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IBM Z Workload Scheduler

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    WAPL: modifying all operation in an occurence at once

    In contrast to IWSBATCH/CP (a tool from Horizont-IT) in WAPL it is not possible to modify all operations in an occurance with one command at once. The try was quitten with EQQY713E REQUIRED ARGUMENT OPNO MISSING IN MODIFY REQUEST FOR RESOURCE CPOP...
    4 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Submitted

    Ability to Add New Application Level User Field to Existing AD in Workload Scheduler

    Description:Currently, when using the ADUSF option, IBM Workload Scheduler creates a new Application Description (AD) with the same name instead of adding the User Field to the existing AD. Additionally, ADUSF requires attaching the user field to ...
    2 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    ETT Job Triggering should consider destination

    This idea relates to the topic of ETT triggering based on jobs that run on a system not under zWS control. Especially in larger environments with multiple zWS trackers connected to the controller, it would be necessary to consider for ETT job trig...
    6 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration
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    TWS High Availability

    We are working with high availability in the customer's datacenter, so tests were done with TWS simulating an lpar outage where TWS was active in a sysplex. The standby controller takes over work correctly for new jobs that are submitted, but jobs...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Recommended procedure for relocating zWS databases and datasets (changing dataset names)

    Sometimes it's necessary to change the dataset names of a zWS installation due to changes in the dataset naming conventions or migration of zWS datasets from non-SMS-managed volumes to SMS-managed volumes. Unfortunately, I cannot find any recommen...
    about 2 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

    Requirement to have more variables in EQQEMAIL Member - Occurrence Input Arrival Time

    We need an extension in the function „Sending an email when an alert condition occurs " https://help.hcl-Software.com/workloadautomation/v101/zos/src_man/eqqr1sendemail.html In the EQQEMAIL Member, various variables can be used here. Currently I o...
    7 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

    Add additional variables to EMAIL and INCIDENT features

    Some key variables are missing from the EMAIL and INCIDENT features. OHHMM - The input arrival time of the failed job (absolutely key to uniquely identify the failing operation) OJJSTEP - Job step of failed job (can save time to resolution, avoidi...
    11 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Future consideration

    Produce message for NOT STARTED ALERT (EQQE150) even if NOT STARTED ACTION is coded at the same time

    The NOT STARTED ALERT message EQQE150 is currently not produced if the NOT STARTED ACTION is coded at the same time. Some users want to be notified when the NOT STARTED ACTION is performed, hence the interest in having a specific message produced ...
    2 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    allow DBOPT password to be 25 characters in length

    Using 25 character passwords is a new requirement for Bank of America.
    3 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Planned for future release

    User fields at occurrence level

    Currently we have a PIF interface to add occurrences to the current plan. We need to pass variables to a job/operation that are up to 500 bytes long (for non-zos environment). The variables have to be available to all operations in the occurrence....
    about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

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