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Enhancements of CPSM Samples & missing CPSM API DATATYPE meaning

1. CPSM REXX Samples Using IBM supplied EYU#API1 as an example... XX = EYUAPI('QUERY OBJECT(PROGRAM) THREAD(W_THREAD)' 'RESULT(W_RESULT) DATALENGTH(W_INTO_OBJECTLEN)' 'RESPONSE(W_RESPONSE) REASON(W_REASON)')If XX <> 0 Then Signal UNEXPECTEDI...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

Package the infocenter with CICS

We have to go through a convoluted process and even follow a technote to install and use the CICS Infocenter. This a a Z/OS product. The infocenter should be delivered as part of Z/OS with jobs to install and run it. The other HFS parts of CICS ha...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Request to amend CICS compiler to detect undesirable (in HA) commands prior to allowing linkediting.

Certain parts of the CICS API are undesirable in a high-availability environment, for example, those creating region affinities, such as ADDRESS CWA and some enqueues. I would like to see the integrated compiler return an unique non-zero code such...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

Create a CICS CBL statement to indicate a COBOL program is threadsafe

Create a CBL statement that can be included in the COBOL source program that indicates the program is threadsafe. At compile/linked time the compiler/linkeditor should detect this CBL statement and indicate that the load module is threadsafe. If r...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Update IBM z/OS CICS related product message manuals to include WTO route and descriptor code information.

In order to provide proactive incident notifications, enable automatic ticket creation and ensure either a human or automated operator is aware of "actionable" z/OS CICS related product events, we need to ensure that all product provided actionabl...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Documented and Supported Interface into the CICS/TS Trace Formatting Routines

There is a need to supply a documented and supported interface into the CICS trace formatting routines. The interface will need the capability to be called either in a batch or on-line environment.
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Dump function to browse container data over 32KB for problem determination

Dump function to browse container data over 32KB for problem determination
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Expand the data content of the CICS DLA along with the ability to filter unwanted data.

The CICS DLA currently collects data for 17 resources and only the NAME and LABEL field for each resource. In order to support the change history use case in TADDM, all 35 or so classes needed to be collected along with the attributes of each (min...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Warm rollback of CICS version

We need the information written in CICS catalog to be stored in such a format, regardless of CICS version in use, that alloes the version rollback and the protected resources backout.
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

DFHJUP step completes with a code zero although DFHLG0192 error message

When running the DFHJUP utility with OPTION PRINT and selecting a time which is not present in the logstream you end up with the following error messages: DFHLG0192 ERROR IN MVS LOGGER MACRO IXGBRWSE FOR REQUEST START SEARCH MVS LOGGER CODES X'000...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

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