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Method to allow users to issue CEMT SET yet not CEMT PERFORM

We have promotion software which will be used to issue CEMT S PROG(*) NEWCOPY. In reviewing the RACF resource classes for CEMT, UPDATE access is required to issue CEMT SET. However, it appears that UPDATE access to CEMT also allows CEMT PERFORM. W...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

API to Return RACF Custom Fields

In addition to the RFE ID: 82049 for RACF. Capability similar to the EXEC CICS ADDRESS ACEE API to view a signed on user's additional RACF details from the segments that are defined to that Userid most specially the RACF Custom Fields that are def...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Need explicit Resp information in CICS Application Events

When creating a CICS application event, the user cannot specify a filter using the Response code, only on OK or NOT OK. When this is coupled with not being able to include the response codes in the emitted data (that I can find) I cannot drive act...
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

CPSM cmd to Activate/Quiesce a target Region only in a specific WLMSPEC.

I use following cmd to Activate or Quiesce some target Regions in a specific "wlmspecx" WLMSPEC: EXEC CPSM PERFORM OBJECT("WLMAWAOR") PARM("WORKLOAD(wlmspecx).") CRITERIA("AOR=cicsaorx") ACTION("ACTIVATE/QUIESCE") .....Some of this target Regions ...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Web requester AT-TLS aware

Outbound web requester (SOAP) EXEC CICS INVOKE WEBSERVICE will use CICS SSL support if HTTPS is the protocol scheme in the URI. Shop standard is to have AT-TLS policy look for outbound HTTP requests to servers and create SSL session to server. In ...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Future consideration

CEDA ADD GROUP( ) LIST( ) FIRST or LAST Attribute

We only have 2 options when we ADD group to List in CSD, i.e BEFORE and AFTER.It if difficult wjen you working on huge projects like 200 existing lists, which already contains groups.Ex: If we want to add DB2CONN group in list, it should be added ...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Allow multiple applications to create association data

Would like to have the capability for multiple applications to add data to the CICS association data. This could be in the form of a name value pair. This would allow multiple applications or monitors to flow data without interfering with each oth...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

GMTRAN DISCONNECT Option Expansion

When using the default CICS signon program, a user is able to clear the screen using ESC and run transactions under the default CICS user ID. Using End/PF3 terminates the session, but clearing the screen using the ESC key does not. We would like t...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

Proposal for a new C5(MSG) CICS Translator suboption to produce a warning message instead of runtime abend due to excessive COMMAREA length

In new CICS releases the LINK program using a COMMAREA > 32 K produces LENGERR abend. Mitigating the abend to a warning message would facilitate the process to a newer CICS versions (>v5.4).
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Custom health check for SYSIN Parms

Hi,Can we have a generic IBM Health checker for CICS where we can add any SYSIN/SIT parms that we like to monitor via IBM Health Checker product
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

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