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This readme file provides important information about Fix Pack 3 for Dynamic Workload Console version 9.5.0
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This edition applies to Fix Pack 3 for version 9, release 5, modification level 0 of IBM Dynamic Workload Console.
IBM Dynamic Workload Console version 9.5.0 Readme File for Fix Pack 3
- Date
- December 18, 2020
- Fix Pack Name
- 9.5.0-IBM-DWC-FP0003
- Product
- IBM Dynamic Workload Console version 9.5.0
- General Description
- IBM Dynamic Workload Console Fix Pack 3 for version 9.5.0
This readme file provides important information about Fix Pack 3 for IBM Dynamic Workload Console version 9.5.0.
This readme file is the most current information for the fix pack and takes precedence over all other documentation for Dynamic Workload Console version 9.5.0.
The most up-to-date version of this readme can be accessed at the following URL: Fix Pack readmes
IBM Dynamic Workload Console version 9.5.0 Fix Pack 3 supports all product versions indicated in the IBM Workload Scheduler version 9.5 Release Notes which can be accessed at the following link: Dynamic Workload Console Version 9.5 Release Notes.
For the most up-to-date information about supported operating systems, software and hardware requirements, see the Detailed system requirements document at the following URL: Dynamic Workload Console Detailed System Requirements.
Review the following sections thoroughly before installing or using this fix pack.
About this Fix Pack
This section contains information specific for this Fix Pack including what has been modified or introduced, what has been fixed, product versions or components to which the Fix Pack applies, and compatibility issues, if any.
This section includes the following subsections:
- Features introduced with Fix Pack 3
- Features introduced with Fix Pack 2
- Features introduced with Fix Pack 1
- APARs and defects fixed in IBM Dynamic Workload Console Fix Pack 3 for version 9.5.0
- APARs and defects fixed in IBM Dynamic Workload Console Fix Pack 2 for version 9.5.0
- APARs and defects fixed in IBM Dynamic Workload Console Fix Pack 1 for version 9.5.0
- Known limitations and workarounds
Features introduced with Fix Pack 3
- Version 9.5 Fix Pack 3 delivers the following enhancements:
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- Deploy IBM Workload Automation containers on AWS EKS
- Enhanced integrations
- A new dashboard for monitoring file transfer jobs
- Alerting system for widgets in the dashboards
- Customizing roles
- Optimized file transfer operations
- Launch in context
- Automatic SSL configuration
- Automatic evaluation of critical jobs at risk
- Export and import a dashboard
- Dashboards support XML-based data sources
- Compression integration
- Encryption integration
- Support for Db2 Version 11.5 Standard Edition
- Changed features and feature capabilities
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- Support for file transfer jobs on agents at Version 9.3
- Agents at Version 9.3 can run existing file transfer jobs without problems. Jobs you create or edit from the Dynamic Workload Console at Version 9.5, Fix Pack 3 are not supported on agents at Version 9.3, but you can work around this problem by saving the jobs in the composer command line after editing them with the Dynamic Workload Console. The best practice is applying the latest fix pack level to the agents.
- Skip objects when importing a workload application template
- You can select the objects within a workload application template you do not want to import, both from the Dynamic Workload Console and wappman command. If you choose to skip an object, an object with the same name must be present in the target environment, otherwise an error message is returned. For more information, see the section about Reusing a workload in another environment in Dynamic Workload Console User's Guide and wappman in User's Guide and Reference.
- New optman option to specify the default licensing model for IBM® Workload Scheduler workstations
- You can now use the defaultWksLicenseType option to specify the default licensing model to be applied to IBM Workload Scheduler workstations. In a Docker environment, this causes all workstations to be created with the value assigned to the defaultWksLicenseType option. For more information, see the section about global options in Administration Guide.
- The term $SLAVES was removed from the security file and replaced with the term $AGENTS
- Because it is politically incorrect, the term $SLAVES, which applies to all fault-tolerant agents in both the classic and role-based security models, was replaced with the term $AGENTS with the same scope. No change is required to your existing scripts nor environments. For more information, see the section about Configuring user authorization (Security file) in Administration Guide.
- Improvements in time zone management for external follows dependencies for jobs and job streams
- When the product evaluates matching criteria to resolve external follows dependencies it compares the start times using local time if both job stream instances use the same timezone, or it uses UTC in case they use different timezones. For more information, see the section about Managing external follows dependencies for jobs and job streams in User's Guide and Reference.
- tws_inst_pull_info and dwc_pull_info troubleshooting tools replaced by wa_pull_info tool
- The new wa_pull_info tool replaces both tws_inst_pull_info and dwc_pull_info tools. Use the wa_pull_infotool to capture product data, as directed by software support. For more information, see the section about data capture utility in Troubleshooting Guide.
- Fixlets for IBM Workload Scheduler version 9.5, Fix Pack 2 and Fix Pack 3 agents now available for HCL BigFix
- You can now download fixlets for version 9.5, Fix Pack 2 and Fix Pack 3 from the BigFix.me community web site. Use HCL BigFix to view, upgrade, and manage IBM Workload Scheduler agents. For more information, see the section about upgrading agents using HCL BigFix in User's Guide and Reference.
For more information about new features introduced with this fix pack, see Summary of enhancements.
Helpful videos demonstrating new features for IBM Workload Scheduler is available on Workload Automation YouTube channel.
Features introduced with Fix Pack 2
- Version 9.5 Fix Pack 2 delivers the following enhancements:
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- Event rules have never been so easy
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A brand new experience that optimizes the creation and editing of event rules.
A modernized user experience that makes the definition of event rules easier, intuitive, and well-organized, thanks to the folder-based structure. Not only the visual usability has been enhanced, but also the whole management of the event rule definitions, their properties and the interactions with them. A lot of news? Don’t worry, the new contextual help can guide you through the new interface and its fields. On the home page, you can find the page-related topics, and if they are not sufficient, you can search for what you need by using the search bar. Furthermore, by clicking on a field, the help automatically updates itself and shows you the information about the selected field.
- Dashboard: See the data from more than one engine at the same time
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It is now possible to select more than one engine in the dashboard and see the related results in the widgets.
- Organize scheduling objects in workflow folders
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Gain greater business agility by organizing your scheduling objects in a hierarchy of folders. Organize them by lines of business, departments, geographies, or any custom category that makes sense for your business operations.
With this fix pack, you can now organize the following scheduling objects into workflow folders:- jobs
- job streams
- workstations
- workstation classes
- calendars
- event rules
- prompts
- resources
- run cycle groups
- variable tables
- workload applications
Folders also simplify security access. Associate access control lists to individual folders to restrict the rights to which folder any single user or group can access. You can also delegate security management of a specific folder and its sub-folders to other users.
- Satisfying Requests for Enhancements (RFEs)
- RFE 134569: Dynamic Workload Console 9.5 not rendering properly (height) in resolutions over 1100px
The Dynamic Workload Console now supports the customization of every resolution.
- Updated version of WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base
- Fix pack 2 has been formally tested using WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base version 19.0.0.12 and 20.0.0.3. Because of a known issue affecting version 20.0.0.1, APAR PH21281, we strongly recommend you avoid using it.
For more information about new features introduced with this fix pack, see Summary of enhancements.
Helpful videos demonstrating new features for IBM Workload Scheduler is available on Workload Automation YouTube channel.
Features introduced with Fix Pack 1
- File transfer job plug-in enhancements
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Version 9.5 Fix Pack 1 delivers the following enhancements to the File transfer job plug-in:
- RFE 124923: Appending text to an existing file
- The file transfer job plug-in now includes an option to append the data contained in the transferred file to the existing file on the destination system. This avoids overwriting the existing file and preserves any changes that were made to the file prior to the transfer. The option applies to file transfers of type download and for files encoded as text.
- RFE 127294: Specifying FTP SIte subcommands
- An option has been added for file transfers originating from a distributed environment to a z/OS target workstation, using the FTP protocol, to specify SIte subcommands. For example, you can specify a subcommand to define primary and secondary space allocations.
- RFE 123295: Deleting a source file after an upload transfer
- An option has been added to specify if you want to delete the source files after a file transfer of type "upload".
- Delegating administrator privileges on folders to other users
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The IBM Workload Scheduler administrator can grant permissions to a user on a folder so that the user can freely create new access control lists or modify existing access control lists on the folder or any sub-folders to which the user has been delegated administrator permissions. The user can in turn give access to the folder or sub-folder to other users by specifying an existing role to which the user wants to grant the access, as well as the folder. In this way, the IBM Workload Scheduler administrator can delegate the security to various organizations in the business to other users who can act independently as administrators for that organization.
A new access type "acl" has been added for folder objects. With this type of access, users can create access control lists for the folder assigned to them by assigning predefined roles to users and groups on the entire folder hierarchy or on specific sub-folders.
For more information about delegating permissions on folders, see Managing folders.
- OpenID Connect Provider as an identity provider
- Enable web single sign-on and use the OpenID Connect Provider as an identity provider.
Client applications, for example, the Dynamic Workload Console, can verify the identity of a user by relying on authentication from an OpenID Connect Provider. You can configure the WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base server to function as an OpenID Connect Client to take advantage of web single sign-on and to use the OpenID Connect Provider as an identity provider.
To simplify the configuration of the WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base server, a sample configuration file in XML format is provided.
For more information about configuring WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base server to function as an OpenID Connect Client, see Configuring an OpenID Connect Client.
- Workload dashboard improvements
- With the latest release, new enhancements have been added to the workload dashboard.
- Simplification of the use of the Table widget combined with Engine list datasource: By selecting the Engine list and the Table widget, the related fields are automatically displayed in the list without the need to add them manually.
- Light redesign of KPI and Bar chart widgets, with different colors and a smoother style.
- Additional widgets: Bubble chart and Free text. The Bubble chart represents data with a series of bubbles in descending order and size. The bubbles might change in dimension and position according to the variation of data. The Free text gives the possibility to have useful notes at your fingertips.
- Broker CLI commands
- The resource and jobstore commands have been reactivated.
Note: To make Broker cli and Broker UI work, both Dynamic Workload Console and primary domain manager should be updated to the version 9.5, Fix Pack 1.
- Updated version of WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base
- Fix pack 1 has been tested using WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base version 19.0.0.4 and 19.0.0.5
- Enhancements in the Reports feature
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- Folders in reports are now fully supported.
- Reports are now supported on MSSQL and Oracle databases
- Two new columns are now available in reports which use a z/OS engine:
- SUBSYSTEM NAME
- WORKSTATON TYPE
- Satisfying Requests for Enhancements (RFEs)
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Requests for Enhancements (RFEs) give customers the opportunity to collaborate directly with the product development team and other users. The team prioritizes and develops new product features based on proposals made by customers.
IBM Workload Scheduler V9.5 Fix Pack 1 delivers the following RFEs:- RFE 124923
- Appending text to an existing file. For details, see File transfer job plug-in enhancements.
- RFE 127294
- Specifying FTP SIte subcommands. For details, see File transfer job plug-in enhancements.
- RFE 123295
- Delete file on server after download. For details, see File transfer job plug-in enhancements.
To view a complete list of RFEs, new, planned, and delivered, see: RFE online community.
- Dynamic Workload ConsoleDynamic Workload Console can be installed on WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Liberty.
- For details, see Installing Dynamic Workload Console on WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Liberty.
- Filtering jobs that are late
- From the General filter for z/OS jobs window, you can browse the jobs in the current plan that are late according to the following criteria:
- Their latest start time
- The day and time you specified in the Not Started Alert or Not Started Action field.
- Either their latest start time, or by the day and time that you specified in the Not Started Alert or Not Started Action field.
- Setting alerts or actions if a job in plan does not start or complete
- You can edit the properties of a job in plan, by modifying or setting that an action is taken if the job does not start or complete within the specified date and time.
- Dependencies Resolution
- From the Self-Service Catalog you can define the dependencies resolution for the service, as follows:
- None
- No dependency resolution is necessary. This is the default value.
- All
- Both predecessor and successor dependencies must be resolved.
- Predecessor
- Predecessor dependencies must be resolved.
- Successor
- Successor dependencies must be resolved.
For more information about new features introduced with this fix pack, see Summary of enhancements.
Helpful videos demonstrating new features for IBM Workload Scheduler is available on Workload Automation YouTube channel.
APARs and defects fixed in IBM Dynamic Workload Console Fix Pack 3 for version 9.5.0
This section lists APARs and internal defects solved by Fix Pack 3.
APAR | ABSTRACT |
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IJ02098 | File creation monitor event rule fails on Windows when file path is too long. |
IJ12621 | Unable to edit restful job after creating it. |
IJ21878 | The Compare versions window appears blank if Internet Explorer v11 Compatibility View Setting is enabled for Dynamic Workload Console. |
IJ22076 | The Rerun with Successors window appears blank if Internet Explorer v11 Compatibility View Setting is enabled for Dynamic Workload Console. |
IJ23160 | EQQX550 No variable duration or deadline was specified with z/OS engine. |
IJ23942 | Unable to change the properties of a predefined job before submission. |
IJ24952 | Cannot create a new report in Dynamic Workload Console by using Internet Explorer V11. |
IJ25243 | dwcinst fails with encrypted password in the dwcinst.property file. |
IJ25261 | All internal job dependencies for jobstreams that have option "Valid from" set, display "<not named>. |
IJ25371 | The readme for docker containers does not explain how to obtain the correct image name. |
IJ25537 | HHHHMM range 0000 - 320000 for time definition for stream or run cycle is incorrect on documentation. |
IJ25580 | Dynamic Workload Console does not support British English date format. |
IJ25632 | In Japanese language, the resource editing page is shown as blank. |
IJ25675 | Users are experiencing an error when attempting to submit a predefined stream. |
IJ25722 | From Monitor Workload, cannot add or remove columns when using Japanese or other languages. |
IJ25928 | In Dynamic Workload Console v9.5 it seems that using a VIP and go into jobs from jobstream nothing is displayed until WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base is recycled. |
IJ25965 | Job Monitor and Jobstream Monitor does not respond when user is not authorized to access jobs and jobstreams. |
IJ25973 | Creating a REST API datasource in the Dynamic Workload Console that would list the job streams for a user does not work. |
IJ25993 | Creating a new user requires a workstation. |
IJ26153 | Jobs that are held are showing incorrect output on Dynamic Workload Console. |
IJ26524 | ALTPASS works only if you select Manage Engines from the Administration drop-down menu. |
IJ26812 | For an external job dependency, option "Within an absolute interval" cannot be saved |
IJ26836 | Security vulnerability issue with Tivoli Workload Scheduler TWSWebUI. |
IJ27153 | Using a custom datasource for resources and using a created datasource in a widget V9.5 Fix Pack 2 does not display correct data. |
IJ27233 | Incorrect message issued in Job Monitor. |
IJ27307 | The run cycle preview showsmonth numbers instead of month names. |
IJ27688 | CSV report output content is restricted to 10000 lines. |
IJ27714 | Copying or duplicating a Custom SQL Report is not successful. |
IJ27825 | Users cannot delete their own predefined report tasks. |
IJ27848 | Jobstream is not closed after editing. |
IJ27849 | Bad graphical view in Workload Designer. |
IJ28509 | Webseal token is not recognized by the Dynamic Workload Console. |
IJ28510 | Group names longer than 52 characters are not allowed. |
IJ29092 | The Manage Workload Security page is blank. |
DEFECT | ABSTRACT |
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WA-87948 | Installation fails due to the encrypted passwords and the = (equals) sign that truncates values in the properties file. |
WA-87949 | When using an MsSQL database, in the TableSpace properties in ConfigureDB is always used the default path. |
WA-88023 | If db_port value is left blank, the default value is 50000 for all databases. |
WA-88107 | WLP_INSTALL_DIR property is missing in the ConfigureDB property file for windows. |
WA-88213 | When installing the Dynamic Workload Console on Linux, the installation fails if the path of inst_dir and data_dir is the same. |
APARs and defects fixed in IBM Dynamic Workload Console Fix Pack 2 for version 9.5.0
This section lists APARs and internal defects solved by Fix Pack 3.
APAR | ABSTRACT |
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IJ22284 | On DWC 9.5 dwcinst -f dwcinst.properties the 2 bootstrap ports(sec) are not taken into account. but http(s) ports are ok. |
IJ22146 | dbupgrade prereq check iws 9.5 fp1 docker container issue with azure paas mssql |
IJ21092 | DWC only shows up to 6 job streams in "submit predefined job streams" screen |
IJ20745 | DWC editing the workstation field via job stream editor does not save successfully |
IJ20907 | DWC remove the unused fake credentials from the rest api |
IJ20383 | Re-submit a jobstream from dwc, the pri hold or earliest start time settings lost and the job stream starts immediately |
IJ20382 | Submit job into jobstream from dwc > monitor workload > monitor job streams starts immediately even earliest start |
IJ20097 | Error AWSUI6007E encountered using copy/paste feature in dwc workload designer |
IJ17812 | dwc 9.5 & 9.5fp1 job stream plan query empty using shared engine |
IJ18457 | dwc 9.5 performance issues on slow network. |
IJ21784 | Errors creating JSDLs from DWC 9.5FP1 |
IJ19852 | Dynamic Workload Console custom board does not work when selecting a pie chart or objects |
IJ21751 | Drill down does not work as expected for critical jobs widget within Dynamic Workload Console default z workload dashboard |
IJ21426 | Submitting ad hoc job streams sometimes does get jobs from job stream previously submitted |
IJ18059 | Error while adding a Variable table to a new service in self-service catalog |
IJ19802 | An engine connection using single sign-on which authenticates with openID will not connect |
IJ19800 | ERROR 404: SRVE0190E: file not found: / encountered when attempting to authenticate using openID |
IJ07891 | About Dynamic Workload Console on reply to local prompt : getting error AWSJDB101E AWSJDB817E AWSUI697W but the reply is performed correctly anyway |
IJ05782 | Help in Japanese language for IBM Workload Scheduler is not available |
IJ17162 | Viewing predecessor information in the production plan causes was hang |
IJ17690 | When you re-open a job with server:port the port is not shown on Dynamic Workload Console |
IJ23160 | EQQX550 No variable duration or deadline was specified with z/OS engine |
IJ19772 | Restart\Cleanup from DWC causes OC1 ABEND in IWS SERVER STC |
IJ21216 | In DWC, when selecting over 100 jobs or job streams to perform it's performing only 100 operations |
IJ17387 | Workload automation template import replace fails with two schedules having a new object cross referenced |
IJ23878 | create like function in DWC 9.5 is not working as expected |
IJ23879 | AWSUI5015E error occurs when trying to edit an er on japanese environment |
IJ22858 | job in error query on tws-zos engine with operator role displays only ws column with browsers in Italian |
IJ22873 | Manage multiple event rules in DWC 9.5.0.01 does not work |
IJ22458 | In DWC, workload application template replace all doesn't work |
IJ22759 | In 9.5 FP1 DWC, in edit event rule, changing the name creates a new copy rather than renaming the target event rule |
IJ22308 | Changing job stream definition does not reflect when submit jobstream on DWC |
IJ22282 | On browser set in french language, on windows french local, DWC 9.5 fp01 monitor job streams there are missing columns |
IJ22240 | job dependency not working after confirming success on abended job |
IJ22225 | KNOWN DEFECT WA-80955 Plugins creates too many directories and files in dwcServer directory |
IJ21991 | The created or modified workstation task content has not been kept after leaving the query or logoff from DWC and logon again |
IJ21032 | DWC 951 blank page and tab reload when previously opened tabs are close |
IJ20058 | DWC designer issue with @ in joblib - the value contains incorrect chars |
IJ19618 | When creating a DWC datasource a filter can not be correctly applied when using a zos engine |
IJ19130 | Filters does not work for "RestAPI" datasource for zos controller |
IJ18841 | job properties on jobstream workload designer are english on japanese environment |
IJ20175 | DWCINST.SH fails with liberty version error if LANG=JA_JP.UTF-8. Same for ENGINE |
APARs and defects fixed in IBM Dynamic Workload Console Fix Pack 1 for version 9.5.0
This section lists APARs and internal defects solved by Fix Pack 3.
APAR | ABSTRACT |
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IJ16431 | With Dynamic Workload Console 9.4 FP05, in the submit predefined josbtream panel, the selected variable from the vartab table is overridden by the default main_table variable. |
IJ16233 | Extra backward slash "\" symbols are added each time the customer edits the event rule. |
IJ16230 | FTP jobs containing wildcards in the destination name fail with error message AWKFTE037E. |
IJ12138 | The yearly layout in run cycles is displayed in collapsed mode with Internet Explorer, v. 11. |
IJ12956 | The search function does not return any job definitions when searching for rerun job definitions in Internet Explorer, v. 11, if a Japanese engine name is used. |
IJ11905 | With Dynamic Workload Console 9.4.x, if the timezone of the Dynamic Workload Console and the engine are different, job time in job history report is incorrect. |
IJ13912 | Cannot import Self-Service catalogs when there is no associate. |
IJ11908 | IBM Workload Scheduler dependencies are removed when updating a run cycle in a job stream before the final run time occurs. |
IJ11482 | Cannot load predecessor jobs from a backup primary domain manager in Dynamic Workload Console 9.4.04. The following error message is returned: AWSUI0796E: the specified action cannot be performed. |
Known limitations and workarounds
The following are software limitations and workarounds that affect Dynamic Workload Console version 9.5.0 Fix Pack 3. For a list of known problems and limitations documented for the V9.5 General Availability release, refer to the Dynamic Workload Console Release Notes .
9.5 Fix Pack 3:
- File transfer jobs created or edited using the Dynamic Workload Console at Version 9.5, Fix Pack 3 are not supported on agents at Version 9.3
- Agents at Version 9.3 can run existing file transfer jobs without problems. Jobs you create or edit from the Dynamic Workload Console at Version 9.5, Fix Pack 3 are not supported on agents at Version 9.3, but you can work around this problem by saving the jobs in the composer command line after editing them with the Dynamic Workload Console. The best practice is applying the latest fix pack level to the agents.
- Dashboard becomes unresponsive after it is kept open and unused for more than 4 hours
- A dashboard that uses the widgets Bar chart, Bubble chart, Gauge, Line chart, or Pie chart might become unresponsive if it is kept open for more than 4 hours without interaction.
Workaround: To continue working, close the dashboard and open it again.
- A monitoring query that is bookmarked for an engine shared to all users works only for the engine owner
- A monitoring query that is created and bookmarked by the administrator for an engine that is shared to all users, works only for the owner of the engine. It cannot be shared.
- The edited value for the Latest Start Time is not shown in the list of critical jobs
- In the Monitor Critical Jobs page you modify the Latest Start Time of a job, but the list of critical jobs is not updated with the new value.
Workaround: To see the updated Latest Start Time of the critical job that you edited, query the list of the jobs in the current plan.
- What-if: if Web browser is set to a language other than English, a problem occurs
- From the What-if page, you select a job and click "Show impact on critical jobs": a message is issued with the list of critical successors, but the list is not updated in the related table.
- A plan different from the current is not supported by datasources
- You can define datasources only for the current plan. Archived and forecast plans are not supported.
- The Copy function is supported with Safari v13.1, or later
- Using the Copy function with Safari is available with Safari v13.1, or later.
- Problem editing event rules
- In the Manage event rule page, you can edit the event rule only once. Further editing attempts are not supported.
- Cannot open an event rule located in a folder you are not authorized to
- In the Manage event rule page, opening an event rule located in a folder which you are not authorized to access opens a blank workspace area manager in the Create event rule page.
- Problem with reports and Informix database
- If you are using an Informix database, the Show details button for the Job Duration Estimate report is not working.
- Problem with reports and MSSQL database
- If you are using an MSSQL database, the Show details button for the Standard Deviation report is not working.
9.5 Fix Pack 2:
- A duplicated datasource cannot be edited and saved
- A duplicated datasource, belonging to a shared dashboard and that retrieves data from an internal plan query, cannot be edited and saved because -after the engine selection- it lose the information contained in the query field.
Workaround: Save the query before the engine selection and paste the query in the field.
- The new SAP option fields in the editor are not available for the Dynamic Workload Console
- The following fields:
MAX_JOBS_TO_RELEASE_FOR_USER
andRELEASE_ALL_INTERCEPTED_JOBS_FOR_REQUEST
, added in the latest version of IBM Workload Scheduler, are not present in the Dynamic Workload Console SAP editor.Workaround: Open the editor and add the field to the list.
- Widgets in dashboard with two or more engines selected, do not display correct data
- Selection of more than one engine is fully supported only when two or more engines of 9.5 FP2 version are selected, therefore when two or more engines of different versions are selected, the widgets of job and job streams do not display correct data.
- Import of Self-Service Dashboards
- After the import of the settings from a Self-Service Dashboards, only the definitions are imported.
- Query from two or more engines of different versions may be incomplete
- When monitoring jobs or job streams from two or more engines of different IBM Workload Scheduler versions, no results are displayed in the panel.
Workaround: from the monitoring panel enter the following query:
@#@
- The Event Rule page shows issues for different resolutions
- The Event Rule page does not display correctly for some screen resolution.
Workaround: To display the Event Rule page correctly, either from desktop or mobile, it is suggested that you use any of the following resolutions:
- 1920X1080
- 1366X768
- 1536X864
- 768X1024
- 1280X800
- Widgets in the Default Distributed Dashboard does not retrieve data correctly from Critical Jobs datasource
- When trying to retrieve data from a critical job datasource, only critical jobs in the root folder will be retrieved.
Workaround: To retrieve critical jobs from all folders path, clone the critical jobs datasource and insert the following filters
/*/*
- Problems with Critical Jobs in the Monitoring Panel
- When trying to retrieve a list of Critical Jobs from the Monitoring Panel without specifying the folders in the query, it will only return the Critical Jobs in the root folder.
Workaround: Always specify the folder in the query.
- Dynamic Workload Console erroneously replaces DOCOMMAND WITH SCRIPTNAME
- If you modify the jobs in the FINAL and FINALPOSTREPORTS job streams from the Dynamic Workload Console, after saving the changes, the Dynamic Workload Console replaces DOCOMMAND back with SCRIPTNAME.
Workaround: Only use the composer command line to replace SCRIPTNAME with DOCOMMAND in the jobs contained in the FINAL and FINALPOSTREPORTS job streams.
- IBM Z Workload Scheduler Server ABEND when connecting a Dynamic Workload Console 9.5
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To avoid Dynamic Workload Console connection issues and an IBM Z Workload Scheduler ABEND when connecting a Dynamic Workload Console v9.5 Fix Pack 1 or later to a v9.2 or v9.3 Controller, install this APAR https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PH13139
- Issue related to the import of a Workload Application Template
- The import of a Workload Application Template from V95FP1 to V95FP2 with nested dependencies may not be working as expected, if the folders are not mapped in the V95FP2 environment.
Workaround: Before the import of the Workload Application Template, recreate the folder structure that you are importing from FP1.
- Problems when using filters
- When you have a backup primary domain manager at the V9.5FP2, but the primary domain manager is still at a previous product version level, problems can occur when monitoring objects that support the definition in a folder such as, prompts, workstations, and resources, as well as objects that contain the workstation in their object identifier, for example, job streams. More specifically these objects are not displayed in the results of the monitoring query on the plan if you use filters in your query.
Workaround: Upgrade the primary to the V9.5FP2 level and then run planman resynch to resolve the issue.
- Dynamic Workload Console help panels in other languages
- Some of the help panels in the Dynamic Workload Console could not be translated in the following languages: German, French, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese and Portuguese.
- Creating a job stream in the same folder from the Workload Designer (AWSUI6007E)
- When creating a job stream in the same folder with the same name but different starting date (valid from), the new job stream cannot be saved.
Workaround: Close the first job stream from the list of the Workload Designer and then save the new job streams.
- Filters in datasources of critical jobs are not supported in Z Dashboard
- Editing of filters in datasources of critical jobs are not supported for Z engine.
- A widget in a custom Dashboard is shared even though the engine connected to the related datasource is not. (WA-77928)
- When creating an engine connection, that is not shared, but with the check-box "share credentials enabled", a datasource created with that engine retrieves data on the dashboard, although the engine is not visible to the user to which that dashboard is shared.
- Folder column does not appear in Monitor Workload and modeling when connected to a engine of previous releases (WA-85339)
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When monitoring a object in the Monitor Workload or List workload connected to a engine of the versione 9.5 Fix Pack 1, the column of folders does not appear.
Workaround: Click edit, expand the section Show Filter Criteria section and add the column manually from the section Column Definition.
9.5 Fix Pack 1:
- Using a Dynamic Workload Console dashboard containing both distributed and Z engines, might affect product performance negatively, especially on the distributed database server, leading to high CPU consumption.
Workaround: Create separate dashboards for distributed and z/OS environments.
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Removing an ACL defined on a deleted folder from the Dynamic Workload Console, you could receive an error message similar to the following:
"AWSUI0833E The operation could not be completed. There has been a communication failure. The internal message is: AWSJDB201E The object "acl=/FOLDER1_1/+F" cannot be locked, updated, or deleted because it is locked by user "null"."
Workaround: to remove the ACL and avoid communication issues, perform the following steps:- Recreate the deleted folder.
- Delete the ACL defined on the folder you just recreated.
- Delete the folder.
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- The Subsystem Name and Workstation Type filters are missing.
- The filter is not applied to the report contents.
- The maximum job name length is 8 characters and wildcards in the job name are not supported.
- The filter is not applied to the report contents.
Fix Pack structure
This section describes the structure of the images contained in this Fix Pack.
Fix Pack files available using Fix Central
+---9.5.0-IBM-DWC-README-FP0003.zip
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+---9.5.0-IBM-DWC-AIX-FP0003.zip
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+---9.5.0-IBM-DWC-LINUX390-FP0003.zip
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+---9.5.0-IBM-DWC-LINUX_X86_64-FP0003.zip
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+---9.5.0-IBM-DWC-WINDOWS_X86_64-FP0003.zip
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+---9.5.0-IBM-IWS-console-container-FP0003
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+---9.5.0-IBM-DWC-Zsystem-FP0003.pax
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+---9.5.0-IBM-IWS_OpenShift_Server_UI_Agent_FP0003.zip
Installing the Fix Pack
This section describes how to apply Fix Pack 3 to Dynamic Workload Console.
- The Dynamic Workload Console is active.
- No user is connected to the Dynamic Workload Console to prevent the data related to their working session from being lost.
Installation notes
Read this section thoroughly before installing this Fix Pack.
- Before installing the Fix Pack, ensure you have installed the required prerequisite software. To obtain the latest information about software requirements for IBM Workload Scheduler, run the Software Requirements report and browse to the relevant section.
- On UNIX systems only: Before installing either the Dynamic Workload Console version 9.5 or this Fix Pack, make sure that umask is set to 022. To verify that umask is set to the correct value, from a command prompt, run the umask command. If the value is different from 022, modify it by running the command:
umask 022
- If you plan to connect the Dynamic Workload Console version 9.5 Fix Pack 1 to a z/OS engine, ensure the following APAR for the z/OS platform is installed if you plan to use the two new columns in the DB2 reports (SUBSYSTEM NAME and WORKSTATON TYPE):
- PH12689
- Support for multiple controller for DB2 reporting and new keywords added to JOBREC statement.
Interoperability notes
Dynamic Workload Console version 9.5.0 Fix Pack 3 supports all product versions indicated in the Dynamic Workload Console version 9.5 Release Notes which can be accessed at the following link: Dynamic Workload Console Release Notes.
Installation methods
- You can install directly the Dynamic Workload Console General Availability version 9.5 together with the latest fix pack level, as described in Installing from the CLI in Planning and Installation Guide.
- You can update the Dynamic Workload Console from General Availability version 9.5 to the latest fix pack level, as described in Updating the Dynamic Workload Console to the latest Fix Pack level in Planning and Installation Guide.
- You can upgrade the Dynamic Workload Console from version 9.3 or later to General Availability version 9.5 and then update to the latest fix pack level, as described in the following topics in Planning and Installation Guide:
If necessary, you can also return to a previous product version level, as described in Returning the Dynamic Workload Console to a previous product version level in Planning and Installation Guide.
Disk space requirements
Before starting the Fix Pack installation, ensure that you have the following space available in the file system. The values indicated in the table show the disk space required by the Dynamic Workload Console alone. For the disk space required by other components, see the relevant documentation.
To obtain the latest information about permanent disk space requirements when installing IBM Workload Scheduler on supported operating systems, run the Hardware requirements report and click on the relevant operating system link
Operating System | Installation directory | Temporary directory |
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AIX® | 2 GB | 800 MB |
Linux s390x | 2 GB | 800 MB |
Linux x86-64 | 2 GB | 800 MB |
Windows 64 | 2,5 GB | 1 GB |
/usr
file system.If the installation fails because of lack of free disk space, you must stop the installation, free space on your disk, and start the installation again.
Documentation updates for IBM Dynamic Workload Console Fix Pack 3, version 9.5.0
Any additions or changes to the documentation as a result of Fix Pack 3 have been integrated into the online product documentation available in IBM Workload Automation product information.
Documentation updates for IBM Dynamic Workload Console Fix Pack 2, version 9.5.0
Any additions or changes to the documentation as a result of Fix Pack 2 have been integrated into the online product documentation available in IBM Workload Automation product information.
Documentation updates for IBM Dynamic Workload Console Fix Pack 1, version 9.5.0
Any additions or changes to the documentation as a result of Fix Pack 1 have been integrated into the online product documentation available in IBM Workload Automation product information.
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To access IBM support, click the IBM support link at the bottom right of the page.
If you want to contact IBM Software Support, see the IBM Software Support Handbook at the following Web site: http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/guides/handbook.html
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- Telephone numbers, depending on the country in which you are located.
- Information you must have before contacting IBM Software Support.
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