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IBM CICS Batch Application Control

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Use of generic character in SET TRANSID for CBAC

We are planning the migration from CA DADS to CICS Batch Application Control and faced the need to convert CICS commands like “CEMT SET TRANSID(XX*),ENABLESTATUS(DISABLED)" allowed in DADS,too, as CBAC command using “SET TRANSID”, that is the only...
about 3 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Other 2 Not under consideration

Allow cBAC to store a start request in the cBAC control file when CICS is down so that the start command can then execute when the CICS region comes up

We are currently considering converting from DADS to cBAC and are testing cBAC in a CICS test region. We did find a function that DADS can do but cBAC cannot do. We have many applications that do a start tran in DADS so that the start command is e...
9 months ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 1 Under review

Ability to alter DSNAME or attributes of file within CBAC regardless of the type of CICS startup(COLD/WARM/EMER).

The ability to alter the DSNAME or attributes to be effective after a COLD start within CICS Batch Application Control is needed.
over 4 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CBAC enhancement to avoid huge getmain.

CICS BAC development did confirm that the first mirror task for the CBAC File Maintenance Utility will getmain 40M for the MAXDOWNLOADPAGES(9999). If the command response is greater than 32K, the reply data is written to a CICS TSQUEUE and the bat...
about 8 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 0 Not under consideration

CBAC SYSIN format enhancement

Please enhance the CBAC to allow the SYSIN continuity character at any column instead of fixed at 72? similar to IDCAMS SYSIN.format
over 8 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

KBKM command to accept INITPARM values

Currently a KBKM START command will ignore the CBKCMNDS parameters specified on the SIT INITPARM. This can result in significant negative impact to the use of the product.
over 8 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS BAC CICS Administration Interface trans ID

Currently there is an ISPF Administration Interface to manage the data sets defineds to a CICS region. It would be nice to have a CICS transaction to invoke the CBAC Administraion functions while logged onto the CICS region.
about 9 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS Batch Application Control Eclipse Plug-in

Currently there is no Eclipse plug-in for CICS Batch Application Control. At one time there was the Workstation Administration Client Software but this option no longer exists. Since all of the other CICS tools(i.e. CICS Configuration Manager, CIC...
over 9 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CBAC CICS API to support CICSPLEX

We need a CBAC CICS API that perform the equivalent functions as CBKBMAIN module. The new API enable CICS online program to interface with CBAC and perform file operations where CBAC will ensure the CNTL files for the entire CICSPLEX regions are i...
over 7 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 0 Not under consideration

CBAC VSAM DATATABLES

Add full support for VSAM FILES defined as datatables.
over 7 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 0 Not under consideration

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