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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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Setting restriction for updating job status changes in TWS CP

Please enable the prompt confirmation in TWS panel (5.3) for changing the job status. Currently, there is no prompt confirmation for changing the job status via 5.3 -> M (an operation) -> 6 (General) -> Update status . Due to this, human ...
9 months 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....
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

IzWS allow user to add non-existing predecessor which should have more alert on the warning like pop-up warning that required enter to confirm.

IzWS allow user to add non-existing predecessor which should have more alert on the warning like pop-up warning that required enter to confirm. We would like to request if the predecessor job does not exist thenoption1 : to have confirmation with ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Integration with CDP in a configuration with a standby controller

We use a standby controller and we want to use the CDP whit it running but now is not supported. This is why we request to integrate CDP with standby controllers
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Display the dataset where the JCL/Script is acquired.

We currently have multiple source JCL/Script datasets that are linked to WAz. Scheduling is asked to refresh the copy of a JCL/Script in the CP so that it is brought in from a different dataset than normal.
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Improve SUBMIT trace and allow a tracker to have multiple submittors (instead of deploying multiple submit-only trackers

In this case through a combination of JCL DEBUG and SUBMIT traces it was seen that a tracker was overloaded (needed to submit over 7000 jobs in a 10-minute period and was only able to submit around 6300 jobs. It would have been easier to see if a ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Add LIST CPSAI TO WAPL

WAPL supports the modification of CPSAI but not the LIST and so it is impossible for us to test the segments value in automated processes.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Povide a fix for ZWS V9.5 to issue error message when an LTP occurrence is not created due to incorrect use of SHIFT function

The SHIFT function related problem occurred during a testing by client. In summary, an LTP occurrence was not created because the client used SHIFT function incorrectly. (Please refer to case# TS003497942.)However, ZWS V9.5 issued neither error no...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Add database fields for DWC reporting

We are currently planning to replace a homegrown system which creates TWS reports, with DWC reporting feature. However, we are missing a mandatory field from the Current Plan z/OS DB2 archive database, which is the AD Owner ID. Our current system ...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

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