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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Add Plattform Scope to RACF Cloud Security

Add Plattform Scope to RACF Cloud Security for CLOUD.APPLICATION.**.PLATFORM.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Set prefix for IPIC termid rather than default "/"

We need à parameter to select the termid prefix for IPIC connection
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 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...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

PL/1 program name in PUT DATA / PUT LISTwithin CICS runtime

When running PL/I programs under CICS it is sometimes necessary to activate PUT DATAs or PUT LISTs to analyse problems within applications even in production environments.The output from PL/1 programs with PUT DATAs or PUT LISTs is prefixed by Ter...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

SIT parms changed - when become active at warm start

When you change parameters in the CICS SIT, then some parameters become active at CICS warm start (e.g.AKPFREQ) others not (e.g. MAXOPENTCBS). With NEWSIT=YES all paramters get active. Customer wants to know which parameter get active at CICS warm...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Webservices assistant program DFHWS2LS translates DATETIME fields to packed

DFHWS2LS, the CICS Webservices assistant program, starting at CICS 4.1 and later allowed the customer to provide a DATETIME format.    The default is PACKED15 so that the value is mapped to the CICS ABSTIME format.    When upgr...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

API for accessing CFDT's from non-CICS workloads.

Please provide an API to allow non-CICS workloads to access Coupling Facility Data Tables (CFDT).
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Payload string values that are too long cause Web Service and API runtime errors

CICS requires a maximum length to be specified (implicitly or explicitly) for all string fields in Web Services and APIs. However, interfacing systems often don't have max length restrictions on strings (especially if they are not mainframe-based ...
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future 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.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Automatic Platform MRO Connections

If you create a Platform in the new Cloud Environment and I add Cics Regions to the Platform, I have to connect every Region by an MRO Connection. This is not very useful, as by connecting the a region to a platform I already know for sure this re...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 5 Not under consideration

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