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JVM profile - Extend support to include Environment/System Variables

Currently the JVM profile supports a limited set of substitution variables. We would like to expand it to include any environment variable or system variable.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICS Event Processing adapter write to dataset

Provide a CICS Event Processing adapter to write to datasets.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Application entry point identification

We are using a generic wrapper as a front end to our business applications. This front end uses COBOL calls, no LINK This makes the current entry point identification impossible for us. The real application identification is within a header in the...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 9 Not under consideration

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...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 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...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Request CICS level DS 2dispatch trace entries be available in level DS 3

Certain CICS trace entries that identify when a dispatch activity changes TCBs are located in level DS 2 type traces while other trace entries for similar dispatch mode changes appear in both level 2 and 3. We request that all dispatch entries tha...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CPSM REXX API to pass back COUNT values (DISPTIME) dispatches

Writing REXX program to query CPSM values; API repertoire looks complete, except for passing back Composite Field Count values, for example DISPTIME. DISPTIME is a composite field of STCK12 TIME and 4 byte COUNT. COUNT being the number of samples ...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Dynamic ICVR setting if using Debug Tool

Increase or disable ICVR (runaway task) for transactions running under Debug Tool.
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Allow TCPIPService definition in CICS to be AT-TLS Aware (Retrofit from CICSTS V53)

I would like CICSTS v51 to have retro-fitted from CICSTS v53 the AT-TLS aware mode :- AT-TLS Aware mode is where the address space issues an AT-TLS calls to query a socket for its AT-TLS status. The address space can access items such as the clien...
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Recovering from abend AICA under OTE TCB

An application can establish an abend handler by EXEC CICS HANDLE ABEND, which gets control if any abend occurs, e.g. with abend code AICA. If running under OTE, an abend AICA cannot be intercepted by a user abend handler, i.e. the transaction ter...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

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