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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...
    9 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

    Provide expiration time for CTC token in response

    Most industry standard token providers will include an expiration time/duration in the response. This helps applications to automatically refresh the token prior to expiration reducing failed auth attempts. Applications usually cache authenticatio...
    11 days ago in Z Multi-Factor Authentication 0 Submitted

    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...
    12 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

    Reduce the maintenance needed by allowing RACF groups to be used where we currently use userids.

    Currently we use: SET QACCESS NAME(*) - MSGAUTHUSERS and specify a list of users. This lead to many changes as users come and go. It would be much more efficient to either allow MSGAUTHUSERS to take a RACF Group value or create a MSGAUTHGRP keywor...
    22 days ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Submitted

    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...
    22 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

    E3270UI - HUB DISPLAY PANEL needs to show ALL HUBS that are configured in the environment and ability switch between

    Currently we have 2 hubs and 2 teps that we need to be able to switch between for e3270ui Queries... and yet we currently only show the PRIMAY HUB.. No Secondary HUB is displayed and this used to be available in prior releases...
    about 1 month ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 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 1 month 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

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