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Audit Trail for Install and New Copy

Audit trail for Install, Discard, Newcopy in addition to the Create, Update, Delete history currently provided by CICS CM.
over 12 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

filtering and program call level indentation of Command Flow in CICS IA

In the command flow option, filtering is not possible on the output. One China CICS user wants to extract cobol dynamic call APIs from the command flow and see the graphical diagram of call tree with program level's indentation.
almost 12 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 4 Delivered

Command Flow - More flexability and control over the data captured

The following requests have come from existing customers:1) Provide limit for the number of tasks collected for command flow during the collection period. This should include a couple of options...Collect the first xxx tasks for the transid...Coll...
over 12 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Enhance CICS IA command flow feature

1. Program Indentation GUI panel for COBOL program stacks in command flow option. 2. Accumulated CPU usage information for each command step.
over 12 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICSVR needs to be re-architected to allow only 1 unique module for DWW1SCSR and DWW1VS00.

It seems that there is this documentation that states the CICSVR library(LPA) must be installed (placed) prior to the MVS (zos) library per item http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21192432 Our MVS Team has brought this to our attenti...
about 12 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

Reset BWO bit by BATCH utility

Now we can only use the CICS VR 'Tool List' pull down panel to reset the BWO bit to zero. In the Disaster Recovery scenario, there should be lots of VSAM files needed to reset. So that the customer want to use BATCH utility to do it.
over 12 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

SMS needs standard exit/parm for CICS VR

ZOS SMS must have an Exit or Parameter to support CICS VR. If exit is used, any issue with CICS VR, we need to Disable this exit. Module DWW1VS00 cannot be installed in another SMPE zone and place LPA dataset inright sequence.
about 12 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICS VR Recovered Data set Statistics Report needs to report on backout record counts and actions

CICS VR report for recovered data set statistics does not clearly document when backout record types have been converted from updates to adds or deletes ignored. It also does not clearly describe why duplicate entries for the same dataset with dif...
over 12 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

CICSVR V4.2 Step Level Back Out Reporting

After a step level or partial step level back-out occurs in production, FIIS application support is required to review the generated reports to confirm accuracy after a batch abend. Currently the CICS VR reports do not include the key of each reco...
over 12 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

New parameter to set return code when CICS VR detects no data to back out

Currently if CICS VR Batch backout is run and CICS VR detects there is no data to back out it sets a return code of 12. Fidelity require the ability to set the return code to 4.Subject of PMRs 29010 004 000 and 23822 004 000.
over 12 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered