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JVM messages prefixed with timestamps

To day messages from JVM in CICS TS are not prefixed with timestamps.The messages issued from JVM in neither HFS/ZFS directories pointed to JVMprofile, nor if redirected to STDOUT, STDERR, STDTRC contains any timestamps(DATE/TIME). It would be of ...
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICSPLex to be configured to distribute workload on percentage basis

Requesting to add new CPSM algorithm that allows us to distribute workload to target regions based on percentage similar to Sysplex distributor.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

add cmf fields enqcount and gnqcount

We would like to see 2 new fields added to CMF as binary count fields: ENQCOUNT and GNQCOUNT which tracks the number of enqueues requested by a task and includes either a subset or a separate count of enqueues converted to global enqueues.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Externalize lost locks processing progress with message

Service request opened when site was recovering from a lost locks condition. There was a 20+ minute delay from when the first region in the configuration was brought up, until the time when the last was recovered. As luck would have it, the last r...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Enhance CPSM's LNMI tran to handle CMAS shutdown without abending

If a CMAS is shut down while it is updating a partner CMAS (CMAS-to-CMAS link), one of the CMASes will output "Transaction LNMI running program EYU9XLOP term XYZ has failed with abend ASP2." CPSM should be enhanced to handle this disconnection gra...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS Special Tracing filtering on Userid

CICS special tracing filtering on User-ID.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

 EXTEND CEDA CHECK LIST Command like GRPLIST syntax

Description: Extend CEDA CHECK Command to allow values like in GRPLIST OPTION in DFHSIT. LIST Values should be specified also with + sign and * like documented in CICS System Definition Guide.
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Allow DFHAPIN to work with HourGlass

If you use Hourglass and run with RENTPGM=NOPROTECT, you have to run member AGGAPINL in SAGGSAMP library to create a different copy of DFHAPIN. Now that IBM owns Hourglass, I am hoping this can be done a better way.
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Discontinue MVS getmains for NQ element areas when EDSA is depleted.

Currently, when ECDSA is depleted, NQ element areas are getmain'd from high private. This can ead to a situation, particularly when there is perhaps a rogue transaction in a loop, where instead of an SOS condition which can be remediated with dtim...
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Request audit information for transaction channel

Customer needs audit information for the containers put into the transaction channel to know which program modifies it. Transaction channel is used to pass data in the transaction level, the container put by a program can be read/modify by other f...
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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