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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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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

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

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

Record restart action taken by operator

It would be useful if the type of restart issued by an operator was recorded in the audit file. We use the restart and cleanup option for part of our batch not all of it and when we have issues with a restart it would be helpful to know if the ope...
about 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

UBS RFE for case TS004147967

Current WAPL command ADD ADID adds an occurrence in the Current Plan.In case its date/time is outside the Daily Plan window, the occurrence entry is added into the LTP.The resolution of the dependencies in WAPL is driven by the DEPRES parameter, b...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Add SR.GROUP TO Special Resource security

Please can you add a security check AUTHDEF for the SR.GROUP using GROUP on the SRCOM record. This will allow for granting of access to Application Support Areas using a simple way instead of having to define all special resources to our security ...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Add Ownership to ETT

Please can you add an owner to the ETT definition. We are busy decentralizing scheduling within the bank and are unable to decentralize the maintenance of ETT Option 1.7.1/2 as the definitions do not have ownership associated with the definition.
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

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...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

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

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

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