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CICS events to capture additional information from the EIB

We would like the ability for CICS event capture specifications to filter or capture on additional data from the EIB. We mainly use EXEC CICS SEND MAP and RECEIVE MAP commands as capture points, and it would be useful to be able to use the termina...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Remove the requirement for a transid to be specified so programs can be routed

Programs cannot be routed by CICS by their name alone. A transaction ID that can be routed also has to be specified. This restriction in some cases forces the use of a customised routing program to route programs dynamically.
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICSTS 4.2 supplementary data areas

SSCICS11008CICSTS 4.2 supplementary data areasBUSVAL : 5INVVAL : 5ENDVAL : 5GROVAL : 5SYSVAL : 5KEYWORDS : UGVOTES : +5=1 +4=6 +3=1 abstain=1 Priority=4.0DESCRIPT : A way/tool/documentation to interpret the CICSTS 4.2 system dumps produced with IP...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

INQUIRE SET and DISCARD commands to use RESTYPE and RESID

Extend the use of RESTYPE and RESID parameters used by EXEC CICS CSD commands to EXEC CICS INQUIRE, SET and DISCARD commands
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Timeout for CICS TCPIP Socket

The CSOL Sockets listener task does not have timeout mechanism similar to CSKL listener task. The Customer is asking about the timeout parameters used for applications where CICS is acting as an HTTP client. ( CICS is the Web client in this case)....
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Add symbollist to GET and PUT CONTAINER

We wish for an enhancement to GET and PUT CONTAINER commands . That it further allows ,as well as the FROMCCSID and INTOCCSID options on the PUT and GET CONTAINER commands , the use of the SYMBOLLIST option that is allowed on a CREATE DOCUMENT com...
about 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CPSM should allow multiple events to be named in a WLMSPEC and in a TRANGRP

Description: Dave Williams and Mayur Raya did take a look at the batchrep dump of the WLM definitions and, as discussed during today's call, we noticed that although two RTADEFs had been defined (one called MAKESICK and the other called DB2DEFCO),...
about 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Update CICS signon program to allow for more than 246 characters so it can display IRS required Warning Banners.

The IRS PUB 1075 regulatory requirements requires a business use statement or warning banner for systems that hold Federal Taxpayer Information (FTI). Here is the warning banner suggestion. https://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/warning-banner-mus...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

WAET1111-1460 CICS Ability to dynamically scale

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Bill.MitlehnerSubmitters Company: Aetna PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: WAET1111-1460 CICS Ability to dynamically scaleHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: WebSphereCurrent Status: RecognizedClosed Status: ...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Add Trace Entries to the callable interface routine DFHNCTR

Reason: A use has a batch exit program that uses DFHNCTR for a named counter server function. This exit has worked fine under 3.2 for years. Now when moving to 4.2 the first calls get "Server not found RC 304". After re-cycling the batch job it wo...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

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