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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Increase the number of Regions Available in DFHSTUP

Increase the number of Regions Available in DFHSTUP. There was an increase code via PTF for CICS TS 3.2 and 4.1 but it was only increased to 750. That seems to be inefficient. We use DFHSTUP Exceptions to pull Exception Records from our Production...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

DFHWS2LS Translate Underscore to Dash for COBOL.

When DFHWS2LS creates COBOL copy books it translates underscores to X. In COBOL the character that is commonly used similar to the underscore is the dash. DFHWS2LS should allow the user to specify that an underscore should be translated to a dash ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

CICS commarea allocated below the line for XCTL with program set as 31bit

When XCTL is used, CICS ensures that any COMMAREA is addressable by the program that receives it, by copying it below the 16MB line. This seems like a needless use of below the line storage, when we have transactions that otherwise completely run ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

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

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