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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...
    17 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...
    20 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

    CICS Explorer - Task Rule - New Compound Condition, as in System Rule

    CICS Explorer - Task Rule - New Compound Condition, as in System Rule You may have multiple conditions and perform the action when all are true. Similar to the existing System Rule.
    8 days 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

    Remove DFHSI8443 message after DFHMQ0320I

    As indicated in the TS019799368 case, when a message similar to .... +DFHMQ0320I 22/06/2025 05:16:05 J1M1PA01 The CICS-MQ Adapter cannot find MQNAME MQP0. The CICS will never connect when the QMGR start (a CEMT SET MQC CONNECT command is required)...
    7 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2

    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...
    4 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    Specify timeout on the individual WEB CONVERSE commands instead of RTIMOUT on the whole transaction

    The RTIMOUT value specified for the transaction that starts the user application indicates the time that the application is prepared to wait to receive the incoming message. (RTIMOUT is specified on the transaction profile definition). However, in...
    about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    Update CESL do allow for 128-byte passphrases.

    This will make passphrases more secure with the additional 28 bytes. It looks to be a common maximum passphrass size.
    7 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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

    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 ...
    6 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

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