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WebSphere MQ Workflow is a business process management (BPM) solution designed to automate and monitor business processes. It consists of two main components: Buildtime and Runtime. Buildtime is used to define workflow models, while Runtime executes these models. The product leverages DB2 for storing process models and WebSphere MQ for communication between components. Key features include the ability to automate...

WebSphere Portal Enable for z/OS is a Java-based portal solution designed for the z/OS platform. It provides a robust framework for building personalized web portals that aggregate content and applications. Key components include the Portal Server, Portlet Container, and Content Management System (CMS). The product integrates with WebSphere Application Server for runtime and DB2 for data storage. Common administrative tasks...

WebSphere Process Server for z/OS was a runtime environment for business process applications, built on WebSphere Application Server. It supported WS-BPEL and facilitated the execution of applications developed using tools like WebSphere Integration Developer. Key components included the Process Server, Business Process Choreographer, and the messaging engine. The server used WebSphere MQ for communication and supported SOAP-based web services for...

Websphere QualityStage was a data quality solution designed to cleanse and standardize data. Key components included the QualityStage Director for job design and execution, the QualityStage Engine for data processing, and the QualityStage Designer for creating data quality rules. The system used a metadata-driven architecture, storing data definitions and transformation rules in a central repository. Data quality jobs were built...

WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR) provided a centralized repository for managing and governing services within a SOA. Key features included service discovery, lifecycle management, and governance. The architecture comprised components such as the WSRR server, administrative console, and service registry API. WSRR used a relational database (e.g., DB2) for storing metadata and supported SOAP and REST services. The administrative...

WebSphere Studio Application Monitor (WSAM) was an IBM product designed to monitor WebSphere Application Server applications. It provided performance monitoring, including resource utilization and transaction analysis. WSAM also supported monitoring applications that accessed CICS and IMS transactions. The product was based on Cyanea/One technology and was released in 2002. The main components included a collector for data gathering and a...

Websphere Studio Enterprise Developer was an IDE used for developing applications targeting z/OS, web, and enterprise platforms. It supported languages like COBOL, PL/I, Java, and web technologies. The IDE provided features such as code editors, debuggers, compilers, and deployment tools. It also integrated with version control systems like CVS and Subversion. Administratively, the IDE used XML-based configuration files for project...

WebSphere Studio Workload Simulator was a performance testing tool designed to simulate user load on web applications running on z/OS. Key components included a test case recorder, editor, and execution engine. The recorder captured user interactions, the editor allowed for test case modification, and the execution engine replayed these interactions under load. The tool generated detailed reports on performance metrics...

WebSphere Virtual Enterprise provided a platform for managing and optimizing application deployments across a distributed WebSphere Application Server environment. The core architecture comprised a Deployment Manager for centralized administration, Node Agents for managing individual server nodes, and Application Servers for hosting applications. Key features included dynamic routing based on factors like server health and application priority, improving application availability through...

WebTek was a middleware product designed to provide web access to legacy CICS applications running on z/OS mainframes. It offered an alternative to traditional methods like screen scraping or using CICS Transaction Gateway (CICS TG). WebTek aimed to simplify the process of integrating mainframe systems with web-based applications, allowing organizations to leverage their existing CICS investments in a modern environment....

Westi is a transaction processing system designed for zVSE/VSEn platforms. It was developed by Westinghouse and has been used by organizations for transaction processing. The system's architecture includes components for transaction management, data access, and communication. Common commands include START, STOP, and STATUS. Configuration is managed through specific files that define system parameters and application settings. SCEPTER is often used...

Whitesmiths C was a C compiler and runtime library designed for IBM mainframe systems running MVS and VM. It enabled the development of system software and applications. The compiler supported standard C language features and provided access to system-level functions. Common commands included `cc` for compilation and `ld` for linking. The compiler was a precursor to the IBM C for...

WinIPDS is a Windows-based solution designed to convert IPDS (APF) data streams from mainframe systems into PostScript and PCL formats for printing on LAN printers. The core architecture consists of an IPDS input module, a conversion engine, and an output module. The software is administered through a GUI and CLI, with configuration managed via configuration files. WinIPDS supports TCP/IP for...

Winja was a screen scraping solution designed to modernize 3270 mainframe applications by creating GUI interfaces. It allowed users to interact with legacy systems through a graphical user interface without requiring changes to the core mainframe code. The architecture included components for screen interpretation, GUI rendering, and communication with the mainframe via TCP/IP. Winja did not expose any APIs. Security...

Wizard Mail is a minimal email system designed for CICS environments on z/OS. It allows CICS applications to send and receive email messages, providing basic email integration for mainframe-based processes. However, given its limitations and the availability of more modern solutions, Wizard Mail is not recommended for new deployments. Organizations should consider migrating to modern email systems such as Microsoft...

WizDom is a z/OS-based dataset management tool designed to streamline data access and manipulation. Its primary function is to provide an ISPF-like interface for browsing and editing VSAM, IMS, DB2, and CA IDMS datasets. Key features include the ability to automatically increment dates on user files and databases, and to run programs using a simulated z/OS date/time. The architecture comprises...

Word4CICS provides text editing functionality within CICS applications on z/OS and zVSE/VSEn platforms. The system comprises several key components: the CICS Interface, the Text Editor Engine, and the Document Storage Manager. The CICS Interface handles transaction interactions, the Text Editor Engine provides text manipulation capabilities, and the Document Storage Manager handles document persistence. Communication between components occurs through internal CICS...

Words Online provides a centralized solution for delivering online help to CICS and z/OS applications. Its core function is to enable the creation and display of context-sensitive help screens without requiring modifications to the underlying application code. This is achieved through a modular architecture comprising the Help Text Repository, Definition File Processor, and Display Manager. The Help Text Repository stores...

Workbench for DB2 is a web-based interface designed to simplify access to DB2 catalog information and streamline DB2 administration tasks. It integrates with other BMC DB2 utilities, such as Object Administration for DB2 and Performance for DB2 SQL, providing a more comprehensive DB2 management solution. Key features include browsing DB2 catalog objects, viewing object definitions (DDL), executing SQL statements, and...

Workload Analyzer provides comprehensive batch job analysis capabilities for z/OS environments. The core functionality centers around monitoring and analyzing batch job runs from various job scheduling products. The system comprises a Client, Server, and Database. The Client provides a GUI for users to interact with the system, the Server handles data collection and processing, and the Database stores job-related information....