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CMAS connectivity timer

The 5-minute CMAS timer used when connecting multiple CMASes in a SYSPLEX should should be made tunable.
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Enhance CICS to cut SMF recs using MNFREQ on open TCB's as well as QR

We use MNFREQ=100 to force SMF 110's to be cut for long running tasks. But if the task is sitting on an MQGETWAIT on an OPEN TCB, we get nothing. It only works when the task is on the QR TCB.Please enhance CICS to allow cutting 110's from an OPEN ...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Prevent a task from coming up in another system until it is completely down in another system.

This request is to prevent one of the applications that we are running from unecessary being flagged as broken by allowing SERIAL Move Mode specification in a SERVER group. SA automatically starts a member of a SERVER group in another system when ...
over 9 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

N/A should not be considered greater than 0 when sorting on 'Elapsed Tran Time' attribute.

In panel KIPDEPS (IMS Dependent Regions) if we sort on the column 'Elapsed tran time' we see that dependent regions having an elapsed tran time equal to N/A are shown before regions having an elapsed time greater than 0.We think it would be more a...
over 9 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 2 Future consideration

NEXT SENTENCE warnings

Add optional warnings when NEXT SENTENCE is used and might behave in an unexpected manner
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 8 Not under consideration

Task association data and/or UOWID to propogate over dynamically routed webservice requests over MRO

When dynamically routing webservice transactions (i.e. using the pipeline mechanism) over MRO within a CICSplex group, there does not appear to be any way of consolidating the TOR and AOR elements of the business transaction as they neither have t...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

refresh WARbundle and EBAbundle in liberty without service outage

function to refresh EBA or WAR bundle in liberty without service stop.We aware plugin directory which can pickup new package automatically after overwrite. But it is better to use CICS bundle to manage package because of security control.
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Copybook automatic length calculation

Our RDz developers would find it very usefull to have a feature integrated in RDz editors to display copybook length when they are browsed or edited: length information can concern each variable or whole record defined in the copybook.
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 5 Not under consideration

Provide software notification of application state changes

Provide a method which enables a software notification whenever the status of an application transitions from one to the other. This would also allow new applications which are being installed for the first time to be dynamically identified. In pa...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

IMS CATALOG: ACB populate utility should generate generic PCBNAMEs

The initial load into the IMS CATALOG by ACB populate utility should create generic PCBNAMEs for those PSBS don't have any.Otherwise these PSBs (without label stmt and without any PCBNAMEs for their PCB stmt) can't simply be used and explored by E...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Application Development 1 Not under consideration