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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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Syncron processing of user-defined Workstations (EQQUX0099

User-defined workstations are currently processed asynchronously. The workstation analyzer identifies the operation to be submitted and performs these actions: 1.queues, asynchronously, a submit request to the Data Router task 2.updates the curren...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Dynamic Workload Console on Z : Make the report path (dwc_workarea) configurable

We'd like to have the report path (dwc_workarea) variable configurable to avoid ICH408I message at the start of the STC (insufficient authority to create /reports directory)The report path is actually a fix path set to /reports. Our site configura...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Audit IWS service functions

Nearly all service functions in IWS dialog selection 9 are critical to business or at least can be in case of misuse or inattentiveness. So, as a consequence, it is necessary to audit all the following functions:- Deactivate job submission: MLOG c...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Change EQQACTR1 - Show ZIIP instead of PG

The EXIT EQQACTR1 writes statistics in the joblog. Among the statistics CPU usage is shown. But there isn't any option to see how much zIIP time the job uses. zIIP time is also a SMF record 30 field. It would be useful to show zIIP usage as well i...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

When an operation is restarted, nothing currently in the EQQAUDIT report or in the EQQMLOG documents what TYPE of restart command was used (RERUN, RC, SJR, FSR, FJR, etc) and what type of restart (STEP restart, JOB restart) and the selected step for the restart (if any). This information would be useful in troubleshooting issues with restart.

An incorrect restart of an operation (restarted from wrong step, restarted with wrong type of restart command) can cause a lot of problems in an operational zWS environment. There is currently no way to tell what type of restart was done from the ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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...
10 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Add new function to collect version/release of Zcentric agent

Add a new function to collect information in mass mode (like utility or batch) or exploit information available in EQQSWIZC panel to view (in one shoot) version/release of all Zcentric agents defined to IWS controler
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Support EQQMINOx to be invoked via LIBDEF (run zWS dialogs for different versions in parallel)

Unfortunately EQQMINOx is NOT supported to be invoked via LIBDEF because of the way that EQQMINOx is loaded -- there is an old DOC APAR concerning this which is STILL true even today-APAR= PK53014 SER= DD DOCLIBDEF FOR ISPLLIB DOES NOT WORK FOR LO...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

The communication between DWC & DB2 (any RDBMS) needs to be encrypted)

When using the DWC for querying the Historical or Statistical tables the communication should be configurable to use encryption - TLS.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

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