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    Support multiple WSBind directories in CSD WSDIR pipeline definition

    See RFEs 18047 & 14725, delivered with TS 5.2 through application bundles and application versioning. Our need was not met - there is still a need for concatenation of directories in the WSDIR pipeline CSD/RDO definition, specifically in the t...
    almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    start debugging in second program called by CALL

    It is not currently possible to configure the debugger to start in a program other than the first in the chain (as is possible with other debuggers) if the first program calls the second with CALL and not with EXEC CICS LINK. It would be very usef...
    7 months ago in COBOL Compilers / Linux 1 Planned for future release

    Create "Balance" algorithm for CPSM routing

    This algorithm can be a new algorithm, or an enhancement to the QUEUE algorithm, in which CPU utilization information can be considered. Avoiding disasters in existing algorithms, we prefer that a new one should be created. This feature can be ena...
    about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    Reduce CPSM routing heartbeat in normal mode

    In CPSM WLM (normal mode), the 15-second heartbeat remains the same for over 10 years. With the improvement of z/OS, CICS, other products and hardware (z15), the 15s value of the heartbeat should be revised, aiming to reduce this time, in a config...
    about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    Support of CICS HTTP error response in application/json

    When CISC as an HTTP server receive a web request via TCPIPSERVICE and send an error response (401 basic auth error, 404 no matching urimap definition...), it does so in text/xml, application/soap+xml, or HTML depending on the media type of the re...
    over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Planned for future release

    Handle abend when using JSON GENERATE statement

    We are facing an issue when using the JSON GENERATE cobol statement with cobol variables containing incorrect value. For exemple, in the case of a numeric variable containing spaces, the order triggers an ASRA abend and the generated json buffer i...
    over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Planned for future release

    CICS REXX interface support for system programming commands

    The is currently no support in the CICS REXX interface for system programming commands, such as EXEC CICS INQUIRE, SET, etc.
    about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

    Update CEGN transaction to support Password Phrases

    CICS has a sample "Good night" transaction called CEGN that is intended for juse if a region is configured to allow users to be timed out after a period of inactivity. However it only prompts for a password not pass phrase so is not in keeping wit...
    over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    New action type for CICS policies

    Requesting a new action type for CICS policies: The ability to fail a CICS API request with a RESP/RESP2 code that indicates "REQUEST DENIED BY POLICY"
    over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

    new function for current timestamp

    I would a cobol function to retrieve the current system timestamp with the higher possible precision like STCKE or Db2 SET CURRENT TIMESTAMP. Optionally a parameter could drive the required precision of the timestamp (same way as the current times...
    about 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 15 Future consideration

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