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CPSM API: A new query function to identify available CMAS's

The CPSM API should support a new query function that could be called prior to any CONNECT operation. This query would scan and locate all active ESSS's on the local LPAR via the z/OS subsystem chain, extracting from each ESSS information about al...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

CPSM - various timeout values must be externalized and tunable

CPSM uses various internal timeout values to decide when to take remedial action, such as isolating a CMAS. In environments that may be heavily loaded and/or resource constrained (perhaps intentionally because they are non-production) this can lea...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Move LSR Pools above the bar

We would like to see the LSR pools moved above the bar for CICS.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

WTO from CICS Event Processing adapter

Provide a CICS Event Processing adapter to write a WTO, multi-line if necessary based on message length.
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Can set SYNCONRETURN(NO/YES) in RDO PROGRAM DEFINE.

Can set SYNCONRETURN on a program-by-program basis by using a new REMOTE ATTRIBUTE in RDO PROGRAM DEFINE.The SYNCONRETURN option in EXEC CICS LINK instruction obviously will override the new SYNCONRETURN attribute in RDO PROGRAM DEFINE.
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Can set CBLPSHPOP(ON/OFF) in RDO PROGRAM DEFINE.

Can set CBLPSHPOP on a program-by-program basis by using RDO DEFINE PROGRAM.
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Resource availability in CPSM with 3270 transactions.

CPSM has the ability to detect if a resource (transaction, file, etc...) as long as the transaction is non-terminal attached. For any terminal attached transaction CPSM does not have the ability to detect if the resource is available or not in the...
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Destroy hanging UOWs

It should be possible to destroy an UOW by CEMT S UOW(...) PURGE to avoid an CICS initial start.
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Support for Gzip on any HTTP message

Please provide GZIP support to decompress and compress HTTP bodies.
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Common Extract Format for CSD, Bundles, and BAS

Provide a common extract format for CICS resource definitions, so that we can write internal audit and resource checks against the definitions, regardless of their source. The intent is to read all resources that have been staged so that we can pr...
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration