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Create round-robin algorithm for CPSM routing.

This new routing algorithm would add to the existing [LN]GOAL and [QUEUE]. Allowing, by option of the system management, that the distribution of the routing is perfectly balanced. With the choice of this algorithm, it would be interesting to para...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

WEB RECEIVE timeout

The WEB RECEIVE timeout value is the RTIMOUT on the profile. We need to be able to dynamically, to controle the timeout value. This could be solved if the WEB RECEIVE was enhanced to include a option 'TIMEOUT' to controle the timeout time. The TIM...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CCSID as input option to WEB WRITE HTTPHEADER

The HTTP Header value must be in codepage 37 EBCDIC. This is not documented together with the WEB WRITE HTTPHEADER CICS command.As the CICS regions is likely to run with a different codepage it would help if the codepage translation to 37 could be...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Allow non-SMS datasets in a LIBRARY definiton

Relax the restriction that non-SMS datasets must only be specified via DFHRPL, and hence allow non-SMS datasets to be used in a LIBRARY definition.
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Support for mixed type JSON arrays

While using the webservice assistant DFHJS2LS, we are receiving errors when processing json schemas that have arrays using the items tag as an array e.g. “items”: […..] . This json schema is a valid schema and used to describe a Tuple; a type of a...
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

CICS Resource Compare Feature

Provide a mechanism to compare resources and highlight the differences. This feature should allow us to compare a resource defined in CICS regions within the same CICSplex and across our environments. The second would require the support of multip...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer support for additional NEWCOPY options under 'Program Operations View'

We need below additional NEWCOPY options added under Program Operations View:1. Last NewCopy Time 2. NEWCOPY Success Count 3. NEWCOPY Fail Count
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Future consideration

Provide CICS TS Message Utility Features in CICS TS5.*

I use the CICS Message Utility to modify the DFHAC2206 abend message such that it says "DFHAC2206 HH:MM:SS APPLID Transaction XXXX failed with abend AZCT. If abend is AZCT, a timeout has occurred. Re-enter transaction to continue."I have the timeo...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

DFHDPLOY without the need of CPSM (CMAS)

Use the DFHDPLOY / UNDPLOY utility without the need of being into a CICSPLEX architecture.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

Incorrect Cross-reference of data names with integrated preprocessor CICS

When Integrated cics preprocessor is used, variable which are only used in EXEC CICS not appears in the Cross-refence of data names. It appears correctly when cics preprocessor is used
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 6 Not under consideration