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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Allow dynamic parameters to be passed to PLTPI programs

Our product optionally uses parameters defined in the SIT as INITPARM data. The data is read when the program executes, and specifies control options. Our goal of simplifying the installation of the product would be far simpler if we had a more dy...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

PMR 14055,035,724: APPC, CICS and VTAM GENERIC RESOURCES

The Hub Model for APPC is a single point of failure. Intoduction to my Problem: I have two TOR/CICS e.g. CICSA and CICSB on a Z/OS SYSPLEX. CICSA and CICSB are both provider and requester. Both TOR/CICS are IP - Provider and IP Requster as well as...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS - function to obtain infomation such as CICS Login ID, workstation IP, etc when accessing DB2 z/OS

A CICS published function is needed to obtain information from CICS such as the CICS Login ID, workstation IP address, etc. when the known information is DB2 thread connection information. This would help with security auditing and other functiona...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

max occurs 'unbounded'

User states 'The workaround works but not when maxOccurs is ?unbounded?. 03 testOperationResponse. 06 serviceSettings. 09 releaseSchedule. 12 releaseTimes2-num PIC S9(9) COMP-5 SYNC. 12 releaseTimes OCCURS 100. 15 Xtime PIC X(5). 15 amPM PIC X(255...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Add DFHAMSIG information to the auto-install models (AITM)

Add DFHAMSIG information to the auto-install models (AITM). This will eliminate some of the confusion as to which CEDA Group/List the TypeTerm was Installed from, and who last changed it.
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Allow CICS to specify Long Binder Object names in Program definition

Allow CICS to specify Long Binder Object names in Program definition as CEDA field. For example in CEDA the program name could be PAYROLL1 and the Object name field in CEDA could be called:Objet_Name: PAYROLL_OVERTIME_ESTIMATIONS
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

PGAR1113-1651 CICS Name counter Server Recovery at remote DR site

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Adem.ArslanSubmitters Company: Garanti Teknoloji PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PGAR1113-1651 CICS Name counter Server Recovery at remote DR siteHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent ...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

EXEC CICS ENQ should conform to CICS standards

All the assembler EXEC CICS commands will generate a LENGTH(=AL2(L'FROM_AREA)) for you if you leave the length off, and the area is not a register such as: FROM(0(,R5)) And in every case I have seen where the length doesn't get supplied automatica...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Delivery of JAVA - drivers without Eclipse dependency (= NO Zwangsguifizierung!)

Including CTS 4.2, the JAVA-driver transactions JHE1 and JHE2 have been implemented without dependency to the CICS - Explorer / Eclipse. With CTS 5.1 you need PC - Tools. This is not good and should be changed as soon as possible!
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Routing algorithm should be able to be customized

In BOC, they have 16 AOR regions. However, due to DB2 timeout, 14 AOR regions got transaction dump, and no new workloads are routed to those AOR regions. Most of the transactions are routed to the 2 AOR regions, and quickly the 2 AOR regions are i...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

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