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    Common Extract Format for CSD, Bundles, and BAS

    Provide a common extract format for CICS resource definitions, so that we can write internal audit and resource checks against the definitions, regardless of their source. The intent is to read all resources that have been staged so that we can pr...
    over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    SPOOLWRITE as Threadsafe; Individual Task reports separated by TOKEN value

    Less delay when sending out alerting JCL
    5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    New CICS Start Option to Recover and then shut down

    Provide a new CICS start option that would start CICS, connect with all related resource managers (IMS, DB2, MQ, etc.), complete all recovery, and then shutdown without allowing work to start flowing into that CICS. The current CICS startup option...
    over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    Enhance CMAS and ESSS maintenance level checks

    Enhance the CMAS and ESSS maintenance level checks to not be limited to checking only when ESSS is not already running. This would provide a sanity check with applying maintenance that requires ESSS to be terminated and restarted.
    about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

    RTimout parameter in DFHCICST & DFHCICSA profile in DFHSTAND CSD Group

    Hello, In today's transaction environment, most of the Z trasactions go outside of Z box for some service. These socket calls can wait indefinitely. DFHCICST and DFHCICSA profiles are used for user transactions. To be able to give a timeout value ...
    5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    Add DFHTABLE support for SIT (System Initialization Table).

    Easier to upgrade CICS. Fewer tables to assemble. Can easily view all SIT Settings, when in ISPF, while reviewing the job, for ongoing support or analysis.
    about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    Timeout for transactions in TCLASS.

    Customer would like to be able to define a timeout for TCLASS to begin to purge tasks (PURGETHRESH) rather than relying only on the number of tasks queued.
    over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

    Enable zHyperwrite for VSAM and VSAM-RLS files in SIT

    We're looking to implement zHyperwrite on our system, it's already active for DB2/MQ, and we will soon deliver the APAR (UJ92354) for vsam part. Following this documentation : https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=performance-zhyperwrite It'...
    over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    Data of DFHPI0715 message are not correct

    When CEMT P PIPE SCAN command ends, the following message is issued: DFHPI0715 I 05/23/2018 15:20:26 CICSPA01 CHGMAN PIPELINE PIPEPROH explicit scan has completed. Number of wsbind files found in the WSDIR directory: 002493. Number of WEBSERVICEs ...
    about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    CICS Policy for Abend - DFHTACB > N force out Recursive Abend.

    Force out looping Abending task, building up DFHTACB to avoid SOS
    6 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

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