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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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Allow calculation of "OCLASTC" variables for months in the future

Currently, we can calculate the last calendar day with OCLASTC. From time to time it is needed to calculate the last calendar day of +1M or even more. According to these documentations, it is not valid to just calculate +1M to OCLASTC and the beha...
7 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Support $ as first Charakter for variables when using WAPL

According to this: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/z-workload-scheduler-101-extends-orchestration-capabilities-managed-file-transfer-enhances-operational-experience-ai-streamlines-workflows-definition-renewed-workload-designer?region=US ...
7 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Future consideration

Enable dynamic activation of CDP logging function after it was disabled

Dear developers, We enabled CDPz data collection function integrated within IWSz to have EQQ8006I (indicating the status change of jobs scheduled in current plan) message to feed our home grown web tool. But we met an issue - While the owning syst...
7 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Improve the interface between zWS and CDP so that CDP continues to work with zWS if the USS filesystem is moved or restarted on a different LPAR (AUTOMOVE)

There are 3 inter-related requests here all for CDP/zWS interface (parameter CDP(YES): (1) a command to force a SWITCH of the CDP logs (similar to what is available for the SWITCHMLOG) (2) a command to force the CDP interface to start up again (wi...
8 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Cross Dependency: "Real Time" status in shadow Job

If we use automatic recovery statements (e.g. to insert a new application as new predecessor) the workstation status of shadow jobs don't change from E to W. IWS changes the status of the shadow job after the recovery action is completed (the new ...
8 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Options to reduce report created by LTPMA or LTP extend

Running LTPMA (Long Term Plan Modification All) or extend LTP job, does not give you any option to reduce output from LTP. We would like options to reduce the output from these jobs.
8 months 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 ...
8 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Another way for controlling access between IWSz and zCentric IWS-agent on distributed platform instead of using member in EQQPARM dataset.

An audit has revealed that some users have access to both userIDs and passwords for zCentric agent users when updating these in member in EQQPARM dataset.Even if we encrypt the EQQPARM dataset, the person(s) adding/updating user-info into EQQPARM ...
8 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

PIF Request/Modify for CSR (Current Plan Special Resource) Interval

CSR (Current Plan Special Resource) Interval should be able to be changed through PIF.
8 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Reduce vulnerabilities within the the Workload Scheduler / z Workload Scheduler tools by using industry standard password encryption

There is a risk that exploitation of non industry standard password encryption vulnerabilities by a malicious actor could lead to the loss of Customer data and potentially service outage. For example the Windows Agent users password encryption ado...
9 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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