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Allow concurrent signon by a user into CICS CPSM

Please Modify CPSM to allow a User ID to be be concurrently Signed on Multiple times. Currently a person cannot be signed on to the CPSM WUI (Web User Interface) and CICS explorer at the same time.
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Specify TLS supported at URIMAP level

Able to override MINTLSLEVEL at SIT level (CICS default) with a new MINTLSLEVEL at lower URIMAP level.
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Separate Cics Security Definition for Platform and Application

At the Moment the Security function CLOUD.DEF includes: 1) APPLDEF - Create, display, and maintain application definitions in platforms.2) PLATDEF - Create, display, and maintain platform definitions. We need to separate both things, because we wa...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Client IP Address - Add to CPSM TERMNL resource object.

We are soon to migrate from CICS TS 5.3 to TS 5.4. We have recently got a security related requirement to tie the Client IP address (TNADDR), NETNAME and Userid together. I was hoping it could be found in the CPSM TERMNL resource. I opened a Servi...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

AMODE64 as AMODE 31 is everywhere in the bowels of CICS, and the product would need almost a complete rewrite to support AMODE 64 COBOL.

To support Above the BAR storage allocations. COBOL supports this, but CICS does not.
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Service required rebuild of Local and Global Catalogs does not force INITIAL start

On occasions, changes to CICS product code by PTFs requires the CICS Global and Local Catalogs to be redefined - an example of the wording il the PTF HOLD data is: "The Global and Local Catalogs will need to be deleted, redefined and initialized t...
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Move CICS LSR Pools above the bar

We would like to see the LSR pools moved above the bar for CICS. This will allow us to allocate more number of buffers which will reduce physical I/O
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS Program Newcopy or Phasein to show both current and new lengths (and PHASEIN RES>0)

CICS Program Newcopy or Phasein to show both current and new lengths. Our Code Asset Management (CAM) and Audit department uses the old and new program lengths for comparison of migrated code lengths. If Newcopy or Phasein sucessful; echo the leng...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS TS and ThreadSafe

Our customer suggested that CICS should have a trap for non threadsafe commands (if it doesn't already have). For instance: if a program issues an OPEN, READ, DISPLAY COBOL command, CICS should abend the transaction and send a ABEND CODE indicatin...
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Enable discreet sequence control of bundles installed via platform

When using platform resources in CICS cloud support to also deploy a set of bundles as part of the platform installation, it would be helpful to be able to control the installation sequence of those bundles during installation and enablement of th...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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