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CEDA ADD GROUP( ) LIST( ) FIRST or LAST Attribute

We only have 2 options when we ADD group to List in CSD, i.e BEFORE and AFTER.It if difficult wjen you working on huge projects like 200 existing lists, which already contains groups.Ex: If we want to add DB2CONN group in list, it should be added ...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Report USS-usage in CICS Statistics and CMF

Migrating to CICS TS 5.5 we observed a notable increase of USS dubs with OTE-RMIs (CICS Sockets). This is described in https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGMCP_5.5.0/installing/dfha1pk.html. I suggest to extend CICS statistics to provide...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

zIIP Enable VSAM/RLS processing

Similar to DRDA work coming into DB2, request to see a percentage of the CPU used to process VSAM/RLS requests from CICS enabled for zIIP offload eligibility.
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Allow IPCONN USERAUTH(IDENTIFY) parameter w/o SSL for IPIC-connected CICS running in different intranet sysplexs

IPIC Connections between CICS regions running in different LPARs active in trusted SYSPLEX's, require secured SSL connections if the IPCONN USERAUTH(IDENTIFY) parameter is specified for the IPCON resources. This is documented here:http://www-01.ib...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

EYU9XSTR Threadsafe

Convert the EYU9XSTR Exit to be Threadsafe
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS Transaction Server 5.4 Documentation for Async Service Domain

Fault analysis software like SmartScope, AbendAid and Fault Analyzer require an understanding of the various control block, anchors and domains when post processing system failures (SVC Dumps). APIs and SPIs are not available when analyzing SVC Du...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

VSAM CLOSE TYPE=T FLUSH

Allow CLOSE TYPE=T to be issued for a VSAM file so that the HURBA is externalized to the VSAM catalog. Originally entered as SHARE requirement SSCICS0911 in 2009.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CETR PF5 SET TRANSACTION TRACING(cvda) - Transactions defined in bundles should behave consistently and CETR not abend AEIP

I think a good enhancement (thats doesn't need any recovery over cics restarts) would be to allow SET TRANSACTION TRACING(cvda) for transactions defined from bundles Currently INVREQ resp2 300 is issued whilst using CETR to change the tracing leve...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Is a defect

CPSM - Must be able to recover isolated CMAS without restarting address spaces

Currently, whenever a CMAS becomes isolated for whatever reason it is not possible to restore ("un-isolate") the CMAS without restarting one or more address spaces. Similar situations occur whenever a CMAS/CMAS link (MRO) fails for any reason. Rec...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Alternative way to manage CICS supplied definitions

I suggest that CICS development move away from CSD-based definitions for CICS-required resources and begin using EXEC CICS CREATE during region startup to ensure that all resources are defined, and defined properly. CPSM began using this approach ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration