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BAS target/related regions can not currently overlap.

The customer would like to let BAS install more of their resource definitions. They have 250+ MASes servicing hundreds of applications.They already have a number of CICS System Groups defined.The problem they have is that when they attempt to inst...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Provide Identity Progagation support to CICS Business Event

CICS Business Event provides adapter to drive the event payload to other application environments or programs with an header described by DFHEPFEO. For some of adpaters could be possible set advanced option to add the User ID , could be interestin...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

install transaction base on template

ICBC wants a method to autoinstall transaction base on template. Their application architect is request comes into TOR through IP socket, then IP socket listener starts a remote transaction which is routed to AOR. Most of the transactions in AOR u...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Create the ability to delete TSQs at a specific time

Create the ability to delete CICS TSQs at a specific time
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 9 Not under consideration

Reduction of EXEC CICS ADDRESS EIB from module CEECCICS

With z196 the CPU propotion of the module DFHEIP increased a lot. I already opened an PMR 47174/035/724 and an RFE requirement for this with the id 19307. But in parallel we investigate how to reduce the EXEC CICS instructions from our application...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Request for WLM Response Time Goal classification capability of authorized mirrored transactions invoked from a child server

Customer has architected a transaction flow that enters CICS (from Tandem) to a child server region over a TCP/IP connection. The CS then invokes an authorized mirrored transaction (TAN2) via a DPL link call. The work associated with TAN2 is only ...
about 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CPU usage of DFHEIP increased a lot after hardware upgrade to z196

We measure our CICS systems daily with Strobe. After upgrading our hardware from a z10 to a z196 we observed that the propotion of the CPU usage increaseda lot ( more than three times ). First we thought that this is a Strobe problem, but Compuwar...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Not under consideration

CICS Environment Protection

As previously discussed, we're not able to fully exploit CICS/CPSM dynamic routing capabilities because of one fundamental flaw (as we see it): CICS/CPSM will continue to commit workload to AORs whilst all appears well - sessions are free; CICS re...
about 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Defferent results invoking Distributed Routing (TERM) and Dynamic routing (No-TERM) via START cmd of TRANID def as dynamic

The Routing program developed in Unicredit is using the REMOTESYSTEM field passed to routing program logic (DYRSYSID) to drive the correct pool of CICS where the transaction or the program have to be routed to. EXEC CICS START COMMAND is managed i...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow CICSPlex SM WUI view customization for multiple resources

Would like the ability to customize CICSplex SM WUI views by taking fields from different resource tables and combining them into one customized view. Currently, can only work with one resource at a time. We would like to see a view with various c...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration