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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Use CPSM real time analysis to influence z/OS WLM IWM4HLTH metric and z/OS WLM routing decisions

Environment: CICS TS 5.3, with CICSPlex, and z/OS 2.2, with multiple LPARs, and multiple WORs (web-owning regions) and AORs. All CICSPlex work routed through CPSM in QUEUE mode. Currently thru the use of the CPSM real time analysis definitions, wh...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Option to turn off z/OS DBA (dynamic buffer allocation).

Allow disabling of the z/OS DBA (dynamic buffer allocation) function introduced in z/OS 2.2. We would like to have a SIT option which would turn this function off, or place it in "advisor" mode, rather than actually changing the buffer sizes.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Allow the use of PATH pointing on DFHTEMP and DFHINTRA

Hello, it would be nice to be able to use PATH instead of the VSAM cluster in the allocation of DFHTEMP and DFHINTRA. It is not permitted now and it return the following messages :DFHTS1342DFHTD1261 As a reminder, it is allowed for other files (DF...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICS Explorer - Screen Help (Resource Attribute) information for all screens

Screen Help (Resource Attribute) information is not built for all the screens, as it is in the WUI
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 7 Delivered

Update of bundles via phasein (like programs) and NOT via CEDA

CEDA and CEDB are CICS administration transactions and not allowed for other coworkers like application developers! A reason for this is the revision because CEDA for non-administraors are a very big securityhole!
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Control CICS USS Processes for Webservice regions

During CICS initialisation CPIR transactions are started to read the WSBIND for statically defined Webservice definitions. This results in a switch from the QR to the L8 TCB dubbed as a USS Process for every Webservice. CPIR tasks complete but the...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Move CICS internal storage associated with Webservice processing to 64Bit storage.

Move CICS internal storage associated with Webservice processing to 64Bit storage. The application reads/writes the response from a channel/container environment. Containers are held in 64Bit storage. The CICS internal pipeline processing is using...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICS Shared RACF KEYRING for SSL Support

The IBM CICS SIT parameter for SSL allow the KEYRING=userid/keyring syntax to support shared RACF keyrings. Specifying a userid/ before the keyring currently generates the following error message: @nn DFHPA1909 NERPCTSI DATA userid/keyring IS INVA...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICS Explorer SDK: clean up, simplify and document API

To extend the functionality of IBM CICS Explorer and adapt it to meet custom needs, users have the possibility to write plugins using the CICS Explorer SDK (as described in Redbook "Extend the CICS Explorer - A Better Way to Manage Your CICS" SG24...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Delivered

SHA-2 SSL support for CICS

Our cryptographic policy is changing to support the NIST direction to require SHA-2 and RSA 2048-bit keys for SSL encryption. We are being asked to comply by the end of 2013. In the PMR above, I asked if CICS supports SHA-2 and they suggested I op...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered