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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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CICSPlex SM WUI. Request to optimize the addition or association of some resource definitions.

On the view "CICS system definitions", customer selects a CICS and presses the button "Add to CICS system group". On the next screen, "Add to CICS system group", customer would like to be able to add the CICS system to multiple CICS system groups ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Bind failure in LU62 connection. Both CICS regions with autoconnect= yes and one of them belongs to a VTAM Generic Res group.

Customer has a LU62 connection between two CICS regions in different LPARs with AUTOCONNECT=YES defined on both sides. One of them is a member of a VTAM Generic Resource (VGR) group, but the other CICS region is not. When the initial BIND request ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Provide ABSTIME format EIB Date/Time in EIB with task start

Provide ABSTIME format date/time at CICS transaction startup along with EIBDATE/EIBTIME. This could eliminate several ASKTIME calls that are issued not only by one or more application programs in a task but also by several of our TRUE/GLUE exits t...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Communication between IMS and CICS Using sunchronous and asynchronous transactions with ISC using TCP/IP

IMS 13 is proposing communicating with CICS using ISC with TCP/IP.Barclays Bank in the UK have a request to change the current design of this to allow both synchronous and asynchronous access.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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Explorer HELP to open Browser window.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Specify timeout by transaction

In CICS timeout can only be set globally and cannot set for specific transaction or transaction group. This will be of limitation to use timeout option. In addition, the transaction timed out is not purged.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - Color Settings by Connection

Customer would like it if CICS Explorer could Recognize the COLORPAPERHEAVY setting in a specific WUI, when connecting, and reflect the adjusted background color in the specifc CICS Explorer Session (upon Connection). They would ONLY want to see t...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

New Copy Facility for CICS Event Processing Resource Bundles

Customer would like to see a "New Copy" facility made available for CICS Resource Bundles. In particular they would like to use the facility with CICS Event Processing. Other CICS facilities have this mechanism for defining a resource to CICS and ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 5 Not under consideration

CICS events to capture additional information from the EIB

We would like the ability for CICS event capture specifications to filter or capture on additional data from the EIB. We mainly use EXEC CICS SEND MAP and RECEIVE MAP commands as capture points, and it would be useful to be able to use the termina...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Remove the requirement for a transid to be specified so programs can be routed

Programs cannot be routed by CICS by their name alone. A transaction ID that can be routed also has to be specified. This restriction in some cases forces the use of a customised routing program to route programs dynamically.
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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