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Include MQ poison message handling in CICS

The JMS API uses the Backout Queue and Backout Queue Threshold defined in the queue for handling poison messages. This functionality would be very beneficial for handling poison messages in the CICS triggering facility.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS TS - Auditing CEMT commands

Auditing system programming interface commands generates messages which are directed to the CADS transient data queue.At the moment only partial data are written in SMF RACF records, insufficient to build a security audit log from this source. To ...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Provide version or timestamp to validate a program

There is a need to validate that a CICS application program hasn't changed when it moves through a CD pipeline. So some sort of version or timestamp is required.
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future 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

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.
almost 6 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.
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Include Summary Data in CICS requested dumps when more than one address space

The CICS documentation states that the CICS Dump exit will always produce a dump summary - see: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cics-ts/5.5?topic=dfhpd720-dump-summary-error-index but formatting a recent series of LG0772 dumps from a logger issue at 5...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future 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 ...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 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

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