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Explorer

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CICS Explorer be provided with an ‘Interrupt' or ‘Cancel' button

Provide the CICS Explorer be with an ‘Interrupt' or ‘Cancel' button, for data requests that were incorrectly defined
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - ability to view AIDs (Automatic Initiate Descriptors)

Omegamon/CICS has the ability to view ICE and AID control blocks but Explorer only contains a View for ICEs. We would like an Operations View added to Explorer to view AIDs.
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Cannot use a filter of blanks in CICS Explorer

CICS Explorer allows filters in views both in stored view and as "Quick Filters". However attemping to use one to show (or exclude) a character field that is blanks does not work. I have tried a quick experiment with the CMCI interface specifying ...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

When set program or install resources, CICS Explorer can go onto the next region without stopping if failure occurs

When using CICS Explorer to set new program or install new resources, it currently stops at the failure region. It should be able to go onto the next region without stopping.
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

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