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DFHWS2LS-DFHLS2WS Consistency

Please change the DFHWS2LS Utility to translate underscores to hyphens instead of 'X'.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Add security refresh function to CICS Transaction Server for SSL security.

If any server SITE or client certificate data on the CICS keyring is added or updated, the CICS region must be recycled to access the updates as the System SSL environment is created at CICS startup.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Request for CICS message indicating if HPO is or is not ACTIVE

Need a message during CICS startup on whether or not HPO is actually active; or a way in CICS to display it's status.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Remove the requirement to reload CICS when adding a new certificate

CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, Version 4.2 - Configuring CICS to use SSL Creating new RACF certificates: Currently you need to use the RACDCERT command to create and add new certificates to a key ring. Then after you have performed a key ring u...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

CTG Explorer Plugin - Logical grouping of Gateway daemons

Gateway daemons appear in order input in the CICS TG Explorer view. We need to be able to group Gateways logically or at least alphabetically so we can force logical groupings
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Delivered

"Copy As" or "Save As" funtionality needed for resource editor

Customer is asking for the ability to copy a resource definition and give it a new name.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

Allocate CICS Commarea storage above the line after XCTL (SHARE requirement SSCICS10002)

CICS commareas are always allocated below the line when XCTL is used to transfer control to another program. Switching to channels and containers will solve this, however that would require application changes.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Lacking ability to create new files

Request to add function for creating new directories and files
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Delivered

Eliminate the switch to RO TCB when an EXEC CICS LOAD command is issued on an Open L8 TCB.

When an EXEC CICS LOAD command is issued by a program running on an L8 open TCB aswitch is done to the RO TCB to perform the LOAD. It makes sense to switch to the RO TCB when the EXEC CICS LOAD is issued by a program running on the QR TCB as it co...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Java and J8/L8 TCB switching (SHARE requirement SSCICS0418571)

Avoid TCB switching from J8/L8 for Java programs using SQLJ or JDBC like a threadsafe application using Cobol.BUSVAL : 1INVVAL : 2ENDVAL : 5GROVAL : 5SYSVAL : 0VALUE : KEYWORDS : CICS JAVA JDBC SQLJUGVOTES : +5=1 +4=1 Priority=4.5
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

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