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Add SIT parameter ARM=YES/NO to control registering with ARM on startup

During initialization CICS registers with ARM automatically, because CICS needs to know whether it is being restarted by ARM and, if it is, whether or not the restart is with persistent JCL. However, some facilities do not use ARM at all. In this ...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS intraregion JVM Server balancing

CICS should provide with a built-in intraregion JVM Server balancing mechanism to improve CICS Java applications availability
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Client connectivity into CICS UMDTs and TSQs

We use UMDTs (Data tables) and TSQs in CICS as data stores. However, these can only be accessed by a program running in CICS. We requests that non-mainframe applications can access these data stores (UMDTs and TSQs) without requiring an applicatio...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

DFHLS2WS needs to support new COBOL standards that allow to leave out FILLERs

Newer COBOL compilers allow that FILLERs don't have to be specified explicitely any more. But these structures fail when fed into DFHLS2WS. e.g. 01 REQUEST. 10 PIC X(08). 10 FELD1 PIC X(08). 10 FILLER PIC X(08). 10 FELD2 PIC X(08).and 01 REQUEST. ...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

More precisely SOAP fault text - Internal Server Error

If CICS receives a webservice request and a handler in the service provider pipeline initializes container DFHWS-USERID with a userID, that has been revoked by RACF, CICS returns a SOAP fault text 'Internal Server Error' to the service requester. ...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

New API EXEC CICS RUN TRANID for the CTS 5.4 with the existing terminal environment

We are strictly bound to an existing terminal (TCTTE - entry). The new API is interesting but worthless without TCTTE.
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CMCI / CICS Explorer MASQRYER support similar to WUI capabilites

When the explorer issues a request that has issues because one or more of the systems within the scope does not reply back within the timeout period, CMCI and the CICS Explorer will provide the information from the MAQRYER records for naming the n...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Remove Intrapartition dataset Cap limit in CICS

Post Upgrade to CICS TS 5.5, Forces Intrapartition Dataset to CAP to 2GB and throw a WTOR to which it needs a response to. This Prevents CICS Regions from coming up until a response is replied or a auto response is enabled for the WTOR thus requir...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Passticket generation for CICS Web Services with new USERID

We need a "REQUEST PASSTICKET" with foreign USERID (not user ID associated with the task) to the "INVOKE WEBSERVICE":EXEC CICS REQUEST PASSTICKET(PASSTICKET) ESMAPPNAME('LDPPROC') ESMUSERID('xxxxxxxx') ESMRESP(ESMRESP) RESP(RESP)RESP2(RESP2)
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Wildcard on transaction name when defining application entry point on transaction

Client has many transactions which run the same program, but the transactions have different quality of service to meet for different business needs.When defining transaction entry point, it will be good to be able to use wildcard (e.g. * ) to spe...
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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