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Raise more error details to calling client

When an error occurs in a service in CICS, an ABEND ASRA for instance, it would be very helpful if the description of the error was raised up in the detail field up to the API calling client. For instance, instead of of receiving just ""errorMessa...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

CPU excessive when collecting data using CICS IA 5.1 and CICS IA 5.2.

Customer attempts to collect data using CICS Interdependency Analyzer. The CPU increases significantly when when CICS IA is activated. Customer performed tests where CICS CPU performance increased from 27% to 62% under CICS IA 5.1. There is some i...
about 9 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Modernize Exception Handling in EXEC CICS API

While learning CICS programming with Cobol, programmers with background in Java or other newer programming languages find fault with the current exception handling in CICS. Although CICS offers a broad range of techniques to cope with exceptions i...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Unreferenced Variables

When variables are defined in a program (and not in a copybook), as in :01 Used. 05 unused Pic x. 05 usedP1 pic x. The variable unused is not referenced but usedP1 is. We can see if they are not referenced in the program by looking Show In -> D...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

added granularity to security around commands

TYPE-1 commands allowing granting a user start, stop, lock, and unlock authority separate from the authority to change other metadata, such as changing a TRAN from parallel to serial or setting EDITUC. TYPE-2 commands should support this, too, but...
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

control authority to issue commands with wildcards

Allow controlling who has authority on issuing commands with wildcards
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

JAVA in CICS - SMF recording of user program/tranid/userid

The customer (FCA/Chrysler) would like to track CPU usage for Java programs running in CICS. From what I can tell the SMF 110 data is only collect for CJSA transactions that the Java programs run under.Does the SMF 110 data for CJSA have any other...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

Remove the requirement to use bundled Liberty Profile with z/OS Connect EE.

Remove the requirement to use bundled Liberty Profile with z/OS Connect EE. Give the option of using the embedded version OR the client version of the runtime. Currently z/OS Connect comes with an embedded Liberty runtime which is located away fro...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Add ability to perform actions in Aggregated Explorer Views

I am using the CICS Regions view in CICS Explorer for illustration but, to my knowledge, this applies to all Explorer aggregated views. With multiple CICS regions selected, performing a right click gives a selection list of actions that can be per...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

REXX editor does not recognize any file type except .rxx and .rexx

REXX editor only works with the files that have .rex or .rexx file associations. If f.e. we want to define new file type under iDz configuration 'File Association' .rxc or .rexc (or any other name can be used under file association), REXX editor d...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

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