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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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be able to get channel DFHTRANSACTION in JCICS

in JCICS there is a Task.getTask().getChannel("DFHTRANSACTION"); in the doc it say The named Channel object if it exists, or null if it does not. The named channel will only be returned if it is the current channel, or if it was previously created...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

Pass abending program to CICS Policy system Transaction abend EP adapter

In CICS Policy system rule Transaction abend the abending program should be passed to the EP adapter transaction/program in a DFHEP.DATA.nnnnn container.
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

PLT TABLES LOADED DURING THE STARTUP. NOT COMPILED.

Our Macys customer have over 400 regions, each using it's own PLT PI and PLT SD. During an upgrade, we have to compile over 800 PLT tables, which is very time consuming. Plus we have an extra work to document and keep track of all the PLTs to know...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

Include TLS Level information in CICS performance data record

Currently for CICS regions that is not relying on TCPIP for security, the CICS performance data does not have the TLS level information that was selected during SSL Handshake for the incoming web requests. The CICS performance data should be exten...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 4 Delivered

We want to use systemsymbols (variables) in Library RDO DSN fields

We want to be able to use System symbols (IEASYMxx) in Library RDO DSN fields. More generaly: it should be made available to CICS RDO Resources. And/Or there could be an CICS API Command to inquire systemsymbols (browsing, read next...)
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

CICS Explorer - Enhancements to the CSD Resource Groups View.

It would be nice to have an easy view into what CSD groups are associated with what CSD lists. Could a column "CSD Resource List" be added to the CSD Resource Groups View? Also, other views can be "exported" by using control-C and control-V, and t...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 6 Delivered

Additional System Policy triggers on Tranclass

Similar to the existing capability of defining system policy rules that trigger on the number of current user tasks in a Tran class, provide the ability to trigger system policy rules on the number of queued tasks in tran classes that have a purge...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Issue message when DB2 Cancel Thread done,

Issue Message when DB2 CANCEL Thread issued when Task Purged. along the lines of DFHAP1900 when a SET TASK, with an indication that a DB2 CANCEL was also done.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Limit 110 Subtype 2 to active resources only

Reduce the number of CICS SMF 110 subtype 2 records generated by eliminating those records with 0 use counts. This might require two types of stats intervals - one being a delta interval and another being a full interval. The full interval would b...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

CICS message for TCP/IP connection failure during startup

After an IPL, TCP/IP and CICS are started. A CICS region fails to connect TCP/IP during this startup since TCP/IP is not completely initialized. This issues message DFHSO1001 with code 0CA8 (NMI INQUIRE failed) as well as a CICS dump. From Knowled...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered