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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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TWS product development to support zcentric agents in a Natted environment

Need to be ableto support Zcentric agents in a Natt'd enviroment.
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Specify relative time for Operation Not Started alerts

The Operation Not Started Alert/Action options were useful enhancements to IBM Z Workload Scheduler V9R5. But they can't be used in all scenarios. We have IzWS applications that run multiple times daily at random times usually event triggered (e.g...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Enable a confirmation panel after the TWS panel EQQMEP1L (5.4)

We need to enable a confirmation panel after the TWS panel EQQMEP1L (5.4) to complete a job with an error state. Currently, there is no post-EQQMEP1L confirmation panel that requires you to verify a job data before completing your job. Because of ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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...
over 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 ...
over 4 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...
about 7 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Planned for future release

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...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Avoid CP EXTEND failure if LRECL of EQQTROUT is smaller than 32756

After migrating from IWSZ 9.3 to zWS 9.5 the current plan extend job (PGM=EQQDNTOP) suddenly began to fail with a message:IEC036I 002-18,IGC0005E,jjjjjjjj,DNTOP,EQQTROUT,uuuu,vvvvvv, dsname It was not clear that the problem was due to the LRECL of...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Panel EQQAMTMP "not started action" cannot be used with "EVERY" repeating jobs

Jobs that are scheduled using the EVERY repeat Run-Cycle Option do not have an operation start/end time in the database entry. When the schedule is interrupted by some event and none of the jobs run for several cycles, it would be useful to have I...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Selection Panel for CALENDAR and PERIOD

IWS offers selection panels in database panel for WS, AD, OI, SPECRES, EDWA, JD, JCLVAR and RUN CYCLE. Two selection panels are missing: PERIOD and CALENDAR. In enviroments with hundreds of periods or calendars a selection menu like the other sele...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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