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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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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.
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Not under consideration

Enhance CICS Policy to restat MQMONITOR if it abends/fails

This is in continuation for RFE 136876.Like to request to enhance CICS System policies to monitor MQMONITOR status and set it to STARTED if it abends/fails.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

Add Client IP address message insert to DFHWB0103

Similar to DFHWB0100 and DFHWB0101, issues resulting in DFHWB0103 can be diagnosed more quickly if the client IP address was output as a message insert.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Is a defect

Comparison operator in Resource override file

Hi, The resource override yaml file has options to give the filters such as "is" "is not". It would be helpful to have options like "greater than", "less than", "greater than equal", "less than equal". These are helpful to filter resources. Ex: Se...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Cipher file name on com.ibm.cics.web.defaultcipherfile parm of Toggle file

Hi, Witht he CICS TS61, i see new toggle file parm com.ibm.cics.web.defaultcipherfile={true| false } This parm forces all the outbound calls to use the defaultciphers.xml. We already maintaining a custom cipher file for all inbouds as it is possib...
about 2 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

Prevent a performance impact while displaying Shared Temporary Storage using CPSM

If CPSM is used to display a very large Shared Temporary Storage , CICS scans the entire Shared Temporary Storage, causing a performance impact . My idea is to have CICS "throttle" or "segment" its scan , allowing other work to progress avoiding ...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

The version number of the BAS resource definition is currently limited to 15

The version number of the BAS resource definition is currently limited to 15. Customer asked to increase this limit.
about 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Origin Data to be passed for DTP and ASYNC flows

For transaction tracking purposes it is important that a transactions has some information about the parent transaction. The ADCB doesn't have information for DTP transactions and some of the ASYNC flows (e..g START with TERMID). The ORIGIN DATA i...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

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