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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Add Date Time offset fields to SMF 110 record header

With the growing customer need to load SMF data into analytical tools, the requirement to align and associate the various records from multiple time zones using date and time is becoming more critical. The lack of date time offset values in the so...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

Extracting resource definitions when the MP CMAS is inactive

regarding technote 1497558 and RFE 25860we need to inqire resource definitions via API (EXEC CPSM GET OBJECT) in the time when MP CMAS is down => only read access, no update
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

DFHFCT BDAM supported as RDO defined

Provide support for DFHFCT BDAM files to be supported in RDO,
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Update processing of inbound LU 6.2 connection to region to detect connection already defined.

If a CICS region not using VTAM Generic Resource initiates an LU6.2 connection to another CICS region that has a corresponding connection defined the two regions connect without issue. However, if a region using VTAM Generic Resource initiates a c...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Allow INITPARMs to be specified on PLT entry; allow > 60 characters

Allow an INITPARM string to be specified on the DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY card for the program it is to be associated with. This is to accomplish three principal objectives: (1) Place the INITPARM text in the same parmlib member as the associated program ...
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS APPL example update

CICS sample VTAM APPL definition does not include LOSTERM=IMMED
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Create new web socket timeout attribute

Like to request a new web socket timeout attribute separate from the DTIMEOUT element. As described in a recent PMR from IBM the DTIMEOUT is designed to release dead locks from other resources. It spends a lot of time issuing automatic retries and...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Update CICS Command REWRITE as THREADSAFE for shared data table, coupling facility data table

CICS Command REWRITE as THREADSAFE for shared data table and coupling facility data table
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Dynamic update capability to WLMSPEC

Currently any change to a WLMSPEC requires that all AORS and TORS in the workload be brought down at the same time, and that is an issue when we are trying to maintain 24x7 availability.
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Implement CEDA CHECK (e.g. for LIST) to ensure CICS region starts properly

Implement the CEDA CHECK option in CICS Explorer (see http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/cicsts/v4r2/topic/com.ibm.cics.ts.resourcedefinition.doc/ceda/commands/dfha4_check.html) to allow for example checking LISTs for consistency
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration