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Status Future consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories z/OSMF
Created by Guest
Created on May 27, 2020

Provide more job details in the step status panel of workflows in z/OSMF.

System: z/OSMF Workflow
Actor: Provide more job details in the step status panel of workflows in z/OSMF.

We are planning to use Z/OSMF for Workflow automation/orchestration to replace our Consistently repeatable processes which have multiple steps that submits several jobs.

Description: Our team is planning to use z/OSMF workflows to perform tasks for our z/OS infrastructure processes which have multiple steps that submits several jobs . Currently if for any reason the jcl is not executing the , "status tab" in z/OSMF GUI just displays that the job is in ACTIVE state and no other details is provided, the workflow keeps waiting , so unless the user logs onto mainframe to see the status , no details can be viewed or any action that can be taken from z/OSMF GUI, enhancement requirement is that , once the job/step is submitted , z/OSMF GUI status page should reflect the exact status in SDSF e.g. job waiting for dsn or a resource class etc .

Idea priority High