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CICS Unix created files - control permissions and owner allocation

Allow the configuration of CICS to include the ability to control the Unix file permissions, owner, and file size before the file allocation occurs.In our system, the CICS region ID and users are in a separate RACF security group. Since the CICS s...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Integrate JEE workload called via Link to Liberty into CICS units of work

The link to liberty functionality is a base functionality for our future strategy of using CICS.The development paradigm of new applications is based on a JEE subset that is provided by liberty and the unique value of placing these applications on...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

JCics Maven Repository

Our Installation is RDZ 9.0, RAD 9.0 and Datastudio 4.x. We want to use Java in cics together with common Java Librarys like Primefaces to build Liberty JSF Pages. This librarys all depend on maven, which is today state of the art an makes life ju...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

Allow more flexible BUNDLE definitions

BUNDLE definitions at present time do not allow to use relative paths or system variables to be specified in the path
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

variables in LIBRARY definitions

When using Application Bundles, with Program, Transactions, and LIBRARY(s) in CICS TS 5.1, I am going to run into a problem where the application is CICS release dependent, and needs a release # variable appended to the dsname, like we are allowed...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 10 Delivered

DFHSN1100 - Add Client IP Address (TNADDR)

We have a security related need to have Client IP address (TNADDR) if present, NETNAME and Userid on a single message line for later extraction from the CICS message log. DFHSN1100 would be the perfect place for it.
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Possibility to have RNL=No as CICS SIT parameter for System ENQ

Customer KMD A-S, BALLERUPCENTR asked me to open the RFE on his behalf.He is requesting that the global ENQ is routed on certan LPAR only, to avoid unnecessary traffic going to plex, consuming unnessasary resources. and possible increasing respons...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Work Load Manager

Dear Sirs.We, from Serasa in Brasil, are happy users of the WLM z/OS component.In this very moment, we are trying to filter a set of CICS business transactions using the characteristics, as defined at CICS subsystem Classification Rules. By severa...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICS Task policy at transaction level

The scope of the task policy (described in the link - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGMCP_5.4.0/scenarios/policy_platform/topics/creating_and_editing_policies.html) is limited to entry program. The rule is applicable to only and all...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

CICS/Liberty: DFHSJ* messages should be written to JESMSGLG

Messages DFHSJ* are written to MSGUSR. As long as these messages are not written to JESMSGLG, it is not possible to create alerts when the some messages pop up.DFHSJ* messages created by the Liberty Server should be written to JESMSGLG as well.
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered