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support RMODE(64)

CICS only support Rmode 31 and 24. ICBC wants CICS support Rmode 64
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Need a new transaction equivalent to CEMT INQUIRE

The auditors want reports on who has accessed critical transactions such as CEMT. Even though we have our security definitions set up so most users can only use INQUIRE with CEMT, SMF simply reports a user executed CEMT with no further breakdown. ...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CPSM BADWRKLD documentation.

Message that indicates bad workload in CPSM and information on how to get detailed documentation. The exception trace records are suppressed with PM44954, there is no indication of how to be aware there is a BADWRKLD problem, and how to get docume...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

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

Provide a API/SPI similar to the INQUIRE TSQ and DELELTEQ TS for AIDs. The INQUIRE function should return the Trans, Term, Term Status, Owning System, AID Type, Request ID, AID address and Age of the AID. The DELETE or CANCEL function should allow...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Not under consideration

Option to prevent DYNAMIC programs from running locally

Allow an option on a program definition to prevent a dynamically routed program from running locally if there is an error.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

BUNDLE SCAN function(like PIPELINE SCAN) and Version management

We want BUNDLE can work as the PIPELINE, which is, the bundledir can contain several .zip files(each contains a single BUNDLE definition), and the install of the bundledir can pickup all the .zip files, just like the PIPELINE SCAN function. BOCOM ...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Customer wants both high availability and balance when CICS connects to DB2 group

System: CICS connects to DB2Actor: User needing support for both HA and WLM when cics connects to DB2 group. Description: We want to specify both DB2 member name and group name in CICS DB2CONN, when the first time connect, CICS will try to connect...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Integrate CPSM in the standard CICS without additional address spaces and libraries with a graphical and 3270 user interface

Integrate IBM's CPSM into the Standard - CICS without additional (CICS) address spaces and libraries with a graphical AND a 3270 user interface IBM's CPSM, a relict written by Bool & Babbage (?) in the 1990s, will be integrated contemporary in...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Display transaction id in wait ICE

Can transaction name be seen if the ICE represents an EXEC CICS DELAY or an EXEC CICS POST? Now, if the ICE represents an EXEC CICS START it will have the name of the transaction to start. There is no transaction to start so there is no transactio...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

enable CICS to gradually degrade task priority

The ability to enable CICS to gradually degrade the priority of a task during the course of its execution,
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration