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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Ability to add multiple resources types to a RESGROUP at same time.

When adding resources to a RESGROUP, you must add each resource TYPE separately. For example, you need to add transactions, programs, files, and DB2 transaction definitions to a RESGROUP for a given application. You must first go to the transactio...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Pgm Load Exit Point, Specify type of storage used (RDSA or UDSA) (SHARE Requirement SDCICS00001)

DESCRIPT : An exit with the abilty to dynamically override the DSA (UDSA, EUDSA, RDSA or ERDSA) into which a program is loaded at program load time.VALUE : Having this exit would allow technical support area to more efficiently enable new debuggin...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Programmable connect to DBCTL

To reestablish a connection between CICS and DBCTL, it should be possible to E.C. LINK to program DFHDBCON while CICS is running. This should work in the same way as during CICS-Start (PLT phase).
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Web Services Assistant Support for WSDL Recursion (SHARE Requirement SSCICS09008)

We have received WSDL's from Vendor's and ones that have been produced by WS Tools. In many cases these WSDL's include elements that are trying to define themselves within the WSDL. When we run these through the WS Assistant we get the following e...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

USECOUNT for remote programs

USECOUNT for remote programsTracking production problems is getting difficult when we can not see the use count of remote programs from CPSM. Currently if a program is remote, CPSM says N/A under "use count" column. We want to know how many times ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

The way CICS manages RM links cause troubles to long running transactions that don't issue syncpoint.

A severe error (code X'2526') has occurred in module DFHERM because of a zeroed RM link token is assigned to a task. This depends by excessive number of SOCKLINK associated to the same UOW. The task owning the UOW is a long running outbound task t...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

API enhancement for RECEIVE (GSE Requirement DBCICD01001)

DESCRIPT : current state: Receive Timeout must be coded in Trans Profile and results a Timeout-Parameter at API with DFHRESP-Value instead of abend and normal program flow.BUSVAL : 2INVVAL : 2ENDVAL : 2GROVAL : 2SYSVAL : 5VALUE : KEYWORDS : API RE...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Restriction of size of document created via EXEC CICS DOCUMENT CREATE

Customer is requesting a parameter to be created which will allow the size of a document to be restricted to the value set for this parameter.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Runaway detection of looping TRUEs (specifically DB2)

CICS 2.2 APAR PQ67892 changed DFHERM so that time-out detection for runaway tasks will always be inhibited for a task running within a TRUE. One runaway SQL task can cause high CPU usage and a delay for all other DB2 threads within a CICS region. ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS INQUIRE_MONITORING_DATA call should be able to pass a task number

At exit point XXMATT I would like to be able to extract the monitoring information collected up to that point for the task being attached. Specifically I am interested in any delays that may have occurred prior the attaching of the task (MXT delay...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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