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Dynamic Workload Console Version 10.2.5 Release Notes

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Dynamic Workload Console Version 10.2.5 Release Notes

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Dynamic Workload Console version 10.2.5 Release Notes

This document provides important information about Dynamic Workload Console version 10.2.5.

It is divided into the following sections:

Important information for version 10.2.6

Starting with IBM® Workload Scheduler version 10.2.6, the Workload Definitions section for version 9.x connected engines will be removed from the Dynamic Workload Console. Therefore, the following pages will no longer be available:

  • Manage Workload Definitions
  • List Workload Definitions
  • Import Workload Application
  • Manage Event Rules
  • Create Workstations
  • List Workstations
 

Features introduced with version 10.2.5

IBM Workload Scheduler version 10.2.5 contains the following enhancements:

Helpful videos demonstrating new features are available on Workload Automation YouTube channel.

 

APARs fixed in version 10.2.5

This section lists APARs resolved in version 10.2.5

Table 1. APARs addressed in version 10.2.5
APARDESCRIPTION
IJ49050An error occurs when submitting a predefined job stream to a different workstation. The job stream properties incorrectly display the resource name from the original workstation.
IJ49527When using the Japanese language setting, the date selected from the calendar is displayed incorrectly.
IJ50013An error is displayed when selecting the Test Connection button within the application section of a new Oracle job definition in the Dynamic Workload Console.
IJ50721The Dynamic Workload Console experiences functional problems after smartcard authentication has been implemented.
IJ52921It is not possible to delete roles from an Access Control List (ACL), preventing proper user permission management.
IJ53376In the Workload Designer, using the Copy Job and Paste as Dependency options to add a dependency to a job or job stream does not work correctly.
IJ53710A launch-in-context action from the Dynamic Workload Console fails because it requires the engineName parameter to be encrypted, but it is being sent in plain text.
IJ53899The Success Output Condition field disappears from a job's definition after the job is modified and saved from the Dynamic Workload Console.
IJ53943The Monitor Workload view provides incorrect output when filtering by file dependencies or resource dependencies.
IJ54112There are limitations or errors when attempting to share predefined reports with a user group in the Dynamic Workload Console.
IJ54269A problem with the Access Control List (ACL) prevents the creation of new security domains.

IJ54768

Workload Designer on OpenShift does not work when connected to a z/OS engine
IJ54793The Job Stream View fails to display the correct dependency lines for successor job streams.
IJ54821Within the Workload Designer, job names that are part of a job stream are incorrectly truncated to 22 characters.
IJ54886It is not possible to properly assign users to a role that uses the JNDI name all.authenticated.users.
IJ55246Elements in the Dynamic Workload Console have incorrect or misleading translations in Japanese.

 

Resolved Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

The following CVEs have been resolved:

  1. CVE-2025-48976

Interoperability tables

In the tables in this section the following acronyms are used:

AcronymExtended form
DDMDynamic domain manager or Backup dynamic domain manager
DWCDynamic Workload Console
MDMMaster domain manager
 

Dynamic Workload Console compatibility is supported on each release version listed in the table:

 MDMDDM
DWC 10.2.510.2.x, 10.1.x, 9.5.x10.2.x, 10.1.x, 9.5.x
 
The following table shows which components are compatible with previous Dynamic Workload Console versions:
 
Engine versionManage Workload DefinitionsWorkload DesignerGraphical DesignerMonitor WorkloadOrchestration Monitor
IBM Workload Scheduler v10.2.3 onward
IBM Workload Scheduler v10.x ✔ from v10.2.x
IBM Workload Scheduler v9.5.x   
IBM Workload Scheduler z/OS v10.2 
IBM Workload Scheduler z/OS v10.1  
IBM Workload Scheduler z/OS v9.x.x   

 

Compatibility scenarios and limitations

You are strongly recommended to maintain all IBM Workload Scheduler components at the latest version level as regular maintenance activity. Keeping your environment consistent also ensures you can implement the new features available with each release.

Known limitations and workarounds

The following are software limitations and workarounds that affect Dynamic Workload Console 10.2.5:

Workload Security reconfiguration required for User Object Credential Management page

 

To use the User Object Credential Management page, users require the following security permissions:

  • Design and monitor workload: User Objects - Modify (userobj access=modify)
  • Modify plan: Alter user password (userobj - altpass)

To grant the required database and plan permissions, you must manually reconfigure the Workload Security.

 

SAP jobs and Shadow jobs cannot be created nor edited from the Graphical Designer

 

SAP and Shadow job definitions cannot be created nor edited from the Graphical Designer.

 

Impossibility to generate reports on Dynamic Workload Console installed on z/OS systems

 

The generation of reports in the Dynamic Workload Console fails when the Dynamic Workload Console is installed on z/OS systems.

 

Federator does not always perform the automatic clean up of archived records

 

Archived records that are stored by the Federator into the database used, if any, are not always auto deleted according to the cleanup policy set in the fed_variables.xml file.

 

Workaround

 

To delete those records, you must run the extend command, or perform a plan refresh.

 

Federator does not clean up database from old engines

 

Old engines that are stored by the Federator into the database used, if any, are not deleted.

 

Workaround

 

To delete those records, you must manually run a query on the database.

 

Discovered z/OS engines are only usable in the Orchestration Monitor

 

After you have registered a z/OS engine to the Federator, it is added to the list of discovered engines, which are only usable in the Orchestration Monitor. To make all the other Dynamic Workload Console functions available to z/OS engines, you must define them manually on the Dynamic Workload Console.

 

Japanese characters might display incorrectly in job logs on Windows for Dynamic Workload Console and fault-tolerant agents

 

Job logs containing Japanese characters might appear garbled when viewed in the Dynamic Workload Console or when using the command line on fault-tolerant agents running on Windows operating systems.

 

Workaround

 

To resolve this issue, set a Windows environment variable that points to the IBM Workload Scheduler home directory, for example:

TWS_TISDIR=C:\FTA\TWS

Package structure

For a detailed list of available packages, see the 10.2.5 Quick Start Guide document available from IBM Fix Central.

Installing and upgrading to version 10.2.5

This section describes how to install and upgrade the Dynamic Workload Console to version 10.2.5.

Before getting started, verify that the following requirements are met:

  • 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

 
  • Ensure you have installed the required prerequisite software. To obtain the latest information about software requirements for IBM Workload Scheduler, run the Detailed Software Requirements report and browse to the relevant section.
  • The formal test phase was performed using WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base 25.0.0.6. The minimum required version of WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base is 25.0.0.6.
  • The formal test phase of the Dynamic Workload Console installed in a z/OS environment was performed using WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base 25.0.0.3. The minimum required version of WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base is 25.0.0.3.
  • Before performing an upgrade, check whether the ssl_config.xml file is present in the overrides folder. If the file is present, check the verifyHostname option in the twaSSLSettings section. The verifyHostname must be set to false, as shown in the following example:

    <ssl id="twaSSLSettings" keyStoreRef="twaKeyStore" trustStoreRef="twaTrustStore" 
    sslProtocol="TLSv1.2" clientAuthenticationSupported="true" verifyHostname="false"/>
  • Depending on the WebSphere Application Server Liberty version you are using, you might encounter the problems described in the following technotes:

Versions equal to or higher than 24.0.0.8

See Possible IWS compatibility issues with Liberty 24.0.0.8 or higher

Versions ranging from 24.0.0.3 to 24.0.0.8

See Dynamic Workload Console is not able to open "Monitor Event Rules" nor "Manage workload security" with OpenID authentication

Upgrade notes

If you are using MSSQL and are upgrading from a release earlier than 10.2.3, perform the steps listed below after upgrading to the current version. If you are using MSSQL and are upgrading from release 10.2.3 or a release later than 10.2.3, you can ignore the steps listed below.

  1. Browse to the datasource.xml template.
  2. Open the file with a text editor and perform the following changes:
    1. Add the lines listed below after the db.driver.path parameter:

      <variable name="db.encrypt" value="false"/>
      <variable name="db.trustServerCertificate" value="false"/>
    2. Append the following strings at the end of the value of the mssql.URL parameter:

      ;encrypt=${db.encrypt};trustServerCertificate=${db.trustServerCertificate}
    3. Add the lines listed below after the integratedSecurity parameter:

      encrypt="${db.encrypt}"
      trustServerCertificate="${db.trustServerCertificate}"

      The resulting file looks as follows. The modified sections are highlighted in bold:

      ...	
      	<variable name="db.driver.path" value="<db_driver_path>"/>
      	<variable name="db.encrypt" value="false"/>
      	<variable name="db.trustServerCertificate" value="false"/>
      	<variable name="mssql.URL" value="jdbc:sqlserver://${db.serverName}:${db.portNumber};databaseName=${db.databaseName}
             ;encrypt=${db.encrypt};trustServerCertificate=${db.trustServerCertificate}"/>
      
      	<jndiEntry value="MSSQL" jndiName="db.type" />
      ...
      		    integratedSecurity="false"
      		    encrypt="${db.encrypt}"
      		    trustServerCertificate="${db.trustServerCertificate}"
  3. Stop and restart WebSphere Application Server Liberty to make the changes effective.

When upgrading to Dynamic Workload Console version 1025, if the previous environment is configured for Single Sign-On (SSO) using ltpa.keys, perform the following steps:

  1. copy the ltpa.keys file either from the master domain manager to the workstation hosting the Dynamic Workload Console, or vice versa, depending on your configuration.
  2. After copying, restart the IBM Workload Scheduler processes on the component where the ltpa.keys file was updated to complete the SSO setup.

Installation and upgrade procedures

You can install the release using the procedure described in Installing from the CLI.

You can upgrade to the current release using the procedure described in Upgrading from the CLI.

Disk space requirements

To obtain the latest information about permanent disk space requirements when installing on supported operating systems, run the Hardware requirements report and click on the relevant operating system link.

Documentation updates

Any additions or changes to the documentation as a result of this release have been integrated into the online product documentation available in IBM Workload Scheduler product information.

Contacting IBM Software Support

Before contacting IBM Software Support with a problem, refer to the IBM Software Support site by accessing the following Web address: http://www.ibm.com/software/support

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

The guide provides information about how to contact IBM Software Support, depending on the severity of your problem, and the following information:

  • Registration and eligibility.
  • Telephone numbers, depending on the country in which you are located.
  • Information you must have before contacting IBM Software Support.

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