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CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS

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COMMIT does not free up the locks owned by all DB2 threads

We have a program with VSAM files migrated to DB2 via CICS VSAM Transparency. These files are read & updated each with their own unique DIM per file. The mainline program is calling a new dynamic subroutine which handles all of the commits by ...
over 8 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

improving the data cleansing/testing capabilities for CICS VT

It would be helpful if DMF could provide more information about differences in data when it finds them. When running against large files in batch for testing. When the records are long, dumping 32 bytes of data before and after the error is not en...
about 9 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow VT to reference Alliases

Customer programs reference table aliases rather than base tables. CICS VT should provide a mechanism to work with DB2 alias names as well as base table names.
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Increase the Skip parameter to 8 positions in the VIDTRCEP file

Currently, the skip parameter is limited to a maximum value of 999999 (six digits). Customers need to trace end-of-file problems that occur at a location greater than 999,999 records. One customer has 6.5 million rows and another customer has 8.5 ...
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS VSAM Transparency needs to issue status messages when VTMI actions start or stop CICSVT

CICS VSAM Transparency also needs to issue status messages when VTMM actions change a file status. CICS VT exit status should be displayed -- similar to the messages that CICS IA issues on status changes CICS VT file status should be displayed whe...
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Create New and/or Enhance the CICS VT Mapping Interface

Currently, the CICS VT interface is ISPF based. The customers find this interface difficult to learn and difficult to use. Many of the functions are not intuative to the user.
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Enhance CICS VT product to work with multiple files of same data structure with in a CICS region using single VT file mapping

Currently CICS VT does not allow using same mapping and its run time elements set (DIM/DDM etc.) for different VSAM files of same data structure with in single CICS region. It expects each FCT entry to have a unique DIM/DDM and other VT run time c...
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Other 4 Not under consideration

Batch-Interface for CICS VT Mapping Utility

CICS VT doesn't offer a batch interface to the Automated Mapping Facility. Such an interface would be quite handy to migrate lots of datasets (300+)
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow for a one byte common transformation

Add a common transformation for 1-byte fields is from one set of characters to another so specific FBEs do not have to be created for each 1 byte field.
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

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