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CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS

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Enhance LIMIT parm in the CM report

When we ran CM report job(CCVBMAIN), the region went SOS. We then added the LIMIT parm but it only work if we have less number of CM records. Need a solution that CM should manage the CICS region memory and total number of CM records and finally g...
almost 3 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 0 Not under consideration

Restricting Package creator NOT to approve the same package

We want to restrict the creator of the CM package to approve his own package. This is defeating the purpose of approver option.
about 3 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 0 Not under consideration

CM Server to CM Server Connectivity

Having CM Server to CM Server connectivity to exchange the data(in XML or other formats) instead of shipping the data between CM servers manually using FTP and writing CM EXITS
almost 4 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Flat file input for RANA exit instead of recompile process

Request to allow RANA exit to read a flat file as input and perform actions instead of modifying the EXIT each time with changes and recompiling it.
almost 4 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Save list of IP address and port details on CM main screen

We access CM servers of multiple environments from single Lpar. Thus we have keep changing the IP/PORT of remote servers we want to connect to. This is becoming tedious job as we are introducing more and more CM servers. We like to have a option t...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS CM CHECKSUM in package display

In CICS CM when viewing the components of a package via 3.x.2, displaying the checksum with packaged components would save customers time by allowing them to verify checksums of components in a package at one time.
almost 4 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

Batch CM Deployment Analysis Report - Additional Functionality

The CM Deployment Batch Report needs the below additional functionalities: 1) Create package with duplicate entries to be deleted (Should identify duplicate entries that are not in use only)2) Create an export file which can be used as input into CM
about 4 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

CICS CM report of defined configs

Provide a CICS CM batch report of all defined configs and associated CSDs.
over 4 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Enable support for definition of transaction to CICSPlex/SM transaction group, & installation into active workload

CICS CM allows for the addition of CICS resource definitions to either a CSD or BAS repository. However, CPSM definitions such as WLMSPEC, WLMGROUP, WLMDEF and TRANGRPs cannot be made through CICS CM.Application Developers currently utilize CM to ...
over 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow user data field for every RDO entry

We currently use our internal application group names associated with change and incident management in CATS APLid, as we are doing POC with CICS CM, we really want a user data field in CM so we can provide flexibility to our user/developer commun...
over 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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