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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Expose MQ API options in CICS aux trace

We constantly find ourselves trying to debug MQ related activity in CICS. Many of these issue relate to applications setting MQ options incorrectly, and this happens many times unbeknownst to them. CICS sysprogs also many time do not have access t...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

CICS ASYNC API - USERID option for RUN TRANSID

The request is to add 'USERID' option to 'RUN TRANSID' CICS async API command to be able to start the child transaction in a different security profile.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

FTP File Transfer via CICS Explorer

We use ftp file transfer from local pc to z/os environment in daily work and instead of using another product, we want to able to do it via CICS Explorer.
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Future consideration

Incorrect Cross-reference of data names with CICS integrated translator

The "Cross-reference section" in a COBOL compile listing correctly contains the line number references to the COBOL data items contained in the EXEC CICS statements when the CICS stand-alone translator is used, but does not contain the line number...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

SYSRESVIEW equivalent in CICS Explorer

We need an equivalent of SYSRESVIEW in WUI for CICS Explorer.
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Future consideration

Proposal for a new C5(MSG) CICS Translator suboption to produce a warning message instead of runtime abend due to excessive COMMAREA length

In new CICS releases the LINK program using a COMMAREA > 32 K produces LENGERR abend. Mitigating the abend to a warning message would facilitate the process to a newer CICS versions (>v5.4).
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Make CICS WUI dataset EYUWREP optional

The documentation at https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSGMCP_5.5.0/configuring/cpsm/eyuadif.html states that the EYUWREP file "contains the Web User Interface server view and menu definitions". I believe this includes any user groups...
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Need the ability to perform tailored actions after CESN/L

When a user signs onto CICS using CESN or CESL, the ability for CICS to invoke a new transaction immediately rather than just a message that their sign on was successful after which they have to clear the screen and invoke their next transaction.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

In a resource overrides .yaml file, allow multiple attribute values within a single selector clause to be OR'd.

Currently the logic would seem to support 1 attribute value on a given selector clause. If I have a resource attribute which can have many possible values and I want to trap some set of those values and apply the same override to each one, I have ...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Future consideration

CICS Named Counter API Commands need security

CICS has a series of API commands to utilise Named Counters: DEFINE (D)COUNTER DELETE (D)COUNTER GET (D)COUNTER QUERY (D)COUNTER REWIND (D)COUNTER UPDATE (D)COUNTER Looking in the documentation: Access to named counter pools - IBM Documentation in...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration