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CICSPlex SM WUI. A WUI view to show the groups with no resources or components.

This request is a complement of the RFE ID 22583. Customer would like a view that show the groups with no resources or components, like resource groups without resource definitions or CICS system groups without CICS system definitions.
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICSPlex SM WUI. A message warning that the last resource of a group was deleted and a option to delete or not the group too.

When the last resource or component of some grouping is deleted, there is no message to inform this fact, e.g.: resource definitions in a resgroup, CICS system definitions in a CICS system group, etc. Customer has requested a message to inform thi...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Support 'Set File Close Empty' of quiesced RLS files

This is requesting "SET FILE CLOSE EMPTY" support for quiesced RLS files. This is to facilitate the reuse of allocated space for VSAM RLS files without the need for duplicate FCT entries (RLS and non-RLS), and the manipulation of them. (i.e. close...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Be able to configure the precedence of a MRO (mainly) or ISC connection over an IPCONN with the same name

Customer has requested an option that allows to configure the precedence of a MRO (mainly) or ISC connection over an IPCONN with the same name.
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

CICSPlex SM WUI. Request to optimize the definition of a new CICS system, using an existing definition as a reference.

Please, see the screens attached to this request. When the customer is creating a new CICS definition via CPSM, it is usual to use an existing definition with similar characteristics as a reference/sample. During the definition of the "CICS system...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

BAS target/related regions can not currently overlap.

The customer would like to let BAS install more of their resource definitions. They have 250+ MASes servicing hundreds of applications.They already have a number of CICS System Groups defined.The problem they have is that when they attempt to inst...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Remove restrictions on the number of FEPI targets and FEPI nodes that can be defined in a FEPI Pool through BAS.

In the current CPSM design, FEPI Pool resources defined with BAS are limited to 128 FEPI nodes and 32 FEPI targets. This is due to the size of the NODELIST and TARGETLIST fields in the FEPOODEF resource table, as well as other restrictions. CICS o...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

CICS as a HTTP client, how to use one fixed logical customized IP address for outbound?

The customer has a CICS region acting as a "HTTP client ". It is working as a client and it is doing a HTTP request to an external server. Customer would like a way to access and customize the origin IP address within CICS (acting as client) and s...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow for multiple Web Error Programs

Allow for a user replaceable Web Error Program, specified on the TCPIPService.
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Provide Identity Progagation support to CICS Business Event

CICS Business Event provides adapter to drive the event payload to other application environments or programs with an header described by DFHEPFEO. For some of adpaters could be possible set advanced option to add the User ID , could be interestin...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration