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CICS TS PRICING

We would like to have the chance to choose what features could be added to a Basic CICS distribution.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

There is no CICS API/SPI or command to delete the AID chain

Provide a CICS command that deletes all the AIDs lasting in the chain at once. The command SET TERMINAL(xxxx) CANCEL was used manually (see the use case) but the rate of incoming transaction were bigger than the velocity to delete the AIDs for all...
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS INQUIRE DATASET for FCT or TDQ associated with the file

Identify the FCT or TDQ name associated with a dataset name specified in the System Programming Interface INQUIRE DSNAME options. It would also be helpful if this were available via CEMT INQ DSNAME.
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

CICS trace by task number

Provide CICS to trace a specific task number, currently running.
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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.
about 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