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Introduce TCP/IP Ping capability into CICS API

If a task running in CICS attempts to connect to a server over TCP/IP, for example using EXEC CICS WEB OPEN, this will fail quickly if the target system is reachable but there is no listener on the target port or any handshake fails. However, if t...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Remote SYSID returned to caller after DPL (SHARE requirement SSCICS11013)

CICS should return the region/sysid/applid where the DPL request actually ran to the caller. Debugging and diagnositics will become much easier, especially in large shops that have dozens or even hundreds of AOR regions. The SYSID could be provide...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Enhance CEDF for MQ-Series API CALLs (GSE Requirement DBCICD98027)

The CEDF transaction only shows the parameters as a list of arguments for MQ-Series API calls.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

An option not to reset counts on USS stats records

In some of our regions we use DADS to open/close files in our regions. This can happen several times a day. Each time a file is closed a USS record is written to SMF and the count is reset to 0. Therefore, we have loads of USS records for files an...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Frequency based thresholding for policy rules and events

Please provide user customizable mechanism to only trigger if the monitored event occurs more than N times in X minutes. This would be useful for thresholding within a single task and for thresholding across tasks.
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Provide Default-SIT for HPO (HighPerformanceOption)

In CICS.SDFHAUTH is DFHSIT provided. Most of the parameters formerly have do be declared in your own SIT are now overwritable by PARM='SYSIN'-File. This is really good for administrative work.But for the HighPerformanceOption (HPO) we have to crea...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

CEMT PERFORM SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE should be protected separately

Provide a mechanism to separate out the permission for performing a normal shutdown vs any other, such as immediate.
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CESN DFHSNP XCTL to appending user program

Provide CESN DFHSNP on a successful Signon optionally append (XCTL) to a user specified program. The User program to be specified as INITPARM data at startup.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Provide a parameter to turn off DPL retry processing in CPSM when DPL fails with NOTAUTH

Provide a parameter, such as DPLRETRY=nnn, to allow us to specify how many times to retry a request. This could also be implemented as a YES/NO, but it may be reasonable to retry in a few regions (DPLRETRY=5) in case the security error can be reso...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

DFHCNV as RDO supported table.

Support of DFHCNV conversion translation table as RDO.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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