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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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    Need CDPz integration to support TWSplex with standby controller

    Dear support, We Morgan Stanley mainframe team would like to adopt CDPz integration to collect real-time messages to analyze. In our environment we installed TWS as plex with both primary controller and standby controller. Currently we enabled CDP...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Enable SSL connections to Db2 z/OS for DWC

    Security policy requires TCP/IP connections to Db2 for z/OS to be encrypted. Db2 systems may be customized with SECPORT only (no TCPPORT). Currently, configureDB.sh with RDBMS=DB2Z does not support DB_SSL_CONNECTION=true.
    12 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    WAPL | Permit partial values for FILTER segment/record comperators

    The segment operators in the FILTER function do not permit the usage of partial values. The usage of partial values with common wildcard charactes like in the List/Select-Statement would be helpful and creats a greate user experience while using W...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Enabling X-command (Export and Import Applications) in advanced panels

    Export and Import Applications from the dialog (1.4.3) makes it easy and fast to export applications and even to import them fastly to another system. However it is only available in the _old_ panel style. The Export and Import Applications (X-Com...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Achieve multi-tenancy support for the sendmail definitions (alert conditions and text)

    As the need for a multi-tenant system with TWS grows in significance due to the decentralization of work across various groups within the company, having a mechanism to separate sendmail definitions (alert conditions and text) among different auth...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Availability to set an application or operation deadline using either +x Calendar day or +x Working day

    The deadline offset is defaulted to Working day and may be overriden using OPERDALL parameter in the BATCHOPT when running Long Term plan maintenance. That parameter is global and not targeting specific operations.
    11 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    EQQ messages for jobs NOPed and SR availability change

    Dear IWSz development team, Due to batch monitor requirement, we're looking for EQQ messages for the circumstances: 1) When a job is NOPed. 2) When a job is Held. 3) When SR availability is changed, especially when SR is changed to AVAIL(YES) no m...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

    Provide a new User exit to read the JCL for a FETCH directive and Automatic Recovery ADDPROC

    Provide a new User exit for the following functions Job tailoring : JCL directive FETCH Automatic Recovery: Statement RECOVER, Parameter ADDPROC Today the JCL for a FETCH member is always read from EQQJBLIB and the JCL for ADDPROC member is always...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Issue another message if job is Auto Recvered - EQQE036I replaced by EQQE036A

    Issue another message if job is Auto Recvered - EQQE036I replaced by EQQE036A EQQE036I message replaced if auto recovery is in job and error code tested for is in play. EQQE036I should only be issued when the job ends in error queue and will not b...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

    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...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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