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CICSPlex Global TRANCLASS

We would like to have a the possibility of defining Global Tranclass Resources, and this way to be able to activate them with 'CICS System Group' scope in a CICSPlex.
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

NEXT SENTENCE warnings

Add optional warnings when NEXT SENTENCE is used and might behave in an unexpected manner
over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 8 Not under consideration

Task association data and/or UOWID to propogate over dynamically routed webservice requests over MRO

When dynamically routing webservice transactions (i.e. using the pipeline mechanism) over MRO within a CICSplex group, there does not appear to be any way of consolidating the TOR and AOR elements of the business transaction as they neither have t...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICS shutdown initiates phaseout of all the JVMSERVERs prior to PLTSD pgm execution.

Running under CICS TS 5.4 with WebSphere Data Interchange (WDI) which provides PLT shutdown program EDIJSTOP. However, CICS is setting the JVMSERVER status to PHASEOUT before passing control to PLTSD pgm, hence EDIJSTOP is unable to run, hence EDI...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

automount aws files on OS request

Implement an automatic mount function of aws tapes on awstape device driver. it should be possible to feed the virtual tape drive with scratch tapes without physical awsmount intervention.
almost 7 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

Generate JCL support for Non-ILE Assembler Debug/CC

Support to generate JCL for non-ILE assembler programs. Currently IDz has options to use with ILE Assembler , and are missing support for non-ILE Assembler programs. The missing part is minimal just need to add a new proc and configure it in IDz.
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

refresh WARbundle and EBAbundle in liberty without service outage

function to refresh EBA or WAR bundle in liberty without service stop.We aware plugin directory which can pickup new package automatically after overwrite. But it is better to use CICS bundle to manage package because of security control.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Simplification ACBSHR= parameter setting

Currently, we can specify ACBSHR= parameter in three places. - DFSCGxxx - DFSDFxxx COMMON SERVICE LAYER section - DFSDFxxx FAST PATH sectionThis is a very confusing situation. We want to specify this parameter in one place.
almost 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

Z/OS Connect DLL version of BAQCSTUB

Currently z/OS Connect V3 does not deliver a DLL version of the BAQCSTUB stub module. As a consequence this stub cannot be called dynamically from a application program compiled with the DLL option
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Copybook automatic length calculation

Our RDz developers would find it very usefull to have a feature integrated in RDz editors to display copybook length when they are browsed or edited: length information can concern each variable or whole record defined in the copybook.
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 5 Not under consideration

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