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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Request for WLM Response Time Goal classification capability of authorized mirrored transactions invoked from a child server

Customer has architected a transaction flow that enters CICS (from Tandem) to a child server region over a TCP/IP connection. The CS then invokes an authorized mirrored transaction (TAN2) via a DPL link call. The work associated with TAN2 is only ...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CPU usage of DFHEIP increased a lot after hardware upgrade to z196

We measure our CICS systems daily with Strobe. After upgrading our hardware from a z10 to a z196 we observed that the propotion of the CPU usage increaseda lot ( more than three times ). First we thought that this is a Strobe problem, but Compuwar...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Not under consideration

Option to populate PA Group Definitions from CICSPlex SM groups

CICS PA should have a mechanism to obtain the region ids that are in CICSPlex groups and populate them into CICS PA's Group definitions (Option 1.3 or 6.2). Currently customers have to manually extract the regions ids from the CICSPlex groups and ...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Provide an import/export capability for Perspectives in CICS Explorer.

We would like to be able to maintain perspectives from a central support standpoint for CICS Explorer.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

Locks missing from "DFH" CSD groups

As discussed in ETR Record 18196,999,616. There are six CICS supplied DFH-prefixed groups in CICS TS 320 for which there is no lock record:DFH$SOT DFHCBTS DFHDCTG DFHIPECI DFHRP DFHRPCF There are four CICS supplied DFH-prefixed groups in CICS TS 4...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer ‘request exceeds threshold' message is inconsistent

The CICS Explorer ‘request exceeds threshold' message is inconsistent - it differs at different parts of processing and means that it is not clear if it is the same message for the same problem and as such requires more investigation to verify tha...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

CICS Environment Protection

As previously discussed, we're not able to fully exploit CICS/CPSM dynamic routing capabilities because of one fundamental flaw (as we see it): CICS/CPSM will continue to commit workload to AORs whilst all appears well - sessions are free; CICS re...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Defferent results invoking Distributed Routing (TERM) and Dynamic routing (No-TERM) via START cmd of TRANID def as dynamic

The Routing program developed in Unicredit is using the REMOTESYSTEM field passed to routing program logic (DYRSYSID) to drive the correct pool of CICS where the transaction or the program have to be routed to. EXEC CICS START COMMAND is managed i...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow CICSPlex SM WUI view customization for multiple resources

Would like the ability to customize CICSplex SM WUI views by taking fields from different resource tables and combining them into one customized view. Currently, can only work with one resource at a time. We would like to see a view with various c...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Identity Propagation: EXEC CICS INQUIRE ASSOCIATION needs to give access to IDIDSEC4

Currently, "EXEC CICS INQUIRE ASSOCIATION" gives access to the "Distinguished Name" (DNAME) and "Realm" (REALM). When IDIDSEC4 is being set (either from DataPower or from within a CICS Pipeline Handler), EXEC CICS INQUIRE ASSOCIATION should be enh...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

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