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Allow Java 7.1 in CICS TS 5.1

Allow CICS TS 5.1 to access Java 7.1_64.We installed CICS TS 5.1 in February, 2014We upgraded to Java 7.1_64 with our z/OS 2.1 upgrade in July, 2014.We do not currently use Java in CICS.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Lack of options in START CHANNEL

Under CICS TS 5.4 - and up to 5.6 there is no support for the PROTECT / NOCHECK options with START commands issued with CHANNELs. This imposes a significant limitation where CHANNEL's are in effect the strategic comms pattern for CICS program inte...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Allow enable/disable of transactions starting with C

Allow CEMT and SPI functions to enable or disable user transactions starting with "C".
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Add storage statistics field for available 64-bit extents LWM

A new statistics field should be created that will be similar to this calculation outlined in the CICS v5.5 Knowledge Center (https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSGMCP_5.5.0/reference/statistics/dfht3_stats_stgmgr_0stat_above2GB.html)-...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Provide an XPI to inquire on Feature Toggles

Raised at the CICS BP Conference and 1-1 with Colin Penfold. Please provide a way to inquiring on feature toggle settings
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

Lift restriction impose by the number of non system LX

Currently the maximum number of linkage index (LX) allowed for CICS is 2048. In our shop we have over 700+ CICS regions running in the same LPAR. Each CICS consumes 2-4 LX. This leaves no room for other batch job which has the need to use LX and c...
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 9 Delivered

Request CICS to retry "set TCPIPSERVICE open" command when startup

Please refer to the CASE and help to enhance the product that can have a function include a retry TCPIP service open solution. Meaning to say: if the CICS TOR try to open the TCPIPSERVICE fails, it can retry to open it in a while until it open suc...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

@CICSProgram Annotation in OSGi Java Applications

It is possible to annotate methods within a Java EE Application with '@CICSProgram'. Each such annotation causes a corresponding PROGRAM-resource to be created at the time the application is deployed within a CICS-Bundle. For OSGi Applications, ho...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Add MQMONITOR name to CKTI messages

Messages issued by the CICS MQ tasks, CKTI specifically, to contain the MQMonitor name when the task is associated with an MQMonitor
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Make job output switchable

Due to modern availability requirements of applications, more and more CICS regions have to run 24/7. The job output does dramatically increase and the amount of required JES spool space dramatically increases.Nearly every customer has this proble...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

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