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capability to know workload in target region group for workload flow control

When target region group doesn't have the capability to run more workload. Customer wants a routing failure when routing from TOR to AOR.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

MQ GETWAIT INTERVAL not correctly honored

MQ GETWAIT REQUEST takes longer than what has been coded in the INTERVALWAIT parameter. It seems that the cics dispatcher doesn't include the INTERVAL value (timeout) when it handle the request from MQ.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Local ASSIGN APPLICATION

For local testing it is very bad to develop and when you want to test suddenly you have to stop when you come to Cics components. Some months ago someone of the Lab asked if we are interesed in this topic. I didn't find the time, but now I can say...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

CICSPlex wide support TRANCLASS

TRANCLASS definitions should be able to be defined as CICSPlex wide, rather than only region wide. This would ensure that the MAXACTIVE value is for the entire CICSPlex.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICS region synchonization

CICS needs to provide a mechanism to ensure that CICS regions can be synchronized at start up with an existing instance. This would require that a new instance of a CICS region checks a common source (e.g. CF date table) for current state of resou...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Need an INUSEBY option for all CEMT INQ restype(xxxxxxxx)

We need a new 'INUSEBY' option for all CEMT INQ restype(xxxxxxxx) (and SPI interface as well) to return list of tranid/task# that are currently using that specified resource. It would be only for non-generic queries.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS IMMQUIESCE NOWAIT does not work

issuing an IMMQUIESCE with a QUIESCE outstanding does not work. The IMMQUIESCE command is answered with a DFHFC6001 Dataset Quiesced messaged, but the transaction holding the file is not cancelled. The command will only work after the first quiesc...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Enhance CICS Event EP Adapter to allow for surrogate checking of context ID for transaction start

Currently, when building an Event EP Adapter to do a transaction start, you can specify to use the default context ID, or hardcode an ID. If you hardcode an ID, no surrogate checking or other security checking is done around one ID starting the tr...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CESN DFHSNP accepting signon data via CINIT DATA

Allow CESN DFHSNP to receive Signon data via CINIT DATA passed in the VTAM session. Then only present the signon screens if signon cannot be completed.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Set EIBERR if terminal is no longer usable

If a CICS terminal suffers a TERMERR condition and/orsuffers a Terminal Control abend, the manuals say thatthe task must no longer issue TC commands.But there's no mechanism for an application to determinethat the task is in that situation (other ...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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