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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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JVMServer (OSGI) log file rotation policy for zFs output files

As our production Cics regions are restarted once a week, the JVMServer zFs output log files grow very large in size (upto 1 GB). It is quite a challenge to load such large files in editor/viewer and analyze or search for valid information. Logfil...
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS Transaction Server 5.4 Documentation for Async Service Domain

Fault analysis software like SmartScope, AbendAid and Fault Analyzer require an understanding of the various control block, anchors and domains when post processing system failures (SVC Dumps). APIs and SPIs are not available when analyzing SVC Du...
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

SSL(ATTLSAWARE) support for PROTOCOL(IPIC) in TCPIPSERVICE

IPIC Connections to communicate IIB for z/OS and CICS in different sysplexes, require secured SSL connections if the IPCONN USERAUTH(IDENTIFY) parameter is specified for the IPCONN resources.AT-TLS can save CPU, but SSL(ATTLSAWARE) for TCPIPSERVIC...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS as CICS Explorer Server

CICS being a Top Tier Web Server; we would like to utilize CICS as the WEB Server to Deploy the CICS Explorer Product as the WebStart implementation. This will consolidate the support of CICS Explorer within the CICS Technical Support area; versio...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

64 bit COBOL for CICS

We would like z/OS CICS Transaction Server to support 64 bit COBOL applications. My understanding is that a 64 bit COBOL compiler is currently not available. But hopefully this RFE will expedite the process of getting all the pieces in place so th...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 10 Not under consideration

VSAM CLOSE TYPE=T FLUSH

Allow CLOSE TYPE=T to be issued for a VSAM file so that the HURBA is externalized to the VSAM catalog. Originally entered as SHARE requirement SSCICS0911 in 2009.
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CPSM API Threadsafe

CPSM API to made threadsafe, in line with IBM recommendation for customers to write applications using threadsafe techniques.
about 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Not under consideration

CPSM WLM Optimized Mode inter-SYSPLEX

Enhance Region Status Server communication from CPSM's WLM Sysplex Oprimized Mode, enabling information synchronization between SYSPLEX.
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Resource Sensitive TCLASS

Allow a tclass to be defined by its performance characteristics instead of a pure number, for example, maxstorage or maxcpu. This will simplify the management of tclasses by making them self leveling. Today if we set a tclass at 10 to limit storag...
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

New CICS Explorer View for region SIT parameters

I am forever right mouse clicking on the regions view to obtain the combined SIT options for a region. Then comparing this with another region. It would be good to have a view of its own for region SIT parameters. This would allow us to filter and...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

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