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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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@CICSProgram Annotation in OSGi Java Applications

It is possible to annotate methods within a Java EE Application with '@CICSProgram'. Each such annotation causes a corresponding PROGRAM-resource to be created at the time the application is deployed within a CICS-Bundle. For OSGi Applications, ho...
about 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

There isn't any journal automatic recovery when ENF48 is received from logger.

After Volume disabling CICS Logs going in disable state, works as designed. The question is from the LOGGER point of view everything worked normal, now we only need to clarify, when LOGGER sends the ENF48 signal to CICS that the status of the logs...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

SMSS regions to support the CMCI JVM server and therefore to support MFA and the aggregation function

Essentially we have standalone regions in environments that don't use CPSM. We have them setup as standalone regions and do connect to CPSM datasets to connect to CICS Explorer using DFHWBAAX version control. We need to do the transition and make ...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Make job output switchable

Due to modern availability requirements of applications, more and more CICS regions have to run 24/7. The job output does dramatically increase and the amount of required JES spool space dramatically increases.Nearly every customer has this proble...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

Make CICS time machine tool support CICS TS 5.1

CICS time machine is a useful and simple to use tool to change date & time within a CICS region.
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 4 Delivered

Make CICS Transaction CSGM CAT 3

CICS currently has three category 3 transactions CESN, CESL and CESF which are security exempt as they are supplied transactions that should be available to all users. CESN and CESL are CICS supplied signon transactions and are often used as Good ...
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

add PROTECT option on START CHANNEL similar to START

Need PROTECT option on START CHANNEL. Currently the only options available are TERMID, USERID and SYSID.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 4 Delivered

LPARNAME in SMF110 records

We would like to generate the Mobile Workload Pricing Report; we are using SMF110 with CICSPA.But in SMF110 records we only have the SMFID field and not the LPARname (that we can find in SMF89 records)We have no common fields between the SMF110 an...
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 9 Delivered

Add Telnet Host Name to EXEC CICS INQUIRE TERMINAL

When a TN3270 terminal connects to CICS, VTAM supplies information to CICS detailing the client system which is reported in various messages from terminal control for example: DFHZC6908 I 07/23/2021 06:35:53 CII2GT Autoinstall in progress for netn...
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Prevent CICS third stage initialization from completing until all JVMs either become enabled or produce an error

We have startup transactions that are loaded after the "Control is Given" message and these transactions require specific JVMs to be enabled or they will fail. We need the JVMs to be initialized and enabled prior to the Third Stage Initialization ...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

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