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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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Encrypting member in IWSz EQQPARM dataset without dynamically calling EQQBEX

In order for no one to be able to retrieve userIDs/Passwords from member in EQQPARM dataset containing userIDs and passwords for controlling access between IWSz and zCentric IWS-agent on distributed platform this dataset needs to be encrypted. How...
8 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

SUBJOBUSER to support control via RACF SURROGAT profiles

The SUBJOBUSER user field feature introduced by PH35729 allows IzWS operations to specify the submission user as the value associated with SUBJOBUSER. But there is no RACF validation of what is effectively surrogate user submission once the SUBJOB...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Planned for future release

Possibility to execute procedures in Snowflake and other plugins

Email from customer: Do you know if it should be possible to execute procedures in Snowflake (From DWC/IWS ) ?? Like this : call COMMON_DATA.SP_CREATE_PRODUCT_TYPE_MAPPING_VIEWS(); Contacted PlugIns team: The procedures cannot be executed, in plug...
6 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Convert zWS Exits to Parmlib

Due to the limited Assembler skills, it is becoming extremely difficult to maintain our multitude of zWS-related user exits. It would be beneficial to have the option of paramertising all zWS exits to allow us to remove our dependency on the legac...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Future consideration

TLS encryption for all Mainframe endpoints, Controller, trackers, server.

Most companies are in the process of encrypting all IP traffic. having all zWS components using TLS or ATLS would support the growing needs. SSL is no longer what Auditors & Cyber security all across the enterprise systems.
3 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Functionality already exists

Ability for Zos controller to push zcentric agent upgrades

This will assist in the ability to upgrade hundreds of zcentric agents easily as well as keeping the product as up to date as possible.
10 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

'Submit Ad Hoc' should work for a mainframe job

It allows to submit an ad hoc job (defined in OPC database or not). Currently it doesn't allow to submit an ad hoc job from Dynamic Workload Console. It should allow to submit an ad hoc job from Dynamic workload console web interface.
3 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

'Search' button in 'Edit JCL' option in Dynamic Workload Console should allow to fetch JCL from any dataset

Why is it useful? -> It will allow an ad-hoc job be run from override JCL in user's PDS/PS. Who will be benefited? All users How does it work currently? - Currently, as attached 'Search' button doesn't pull the JCL from a PDS.
3 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

add new field to AUDITLOG with CPU Usage

It would be interesting if on zWS/TWS/IZWS/IWS auditlog could have the batch job cpu usage added to it. Having CPU usage of the batch completed/failed/etc on it would open possibility for new reports on the tool and also not to have have to create...
4 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Interface for non z/os users to change their TDWC password when TDWC is running on z/OS. Users do not have to use TN3270 session/TSO.

We began implementing DWC to provide the non-z/OS users (users that do not sign onto TSO & TWS panels) a view into TWS, more specifically, their applications. We have implemented in our Test environment, however, these users do have TN3270 ses...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 5 Not under consideration

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