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    Configurable PURGE for unresponsive CICS tasks on IPIC timeout to z/OS Connect EE

    This enhancement proposes adding a new configuration option within the CICS region or connection definition to allow customers to control the task termination behaviour when a CICS task attached via z/OS Connect EE over an IPIC session fails to re...
    26 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

    Use of Optimised Schema Defns to improve perf in CICS SOAP Web Services

    One of the 'issues' with CICS WS SOAP based services is that XSD validation needs to switched off in live Prodn operation due to the overheads involved. Could though the use of OSR's (Optimised Schema Defns) help here and provide a route by which ...
    about 1 month ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

    When allocation/open fails DFHFC0500, display conflict information somewhere

    Right now, when this situation occurs, it is sometimes difficult and labor intensive to figure out why this happened. Sometimees requiring scanning SMF data, looking at dumps, etc. Would be helpful to display the conflict information (usually zOS ...
    3 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

    Enable turning USER EXITs on and off through CPSM, CICS Explorer, etc.

    Currently this can only be done through the CICS SPI. However, it's not hard to create an exit that locks everyone out of the native CICS black screen (in our case, this was the desired outcome, except for system users), and (as a side effect) pre...
    3 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

    Consistent SMF 110 Record generation for Long Running Transactions

    In our shop, we have long running transactions (LRT) that are primarily or entirely threadsafe. We have MNFREQ set to 1 minute and don't get consistent SMF 110 record generation for the LRTs. This may be because the LRT was not on the QR TCB when ...
    3 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    Make CICS WEB interface threadsafe and optimize throughput and response time in CICS and maybe save a little CPU

    IBM has an undocumented fix to the CICS WEB interface that can optimize throughput and response time plus maybe save a little CPU.The fix is very simple, as it is just a change of the definitions of three WEB interface modules which get added the ...
    3 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

    Early Warning System for DFHTS1315 Message in CICS TS

    I would like to propose an enhancement to IBM CICS Transaction Server to introduce an early warning mechanism related to the DFHTS1315 message this situation that may impact performance and system stability. Suggested Improvement: Implement a proa...
    4 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    Cics should support HTTP/2

    there is many vulnerabilities in HTTP/1.1 and it will be nice if CICS do support HTTP/2
    4 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    SPOOLWRITE as Threadsafe; Individual Task reports separated by TOKEN value

    Less delay when sending out alerting JCL
    5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    CICS Policy for Abend - DFHTACB > N force out Recursive Abend.

    Force out looping Abending task, building up DFHTACB to avoid SOS
    6 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

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