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Enable DFHXCURM exit to dynamically set XCFGROUP

We are going to have the change the XCFGROUP for all of our CICS regions. We would like to NOT have to add a loadlib to all of the application batch jobs to point to the correct DFHXCOPT module. We would like to change XCFGROUP via the user replac...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Developer Only Version of CICS Explorer

We would like to be able to remove the SM Administration perspective from CICS explorer via some type of configuration setting for exclusive application developer use of CICS explorer. The SM Administration perspective is a CICS Systems Programmer...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 9 Delivered

EXEC CICS ASSIGN ASRAREGS() function to get the 64 bytes of register values at the time of the abend (16 x 32-bit).

Need 64 bit register values at time of abend available to th EXEC CICS ASSIGN ASRAREGS() command level command function.
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

CICS Explorer Version 1.0.x is needed on the download site

Customers need CICS Explorer version 1.0.x on the download site so only functions for CICS TS 4.1 are available without the CICS Explorer version 1.1.x System Event functions.
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

Java/Cobol-Integration in Liberty JSR352 (Batch) within CICS 5.4

We are planing to use Liberty in CICS as our platform for JSR352 batch applications. Plan is to smoothly migrate current Cobol batch jobs to Java. Not all Cobol modules can be migrated at once, so it must be possible to call Cobol modules from a J...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

Remove comma from CPSM Resource Table Object: "CICSPLEX" Attribute: "TRANSITCNT" Field: "DESCRIPTION"

CPSM Resource Table CICSPLEX has a comma in the DESCRIPTION (ATTR) metadata for field TRANSITCNT. Literally the text is (without the quotes) "For indirect access CMAS, number of transit CMASs" The embedded comma causes problems in the REXX languag...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

Modification required to TABR to track uncatalogued tape datasets

The Standalone Tape Manager (BKMTAPUX) is not setup to track uncatalogued tape datasets.It is my understanding that TABR is not setup to track uncatalogued tape datasets.It needs to be for our usage of thr product.
over 12 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 1 Delivered

Add a tailored flag of CMS_FTO in PARMGEN

Ideally, we want PARMGEN TEMS to officially support a tailored flag (proposed KDS_X_HUB_CMS_FTO_FLAG or something to that effect) that supports generating the CMS_FTO=%KDS_X_HUB_CMS_FTO_FLAG% value programmatically by the PARMGEN $PARSE job.
over 8 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 1 Delivered

[PARMGEN] A flat dataset (without member) for SYSTCPD

During the PARMGEN, there is a step for Global variable setting. - hlq.WCONFIG($GBL$USR). My customer is using the SYSTCPD as a flat dataset. (no member). - ex) GBL_DSN_TCP_SYSTCPD_TCPDATA "TCPIP.DATA" Currently, the PARMGEN creates JCLs as below....
over 9 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 3 Delivered

ITM ICAT enhancement – ICAT is lengthy and cumbersome

ITM ICAT enhancement – ICAT is lengthy and cumbersome. ITM enhancement - Edited for clarity and spelling. This needs significantly more specifics about what is wrong with ICAT and what improvements are requested. This may be a moot point in the fa...
about 13 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Delivered

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