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CMAS connectivity timer

The 5-minute CMAS timer used when connecting multiple CMASes in a SYSPLEX should should be made tunable.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

IMS output message flood control

IMS has already a flood control for input messages. This covers the most common cases of message flooding in IMS. Even if mass insertion of output messages is very unusual, it is as ciritical to the system stability as mass insertion of input mess...
almost 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 2 Not under consideration

DBB Toolkit API - Make execution of PROCS possible via MVSExec

At our company we make regular use of procedures in our JCL's and before we call these procedures we also make use of include members to set all kinds of variables used in these procedures. Example of a part of a jcl where we use a proc, called AP...
over 3 years ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect 3.x support of Kerberos

As part of a Proof of Concept for outbound connectivity form z/OS to distributed platforms, Morgan Stanley is evaluating the capabilities of z/OS Connect EE v3.0. Our primary use case is to enable COBOL programs running under z/OS batch to invoke ...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Enhance CICS to cut SMF recs using MNFREQ on open TCB's as well as QR

We use MNFREQ=100 to force SMF 110's to be cut for long running tasks. But if the task is sitting on an MQGETWAIT on an OPEN TCB, we get nothing. It only works when the task is on the QR TCB.Please enhance CICS to allow cutting 110's from an OPEN ...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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

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

NEXT SENTENCE warnings

Add optional warnings when NEXT SENTENCE is used and might behave in an unexpected manner
about 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...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 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

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