Model API for Application when there are available with the Distributed IWS We'd like to have this model available, for IWSz as it is for the Dis...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

Create a facility to add jobs to the CP via call from a non-APF-authorized program

Need to be able to add a job to the current plan via a call from a running application program. This program may be IMS MPP, IMS BMP, CICS, etc. The interface CANNOT require APF authorization, as ordinary application programs should not be APF aut...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Plug gaps in Authority Group security

Authority Group is the element by which jobs submitted by IZWS have their security scope described. It is also used to ensure that users cannot update or submit applications that use Authority Groups outside their sphere of responsibility. Occurre...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

DWC Event Rules Jobstream Triggering

Using DWC Event rules with FileCreate, when the user drops 3 files on the folder simultaneously, it triggers and adds 1 job stream in zOS controller but the other 2 error out in DWC with message - Error AWSZAP002E Submission of job stream "QTG1MAR...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Planned for future release