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    JVMServer (OSGI) log file rotation policy for zFs output files

    As our production Cics regions are restarted once a week, the JVMServer zFs output log files grow very large in size (upto 1 GB). It is quite a challenge to load such large files in editor/viewer and analyze or search for valid information. Logfil...
    almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 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 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

    64-bit support for C/C++ under CICS Transaction Server

    One of our customers is creating a C/C++ application for financial services (broker). This application is running in a CICS transaction environment. Because of high transaction workload we are suffering storage constraint because C/C++ is still li...
    over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    Guarantee LG_DEFER Waits Do Not Exceed LGDFINT

    When two tasks with higher than normal VSAM activity are simultaneously routed to the same target region, there can be extended delays related to LGDFINT. The calculations LGDFINT uses to determine whether to force or defer a log write can be skew...
    over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    IPConn negotiated receives count, Indicate in message text

    Messages show IPConn autoinstall details, but does not indicate the negotiated sessions. For example CICS IPConn has receive sessions of 150; zCEE (Z/OS Connect) specifies 100. The autoinstalled IPConn picks the lower of 100. Text in message DFHIS...
    about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    Allow to interrupt before automatic restart. (DFHSJ1009)

    We need an indicator before the JVM restarts (80% of runaway time), to allow us to shift the workload, before the JVM restarts. This topic was already discussed in a meeting with Hursley and the German CICS Tech Sales.
    over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

    In a resource overrides .yaml file, allow multiple attribute values within a single selector clause to be OR'd.

    Currently the logic would seem to support 1 attribute value on a given selector clause. If I have a resource attribute which can have many possible values and I want to trap some set of those values and apply the same override to each one, I have ...
    over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Future consideration

    VsamDB support by CICS on z/OS

    I am interested in the VsamDB functionality allowing to store documents in bson / json format. This function is already available in zos v2.4. I want to use it from a CICS cobol or assembler program. How soon can this function be supported by CICS?
    almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    Enhancement of Web Service Assistant for Enterprise PLI

    When generating wsdl/wsbind files with the Webservice Assistant DFHLS2WS for all of our business services written in PL/I, we receive the message DFHPI9565E. DFHPI9565E: ALIGNED and UNALIGNED keywords are not supported for an entire structure. Thi...
    about 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

    Global Tranclass

    Control the number of simultaneous executions of the same transaction, where the maximum allowed amount is defined, regardless of the number of CICS regions that execute this transaction.Such control aims to avoid resource contention due to the hi...
    almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

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