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Simple start from own pgms&TA's via the CICS midnight processing (GSE requirement GGCIC09002)

At midnight CICS documents its midnight processing with the DFHIC0801 message. It should be possible here to start own programs and transactions with simple technologies (for example via SIT parameters or INITPARM) BUSVAL : 5INVVAL : 5ENDVAL : 1GR...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Enhanced CICS Program Statistics

Enhance the CICS PROGRAM interval and EOD statistics data to include statistical data for: number of DB2 and VSAM requests, CPU time for each TCB, I/O wait times.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow for STATUS(DISABLED) on program autoinstall

Cannot autoinstall programs with STATUS(DISABLED).Some applications require that programs not be available until application initialization is complete or reset
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Provide a FSPROF type parameter on the TRANDEF to be used for function shipping requests instead of default DFHCICSF.

Further discussion here has highlighted the fact that DFHCICSF is 'hard coded' into CICS Function Shipping which means it appliesto ALL DPLs, etc., originating from a particular region. We need greater granularity ... i.e., we feel there should a ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Return EIBRESP2 to DPL clients

When a dynamic DPL fails, the root error condition is intercepted by CPSM, and a generic error is returned to the client. This makes subsequent problem determination difficult and time consuming. It also prohibits intelligent error handling in the...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS does not honour programs linked with PAGE ALIGN

Customer has a vendor maintained application that is claiming customer needs toplace an application load module into LPA because CICS does not honour Page Alignment Attributes of load modules (PAGE ALIGN specified on lnkedit).Custoemr is opposed t...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

LPA Dynamic Refresh of CICS modules

Allow CICS LPA modules to be refreshed using MVS Dynamic LPA services as Customer windows to IPL LPARs have become dramatically reduced in availability (in our case now down to 8 times per year).
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Retry / error message / warning if MRO connection fails @ startup (GSE Requirement GGCIC08003)

Today, there is no message indicating that two CICS regions in a MRO environment did successfully connect or could not connect. Please provide a mechanism which automatically retries to connect two CICS regions having ACCESSMETHOD=IRC or XM if the...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Logger Chg To Avoid Initial Start Due To Log Full Task Loop (SHARE Requirement SSCICS06001)

Logger Chg To Avoid Initial Start Due To Log Full Task LoopBUSVAL : 5INVVAL : 5ENDVAL : 5GROVAL : 3SYSVAL : 5KEYWORDS : CICS, Logger, DFHLOGUGVOTES : +5=4 +4=6 abstain = 1 Priority=4.4DESCRIPT : The current design of the CICS Logger will allow a l...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS WEBServices engine should reply with a readable message for a HTTP-GET with a WEBServices URL

CICS WEBServices engine should reply with a readable message for a HTTP-GET with a WEBServices URLAs of today, a browser request using the URL of a CICS WEBService returns a HTTP-Resp500. If the WEBService exists under this URL, other WEBService E...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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