WAz: An easy way to get operation's successors in the database before loading it in the plan

A  common need, coming from customers, is the possibility to list operation’s  Successors  in the  Database, as it happens in the Current Plan (after the operation is loaded in the plan). At moment, through WAz ISPF Dialog, it is possible to access only to Predecessor list for operations in the Database.   
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The WAPL (Workload Automation Programming Language) interface allows to  easily  get over this limitation in WAz,  giving the possibility to see successors to a job in the database,  including external ones. ​

Through such a WAPL JCL, it is possible to list the characteristics of  RAFJOB job belonging to the APPLWAPL application: ​

In particular it is possible to list both,  internal and external successors.  
The result can be in  Batch Loader–like  format as follows, if you choose  STYLE(LOADER)  option: ​

Or you can choose a different option,  STYLE(TEXT),  to get the following format: ​

Finally, you can also enquire for RAFJOB related to  ALL  the application where it is contained: ​

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Author's BIO

Raffaella Violar, Advisory Software Engineer

Raffaella Viola is currently part of the Workload Automation  for z/OS development team. In this role she has the responsibility to analyze customer requirements, design and implement related solutions. She started her experience with IBM Workload Scheduler for z/OS in 2006, covering different roles both in development and in customer support L3 team, where she faced with real field problems and had many opportunities to analyze customer needs. Raffaella has been working in IBM since 1992 on more zSeries products such as IBM  Netview  Distributed Manager and IBM Tivoli Decision Support. She graduated with honors in Electronic Engineering, in Italy and got piano conservatory graduation. She likes cooking and listening to music.  ​

Ilaria  Rispoli, HCL Client Advocacy Manager 
 
Ilaria Rispoli works in Workload Automation area and is leading the Advocacy Program for both on-premises and cloud solutions of the product in Europe, Middle East, Africa, and worldwide. She started her experience with IBM Workload Scheduler in 2000, covering different roles in development, customer support and verification team. Since 2016, thanks to her customer interaction experience, she has been appointed to lead the HCL Advocacy Program striving to deliver a high-touch, highly interactive approach to customer relationships, and to provide the greatest value and service to customers through strong connections.