Changed features and feature capabilities

The following features have changed or have been introduced since the previous release:

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 Reusing a workload in another environment and wappman.

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 Global options - detailed description.

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 Configuring user authorization (Security file).

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 Managing external follows dependencies for jobs and job streams.

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 Data capture utility.

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 Upgrading agents using HCL BigFix.