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Explorer

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New Event Processing - System Event - Terminal monitoring

EP System Event for Terminals
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - Perspective Import/Export

Ability to Import/Export Individual CICS Explorer (installation defined) Perspectives
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - Add EYUVC1294W (Region Timeout) Information Detail

Currently if a region in a Plex is having an issue that causes either a GUI display or CPSM Batch API timeout the WUI displays a EYUVC1294W message that details which region is causing the problem. We do not have a messagelike that in CICS Explore...
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

READQ TS with CicsExplorer

Today when right-clicking a TS-Queue in CicsExplorer I can select the actions 'Open', 'Delete' or 'Copy'. I would be very useful if there were an action 'Readq' (like CECI READQ), to show the content of a TS-Queue item.
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer Event binding editor import data structure should support all valid COBOL picture strings

CICS Explorer 5.5 Event Binding editor cannot successfully import a COBOL language structure that contains an embedded '.' (decimal point) character in a zoned decimal field. Example:05 WS-COST PIC ZZZ.99.Such a picture string is valid in COBOL 6 ...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

CICS Explorer not able to export information to a file

Display of the system parameter (SIT values) dosn't offer the possibility to export the content in a file to be later on managed.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

Provide MODESET data in Explorer

We use the WUI to look at MODE information instead of needing to log into hundreds of CICS regions to review this data. We are trying to standardize the using of Explorer and remove the dependency on people using both Explorer and the WUI. Can yo...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

CICS Explorer - Redrive User Logon at MFA Token Expiration

Currently if a user logs on to an LPAR via CICS Explorer (CMCI Connection) he enters an MFA token. If his LPAR connection/session is still active after the MFA Token Expires and the user either refreshes his screen or drives a request for informat...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Is a defect

CICS Explorer Connections Import including Truststore

We currently share connections via plugin_customization.ini zFS .pref file links referenced by a TCPIPSERVICE/URIMAP definition pair. We have a requirement to change the TCPIPSERVICE Defs to SSL=Yes. We really need to be able to pre-configure the ...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer needs full "import/export" capability

CICS Explorer should have the ability to retrieve/"download" bundle definitions (in fact, all definitions) from a live, running region (presumably from the CSD or CPSM repository) in a format that would allow the bundle to be edited/revised and re...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration