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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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    TWS user id is unable to impersonate to job user on NFS v4

    TWS userID on zCentric agents is unable to impersonate to job user on NFS v4, but it works fine on NFS v3. There is a restriction for "setuid" on NFS v4, so TWS agent if installed on NFS v4 is able to the run jobs only as TWS user. Jobs with other...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Add SHIFT and SHIFTDAYTYPE to WAPL LIST GENDAYS

    With WAPL, the LIST GENDAYS can be used to generate the passage dates for a RULE. Unfortunately, SHIFT and SHIFTDAYTYPE cannot be encoded in LIST GENDAYS. So the dates determined are wrong. However, the GENDAYS for this interactive RULE does take ...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

    DWC should not be installed in z/OS UNIX in a zFS filesystem with read/write access

    Within the current design, we would like to see a clear segregation between the files which REQUIRE write access from the files for which READ access would be sufficient, within the "USERDIR" directory. The standard executables should be delivered...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Support for 27 x 132 screen size in Workload Scheduler

    Alternative idea for this idea (Rearrange ACTUAL START field from panel EQQSOP2L to panel EQQSOP1L [ZWS-I-266]), to have fields from EQQSOP1L and EQQSOP2L on one screen when using 27x132 screen size.
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Trigger WLM for a single target job's job chain

    From a list of target jobs, indicate the ones for which WLM should be triggered.
    5 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    In critical paths, intervention to assign priority to jobs waiting in the JES queues

    When a job in the execution chain of a late critical path is waiting for init to execute, change its priority to anticipate its execution.
    5 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Encrypting TWS Zcentric workstation password on Mainframe

    Encrypting TWS Zcentric workstation password on Mainframe. Currently we have Set of TWS workstation ID and password saved in PARMFTA userinfo dataset on mainframe to connect to connect to zcentric workstation pn windows This userid and password is...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

    add attachment in email alert

    Very often, whenever operation or jobstream owner receives the TWS email alert for job completion error, we would want to get the joblog for troubleshooting. If the joblog could be sent as attachment togther with the email alert, it could speed up...
    5 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Future consideration

    Clean up type (CLN_Ty) in Error Handler Layout (1) doesn’t provide enough details or (2) wasting spaces on Error hander layout

    Hello, Clean up type (CLN_Ty) can be set on he TWS error handler layout – see PIC1. It can have 4 values: A (Automatic), I (immediate), M (Manual), N (None) – see PIC2. This CLN_Ty uses 6 characters from the Layout. I would like to suggest two/thr...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

    WAPL: Create same ability of CLDATE to select specific days of the week for PRDATE

    We are in the process of automating calendars and periods with WAPL. The function of CLDATE has the capability to select days of the week but PRDATE does not.
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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