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Allow a CWS Web call to specify not to use MASSL

We have a CICS application calling z/OS Connect and wants to use Basic Auth over SSL. When z/OS Connect receives the requests, it asks CICS for a MASSL cert, and CICS obliges by sending the default cert on the ring, which in his case is not the au...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Prevent needless retry processing in CPSM when a route fails to a clone region

This is a resubmit of RFE 17942. If a request routed by CPSM fails, CICS will retry the request to each AOR in the distribution list. This usually triggers our automation alerts and now with pen-testing, we have the potential for a high volume of ...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Allow non-SMS datasets in a LIBRARY definiton

Relax the restriction that non-SMS datasets must only be specified via DFHRPL, and hence allow non-SMS datasets to be used in a LIBRARY definition.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Provide CICS TS Message Utility Features in CICS TS5.*

I use the CICS Message Utility to modify the DFHAC2206 abend message such that it says "DFHAC2206 HH:MM:SS APPLID Transaction XXXX failed with abend AZCT. If abend is AZCT, a timeout has occurred. Re-enter transaction to continue."I have the timeo...
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS Policies message destination

Messages generated by CICS Policies are directed to MSGUSR via transient data destination CSSL. Our automated operations product cannot access and process messages in MSGUSR directly. It would be more beneficial for CICS Policy messages to be dire...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS System Policy to Monitor Transaction Rate

CICS System Policy to handle the region Transaction Rate. If the Transaction rate exceeds certain threshold value(s) then alert.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Enhance CECI to show CVDA text value

Enhance CECI to be able to show the CVDA text instead of only the numeric value. I can see 2 methods of achieving this:1) Extend the functionality of PF2 to cycle through DEC -> HEX -> CVDA....2) Use the 'undefined' PF12 to switch between cu...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Dedicated Timeout Parm for WEB CONVERSE/WEB RECEIVE

We currently use WEB CONVERSE to get data back from remote services via HTTP. We have run into issues whereby system failures on the destination side will not send a response resulting in the CICS task to indefinitely wait until intervention occur...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Add support for using HTTP-Headers in WS Pipeline

Currently we do not have an official way to specify a http-Header in an outbound web service. The way to specify this as an extension to the soapaction-header is no official way.Please provide an API
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Need ability to link CICS WLM Quiesce status to zOS WLMHealth

When a CICS region is quiesced in CICS Plex System Management Work Load Management, the region is seen as unhealthy by CICSPlex System Management so it will be much less likely to to route work to it from other CICS regions in the same CICSPlex th...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration