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CICS Explorer Install requires additional function

When installing BAS definitions using CICS Explorer, the user can select which CICS regions to perform the install on but has no ability to specify additional options. (See attachment "Explorer Install"). However on the WUI several additional opti...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Future consideration

Export/Import/Share the whole user environment

Provide a mechanism to export the whole of the users working environment. Today we can export import: • Connections• Resource Views Today you can also load connections from a shared location. It would be nice to be able to Export/Import the whole ...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

FTP File Transfer via CICS Explorer

We use ftp file transfer from local pc to z/os environment in daily work and instead of using another product, we want to able to do it via CICS Explorer.
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Future consideration

SYSRESVIEW equivalent in CICS Explorer

We need an equivalent of SYSRESVIEW in WUI for CICS Explorer.
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Future consideration

CICS Explorer needs consistent number decimal places in summary views

CICS Explorer needs to display averaged values in an aggregated view with a consistent number of decimal places. This could be a fixed or user specified value. Potentially if ALL average values in a field are exact numbers no decimal places could ...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Time Stamp Display Format (GMT/Local)

We are requesting the ability to choose the display format of the Time Stamp in CICS Explorer - Completed Tasks to be either GMT or Local time. We would like to publish reports on Completed Task but with a Time Stamp "hard-coded" as GMT will confu...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Missing options in CICS Explorer for System Dump Codes

CICS/TS 5.4 upwards have options DSPLIST (Data Space List) and JOBLIST (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSGMCP_5.4.0/reference/commands-spi/dfha8_setsysdumpcode.html) which have also been added to the CICSPlex SM base table (https://www.ibm.com/docs/e...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

CICS Explorer: Option to leave BATCHREP view open

When using the new "Perform Batched Repository-Update Job Operation" it would be good to have an option to keep the window open in order to submit another request without having to "Definitions ->Submit Batch...." every time.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Future consideration

Non-display of IBM transactions/programs in CICS Explorer & RD/z (SHARE requirement SSCICS12003)

Provide a check box in CICS Explorer that would allow IBM supplied CICS transactions and programs to NOT show in the appropriate tabs. Looking at programs with CICS Explorer and RD/z shows a "wealth" of IBM provided transactions and programs (whic...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CICS as CICS Explorer Server

CICS being a Top Tier Web Server; we would like to utilize CICS as the WEB Server to Deploy the CICS Explorer Product as the WebStart implementation. This will consolidate the support of CICS Explorer within the CICS Technical Support area; versio...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

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