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CICS Policy to handle SQL command in a commit scope

Today CICS offer a CICS policy rule type for Database request and it react when the limit of SQL calls is reached - works excellent.We need a feature to react when too many SQL-commands within a commit scope and even better to select between types...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Group List doesn't show Resource Group deleted from CSD file as CEDA does.

Group List does not show Resorce Group after Resorce Group was deleted but not removed from Group List . Problem description and business impact If Resource Group was added to Group List and was deleted after, Group List doesn't show this Resource...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer and CECI functionality

CECI functionality is currently absent from CICS Explorer.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - Self Protect against issues with the File Open Feature

Currently if a user opens certain files (ie: MS Office .xls, .doc, etc.) via the CICS Explorer File Open Option CICS Explorer will lock up to the point where the user must Open Task Manager and Kill CICS Explorer. CICS Explorer workspace corruptio...
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 5 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer: Update multiple regions for a single resource

I use CPSM WUI to select a list of resources and then take an action on the selected list. This action could be to DISABLE or DISCARD the resource. It could be to update an attribute of the resource that would be updated in all the selected region...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer and CECI functionality

CECI functionality is currently absent from CICS Explorer.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Not under consideration

Support CICSPlex/SM Application Scopes in CICS explorer

With CICSPlex/SM BAS functionality it is possible to define resources, which will be installed in CICS. And it is also possible to specify an application scope for these resources.<br />In the operations views in the CPSM WUI it is possible ...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Support for SFTP Mainframe Connection in CICS Explorer

Company standards require mainframe connections to use SFTP. Today CICS Explorer supports FTP and FTP SSL/TLS but not SFTP.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Reduce amount of manual input for program definitions in an APP. Bundle

When Creating Application bundles it is very common to have close to 1 hundred programs, and manually entering all the program's values, is very time consuming!
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 6 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - Formalize Delivery of JWS Deployment Option

Currently the CICS Explorer JWS Deployment Option is delivered via DeveloperWorks, in principle like a SupportPac. We would like it's delivery to be formalized
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration