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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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CICS configuration elements that need USS paths should allow use of symbols

All CICS configuration elements, whether housed in CSD, CPSM, or USS files, that require or permit the specification of a USS path value should permit the use of symbols in that value. For example, on the CONFIGFILE parameter of a PIPELINE definit...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

CICS Explorer - Categorization of Resource Detail information

Categorization of Resource Detail information (as in the WUI)
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Delivered

CICS TCPIPService not closing in an orderly manner at shutdown.

The TCPIPService is not closed or deregistered during normal shutdown of a CICS listening region in a manner that allows for the workload to be shifted to another listening region in a seamless manner. The current process at shutdown will accept c...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Implement EXEC CICS EXTRACT STATISTICS POLICY SPI command

There is a new statistic record for policy that can be written to SMF using PERFORM STATISTICS RECORD POLICY, however there is no way to extract the statistics online. EXTRACT STATISTICS POLICY should be added to the SPI to match other statistics ...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Ability to Control Valid Installation CICS Explorer Releases from the Mainframe

We would like the ability to control what CICS Explorer Releases our Installation Considers Valid to connect to the Mainframe. We would also like a way to send CICS Explorer users as brief notification at Mainframe Connect Time.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

Websockets in Liberty

Please include a version/release of Liberty in CICS that supports websockets.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

System Policy Rule for Pipeline Disable

System Policy rule for Pipeline Enable/Disable to replace an existing RTA rule.
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Usage of DSA by CICS module

We had a CICSTS 5.4 pmr (32005,000,834) which described an observation that there were pockets of 9K of storages that were getmained below the 16M line. Can these 9k CDSA storages be moved to above the 16M line ?From the CICS L2 diagnosis of the t...
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

CPSM WLR - WLM Health Value of a CICS Region

The ability to influence the WLM Health value for a CICS region to affect CPSM WLM routing decisions.
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

Extend CICS Write Operator to include console name / id

The CICS Command "EXEC CICS WRITE OPERATOR" allows specification of routing codes enabling the message to only be routed to specific group(s) of consoles. The documentation of the MVS WTO command at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.1.0?topic=wwo-...
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

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