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make the MNFREQ parameter available for threadsafe environnement

We have application long running transactions executing on L8 TCB We noticed that MNFREQ parameter doesn't work for these kind of transactions So we would like not to wait the end of the CICS session to have a performance records written for these...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Update of bundles via phasein (like programs) and NOT via CEDA

CEDA and CEDB are CICS administration transactions and not allowed for other coworkers like application developers! A reason for this is the revision because CEDA for non-administraors are a very big securityhole!
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Not under consideration

Provide load module attributes at autoinstall time

Our CICS program autoinstall exit program has been designed to set the DATALOC attribute based on the AMODE of the program being autoinstalled. Since CICS does not make load module attributes directly available to the autoinstall exit, we are loca...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Tranclass Timeout

Add a mechanism to timeout transactions waiting on Tranclass. The timeout value needs to be a parm that the customer can set.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

HTTP Message Compression in CICS Web Service Context

The request is to enable the sending of smaller messages by making CICS compatible with common compression algorithms (e.g. GZIP). The context is CICS Web Services over HTTP (with CICS as both requester and provider).
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

System event and/or policy for excessive wait time on ENQ

It would be very helpful to have the ability to set a system event, and a policy, that would detect situations where any arbitrary but selectable ENQ has either 1) been held for at least a specified period of time and/or 2) is being waited upon by...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

show the transactions which is using the program

When set program phasein, if the program is in use, CICS will load the new load module for all the new program call. But the tasks running still use the old load module till all the tasks which are using this program end. Current there is no way t...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Provide a Global User Exit point for program termination.

Currently CICS provides the GLUE XPCFTCH which is given control before an application program is executed. Various IBM and ISV products use this to get control to build an environment for their code to use.However, there is no corresponding exit p...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Asktime should set a properly formatted COMP-3 in EIBTIME

Copied from the following APAR: (sorry for the all caps)APAR= PN08959 SER= PIN=566540301-817 IN INCORROUT EIBTIME FIELD HAS INCORRECT SIGN AFTER ASKTIME. STAT= CLOSED DOC FESN6540301- CTID= HU0414 ISEV= 4 SB91/10/23 RC91/10/24 CL91/11/18 PD91/11/2...
about 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Type 4 DB2 driver compatability in CICS OSGI JVM server

Support Type 4 DB2 drivers from OSGI JVM's also address the integrity issues, commit and roll back
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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