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RUWAPOOL must work for DPLed (Distributed Program Linked) programs

Specifying RUWAPOOL=YES in the SIT gives an installation the chance to reduce the number of CICS GETMAINs and FREEMAINs thus reducing overhead and therefore saving cpu cycles. The “System Initialization Parameter Reference” book states the followi...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Enhancement of the JCICS API

Among other things, we use the two EXEC CICS commands EXEC CICS VERIFY PASSWORD and EXEC CICS VERIFY PHRASE in C and COBOL programs. As part of our migration to Java, we would also like to convert these C and COBOL programs to Java and need a corr...
2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

As CICSDFLT userid id should have minimal access, if any transaction uses CICSDFLT id which is not CAT3 tran should be automatically restricted from CICS without doing SAF check..

HI , As CICSDFLT userid id should have minimal access, and as CICSCAT3 transaction is open for all, If any transaction uses CICSDFLT id which is not a part CAT3 tran should be automatically restricted from CICS without doing SAF check. This will e...
5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Add new system rule 'monitor DSA/EDSA'

Currently, monitoring of DSA/EDSA in rule of policy is done at task level (task rule) I would be interesting to have same monitoring at region level (system rule)
5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Turn CICS trace, DFHTRAP, or Stg Violation checker ON or OFF based on CICS issuing a message or on matching a CICS Policy

Some customers will not run with CICS internal trace active all the time, especially in production. But there are times where we will need to turn CICS diagnostic features on to capture diagnostics. If the event being diagnosed is not easily repro...
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future 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...
6 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

CICSPlex WLM should take care of amount of allocated storage in AOR

CPSM does not route requests into a target region having SOS. But if a CICS is close get an SOS it may happen that still new transactions are routed into this CICS.CPSM should put the percentage amount of allocated storage into the WLM decision to...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

SMF 110 Data to include Lock Details

We recently have had several problems related to LM waits and security delays but have not been able to use SMF data to identify the cause of the LM waits. If we're lucky enough to get a dump we might be able to see tasks waiting on a US lock, but...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Tolerate unknown elements for SOAP web services

One of our web service applications is getting a DFHPI1007 error calling a remote service from CICS (so CICS is the web service consumer). It turned out, that the server system added some optional elements to their web service response in their re...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Change monitoring way of elapsed and CPU in policies

Currently, when using policies, calculation of CPU and Elapsed times are done between EXEC CICS commands. So, if previous EXEC CICS never completes, rules are not triggered if CPU or Elapsed are exceeded. It should be interesting to monitor these ...
5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration