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Ability to Make the New DFHCE3549 Logon Message Format Optional in CICS TS 6.2

We request the introduction of an optional parameter enabling: Reverting to the previous (short) format of the DFHCE3549 message, Or selecting between the new and the old format, Or using a backward‑compatible message without the additional inform...
10 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

Make autoinstall support also available for terminals like AICONS=AUTO for consoles

We would like to eliminate the AUINSTRM URM for the automatic installation of terminals, consoles, and more.For terminals there is an option AICONS=AUTO where CICS automatically generates the console TERMID. This would be also great if this option...
13 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

RFE: Please enhance CICS TSv5.6; TSv6.1 & TSv6.2 to support RACF self-managed passphrase ptf UJ98757

We've been testing self-managed pass phrase support on sandbox system and it turns out CICS TSv5.6 does not support the enhancement to RACF we just applied there: RFE: Please enhance CICS TSv5.6; TSv6.1 & TSv6.2 to support RACF self-managed pa...
23 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

CICS Transacton Policy - TCB Monitoring by Task.

Transaction Policy, to monitor QR TCB usage. We had a SLIP defined to exceed particuar thresholds; it would be good to have this capability as a CICS Policy. SLIP SET,IF,RA=1D8236DA,J=J8D1PSTW, A=SVCD,ML=1,ID=HIQR,PRCNTLIM=1, DATA=(2R?+AA4,GT,0000...
about 1 month ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

CICS Event Policy Processing - Message Insert - add GT an LT Operator Conditional

When defining a CICS Policy to trigger a Message Event currently there is: Equals; Does Not Equal; Does Not Start With; Starts With. There is no Greater Than or Less than Condition. For Message DFHDS0102, there are text strings that represent Perc...
about 2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

CICS Task Policy for SOCKET Receive Wait Time Rule

CICS Task Policy for SOCKET Wait Time Rule. We have tasks doing Socket Calls to an external vendor; sometimes the vendor takes long to do a Send Response to the CICS Socket Requester. The tasks wait RECEIVE forever, waiting for a response, until n...
about 2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

EXEC CICS WEB READ QUERYPARM to accept a CHARACTERSET as well.

if URL parameters contain of national characters (such as Danish æøå) the EXEC CICS WEB READ QUERYPARM can't be used for getting the data in EBCDIC 277 we want if we get data in EBCDIC 277 that %C3%86 becomes Æ equal '7B'x and %C3%98 becomes Ø equ...
about 2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

Please add a "COPY membername" command to IMS DDL that would allow us to include copybooks containing commonly used PCBs (SCHEMAs)

This idea would better align with how traditional PSB source is managed in our shop. We rely on the COPY command supported by the Assembly of the PSB in the PSBGEN process. A similar capability for DDL would ease the transition to DDL.
about 2 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

Asynchronous requests connect Mother transaction with Child transaction in RACF to allow Mother Trans to run Child

We use asynchronous requests to enhance existing SOA architecture solutions to introduce API calls to Cloud. Often an API call will be added to a number of existing CICS transactions (Mothers). Today we have to identify all run users of Mother CIC...
3 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

IMS log takes advantage of zHyperLink feature

Hi there, It has been a while since the IMSSS-I-222 raised. (https://ibm-z-software-portal.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IMSSS-I-222) . Could you please reconsider the idea? This will make IMS's performance unmatched, and Db2 /VSAM have taken advantage the ...
3 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review