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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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There is no way to limit the size of AIDs Chain

Provide a CICS parameter or any other approach to limit the number of AIDs existing in a CICS region, i.e., when the chain of AIDs reaches this size limited by the specified or a given value, CICS stops to accept START TRANSID, perhaps, with a ret...
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

CICS Logger problems automatation to dump Logger ASID with CICS

Message DFHLG0772 An error has occurred during MVS logger operation IXGBRWSE START for log stream MVS logger codes: X'00000008', X'0000084A' is received duringa disaster recovery exercise. Dump was sent to z/OS Logger Level 2 for further analysis....
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Error message when no UserID provided to web service

CICS should generate an error message indicating when no user ID was provided on a SOAP web service call to make up for the lack of an ICH408I typically generated on a BASIC AUTHENTICATION ERROR. Useful information to add to the error message woul...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Message after CICS has recovered last UOW during Emergency Restart

Generate a new DFHRMxxxx message that indicates that emergency restart has completed with the status of completed UOWs and a count of UOWs still indoubt. Part two of this RFE would provide a restart option that tells CICS to shutdown after emergen...
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Suppress generating JSON tags for unused fields

The linkable DFHJSON support for language structures (DFHLS2JS) generates a JSON tag for every field, whether it has a value or not. We have copybook structures with hundreds of fields, many of which are not populated, yet DFHJSON generates a blan...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

DFHAM4838 Duplicate Definition - display the Groups.

Display the Existing Definition Group and the duplicate New Definition Group; make cleanup easier, when definition in multiple groups; can visually see in message, DFHAM4838 E PAR1CICG 749 Install of DB2ENTRY KEDR failed because an existing defi...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Extend CICS Write Operator to include console name / id

The CICS Command "EXEC CICS WRITE OPERATOR" allows specification of routing codes enabling the message to only be routed to specific group(s) of consoles. The documentation of the MVS WTO command at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.1.0?topic=wwo-...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

CICS Sample XMEOUT to include Multi-XMEOUT return code logic.

Sample XMEOUT exits to include multi-XMEOUT Logic: RCBYPASS DS 0H * LA EXIT_RC,UERCBYP Set the Return Code to BYPASS @P2C L R6,UEPCRCA Set reg 6 to the address of the half * word containing the current return code STH EXIT_RC,0(,6) Store the new r...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Provide CICS CEMT I and a API call to obtain date of region's last COLD-START

Update CICS API to display a CICS Region's last COLD-START date. -CEMT I SYST command to show the region's last COLD-START date. -CICS API callable interface (via the ASSIGN verb) to supply the last COLD-START date to a program.
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

In CICS TS, for CICS Explorer, provide form-based authentication

CICS TS, CICS Explorer In our organization, the CICS TS Sytems Programmers are using CICS Explorer for a variety of functions. The choices for user authentication to a CICS TS region for us so far are Basic Authentication, or Client Certificate Au...
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Delivered

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