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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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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

Another way for controlling access between IWSz and zCentric IWS-agent on distributed platform instead of using member in EQQPARM dataset.

An audit has revealed that some users have access to both userIDs and passwords for zCentric agent users when updating these in member in EQQPARM dataset.Even if we encrypt the EQQPARM dataset, the person(s) adding/updating user-info into EQQPARM ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Include User Fields in DWC Monitor Workload job column.

We need to have a column in DWC with the user field enabled in Monitor Workload (job and critical job). This column should be editable to write and see comments about the job manage. In ISPF pannel this field can enable in handling error pannel, s...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 3 Future consideration

Report for System Information regarding zCentric workstations in IWSz

For ABNAMRO client, that has hundreds of zCentric workstations, a periodic report is required for System Information regarding zCentric workstations. That is the information you can see in 5.5 dialogue in IWSz (ISPF) with the "I" line command. E.g...
about 3 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.
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Please add Jobname to message EQQ8006I

Hi Development team. Please can you include the Jobname in the message EQQ8006I for the CDP Integration. When people look at alerts they reconcilethe Jobname, and not application id and operation number. Only TWS requires this for it's key.
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Make it easy to find the scripts needed to create the DB2 history database on a non-z/OS platform (UNIX, LINUX,WINDOWS)

Currently, the DB2 history file definitions for a database on z/OS DB2 are provided in SEQQSAMP while the skips needed for the other platforms are only available in a CD image (ISO) that can be obtained by ordering the zWS product via SHOP z SERIE...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Negative selection on ADID with WAPL

We've been experimenting with negative logic and wildcards in LIST not equal commands with WAPL, but we are not able to get it to work. Thus far we are only able to use fully qualified ADID names in the LIST Not Equal statement, i.e. LIST ADID-NE(...
about 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 ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Modify Status Command gives no response to the Requester

Via our System-Automation we monitor the TWS-Trackers and the TWS-Controller. Every hour the status of the systems is retrieved via the modify status command. The output of the command is only written to the syslog. The requester gets no response....
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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