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CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS

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For new data/time input data fields we would like the data to be persistent

Now that PTF's UI79367/8/9 are applied -PH42125: CICS CONFIGURATION MANAGER ENHANCED TO COLLECT & PASS ADDITIONALINFORMATION FOR PROCESSING BY CHANGE PACKAGE EXIT PROGRAM - we would like the data saved and presented back to the CM panels. The ...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

Ability to Archive/Delete old Change Packages and all references from repository in batch mode, given a criteria

We have thousands of packages in our Configuration Manager created over past few years that are no longer needed and the initial listing of packages from Menu (without any filter) loads all of the entries. Requirement is to Archive and delete old ...
9 months ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 0 Future consideration

Ability to use a change package for single migration - with a 'Lock' option at package level following a Migrate action..

We would like to be able to use a change package for a single migration. Once package is migrated, it should be locked for changing of package contents and re-use. We should be able to look at history, do an install, and perform a backout. But can...
9 months ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 0 Future consideration

Provide a mechanism to clone a change package. The cloned package will inherit from the donor package, attribute values (e.g. Description, External Reference, etc) and packaged resources and commands, but not history or state information (e.g. Ready state, Approval states). The donor package remains unchanged. The cloned package appears like a new change package that is prepopulated with resources and commands.

Background: Applications development create change packages and promote these to testing levels in the development lifecycle. At some point, production controllers will clone the packages for use in the production transfer process. Cloning ensures...
9 months ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

Enhance the z/OS Explorer CM plugin​ to support MFA

CICS Configuration Manager V5.4Our application teams have requested the ability to use the CM plugin as an alternative to the ISPF panels. In order to achieve this we would require the CM plugin be enhanced to support MFA.
over 4 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 0 Future consideration

Install functionality for CICSPlex SM Topology and Workload Management

When defining CICS resources we currently have to Install associated workload definitions using the EYUAPI Rexx functionality in a batch job. We would like to utilise CM to install our Workload Management (WLM, eg WLMSPEC, WLMGROUP) resource types.
almost 2 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

Explorer CM Deployment Analysis Report - Export to excel Functionality

Currently we are able to generate CM Deployment Analysis Report using Explorer Plugin. But unable to download/export the data to excel or other formatted.
about 4 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

Add copy and/or export capability to search results in CICS Explorer

When performing a search in CICS Explorer (with the CICS Configuration Manager plug-in) to find a group in multiple configurations, there is no way to access the results in the "Search Results" windows either by copying or exporting the results.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 0 Future consideration

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