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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Docker Container in Cics

After the last CAF I have thaught a while about running multiple images/Platforms in a Cics Region. Now I think the only good solution for this, also what would bring multiple value to cics would be, to be able to run docker images in cics. And wi...
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Allow customiziation of the range of SPI command audit messages DFHAP1900

Beginning with CICS TS 5.1 you can enable auditing of CICS System programming commands (SPI). The only thing to initiate auditing for SPI-commands is activating the TD Queue CADS.But there always a number of well known tasks which are allowed to u...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Verify the Startup of a CKTI Message

It would be nice that there was a Message displayed at CICS Initialization ,using MQONN, indicating the CKTI transaction/s successfully connected or failed to MQ at CICS Initialization time.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

CREATE A NEW CPSM USERID/SIGNON AFFINITY TYPE.

We found that affinity USERID/SIGNON in a trangroup has a limitation: if an AOR fails and has to be restarted, this type of affinity will not allow the signed on user to route another transaction to the this AOR.'EYUWR003W -The affinity AOR APPLID...
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CPSM - Must be able to recover isolated CMAS without restarting address spaces

Currently, whenever a CMAS becomes isolated for whatever reason it is not possible to restore ("un-isolate") the CMAS without restarting one or more address spaces. Similar situations occur whenever a CMAS/CMAS link (MRO) fails for any reason. Rec...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Payload string values that are too long cause Web Service and API runtime errors

CICS requires a maximum length to be specified (implicitly or explicitly) for all string fields in Web Services and APIs. However, interfacing systems often don't have max length restrictions on strings (especially if they are not mainframe-based ...
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

SIT parameters in a table view

The ability to see system initialization parameters in a table view for the entire plex, rather than per region.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Phasein of Java bundles in an environment with different bundles and dependencies between these bundles

FI is going to modernize its backend application, that means it will migrate its programs step by step to Java. As runtime Environment we use CICS TS. CICS TS supports the Integration of Cobol and Java. Currently we deploy our Java part in one CIC...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Make upper/lowercase conversion possible in YAML override file.

We are using substrings of symbols (e.g. CICS_APPLID) in our resource overrides. Example (APPLID=XCICO): - urimap: - selector: name: GERARD overrides: path: "/test-{{CICS_APPLID[0::1]}}/of/gerard" This resolves in: /test-X/of/gerard However, most ...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

CPSM Audit Log needed for all CPSM EYUDREP resource changes

CICS provides complete audit logging of all changes made either through CEDA or CEMT. For example, a CEDA change to a program results in this in the MSGUSR DD output: TC20 CEDA CVMGT1 BEFORE 06/14/17 18:48:35 ALTER PROGRAM(GJTABCD) GROUP(TESTGJT) ...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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