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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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Auto Refresh for anything that is manually changed

Please refer to the delivered description of RFE ID 80759: Hyperlinked properties when updated should auto refresh automatically in DWC. If a job is reset manually, it would be nice if DWC auto refreshes the page immediately. This would be applica...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Would like an option in option 5.3 ( EQQSOPFP ) to display all NOP'ed jobs

Would like an option in option 5.3 ( EQQSOPFP ) to display all NOP'ed jobs
about 9 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

UNISON_SCHED_IA value be the LOCAL time (NOT GMT TIME) of z/OS

The UNISON_SCHED_IA value shown in the JOBLOG of an operation run on a FTA that is DIRECTLY attached to the E2E server (NO MDM used) is going to be the GMT time (NOT LOCAL TIME) of z/OS when the job is submitted. The JOBLOG will show the correct ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

EAV Support to the Datastore UDF repositories

We are asking that HCL/IBM consider our request to add much-needed functionality and scalability to the IWS Datastore by adding VSAM Extended Format (which implies multi-volume) and EAV Support to the Datastore UDF repositories. Please refer to In...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

TDWC: Be able to have operation number in correct sequence

Using TDWC and adding additional jobs to a jobstream they always become added in the bottom.
over 9 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Planned for future release

Workload Service Assurance

Workload Service Assurance: When the Estimated Start Time or optionally the Estimated End Time of a critical job has past and the job has not started, automatically recalculate new Estimated Start and End Times for the critical job. Even with RECC...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Operation duration set to 00:00:01 in CP during daily plan extend when WS changed from reporting to non-reporting.

Current IWS Functionality. When the workstation is changed for an operation (job) in the AD from reporting to non-reporting, the duration of the operation in the CP is set to 00:00:01 during the daily plan extend. I would like the same function...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Request to change the operation when purged the job log

TWS not status update before Tracker start (152799) As requested in, the CP status may be "S" even though the job was completed during host maintenance. In this state, if the job log is purged ($ HASP250 output), EQQE036I will be output by TWS and...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

ZWS Support for SMF Exit IEFU86

z/OS 2.3 introduced SMF Exit IEFU086, which is being recommended to use in place of IEFU83, IEFU84, and IEFU85 since it can handle the new extended SMF record header. IEFU86 is currently not documented nor is a customized sample version shipped wi...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Ability to Submit Group Thru DWC (Dynamic Workload Console)

Currently, the DWC does not allow a Group to be submitted. It only submits the application you demand in but not the others in the group. It should prompt to run a the group or specific application within the group. This functionality is available...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

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