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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Support for 'dynamic' JSON content (same as exists for XML)

Please add support for 'dynamic' content within a JSON RESTful API payload. This would be conceptually then same as the existing support for dynamic SOAP XML content (which uses the 'xsd:any' XML schema type). This may require the JSON Assistant t...
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - Add EYUVC1294W (Region Timeout) Information Detail

Currently if a region in a Plex is having an issue that causes either a GUI display or CPSM Batch API timeout the WUI displays a EYUVC1294W message that details which region is causing the problem. We do not have a messagelike that in CICS Explore...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Generate messages during emergency restart showing indoubt systems that should be restarted.

Please generate a message during emergency restart that shows any related CICS regions or subsystems that must be started to resolve all indoubt UOWS during the emergency restart.
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

INQUIRE DFHTRANSACTION Threadsafe,

We are trying to cut back on TCB Swaps; I notice INQUIRE DFHTRANSACTION to do TCB swap; was wondering if this could be made THREADSAFE? There is a trace entry of TRANSFORMER; not sure what that is.... See trace snippit: L80AT RM 0302 RMLN EXIT SET...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

make INQUIRE REQID Threadsafe

We are interested in making INQ REQID Threadsafe. We are trying to cut back on some TCB swaps; I noticed this in the trace; TCB Swap upon entry exit of INQ REQID; Entry L8; Exit QR; then remains on QR for some time, until next DB2 or MQ request. 9...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Alternative way to manage CICS supplied definitions

I suggest that CICS development move away from CSD-based definitions for CICS-required resources and begin using EXEC CICS CREATE during region startup to ensure that all resources are defined, and defined properly. CPSM began using this approach ...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

CPSM Tasks - Open TCB

I would like the CPSM services run out of QR TCB. This enhancement will provide parallelism and will reduce CPU Usage and QR ratio would be higher.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

show load module's compiled time using CEMT

show load module's compiled time using CEMT INQUIRE PROGRAM
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

CPSM batch utility (other than REXX) to perform CPSM API actions

There isn't any way to write our own application to perform CPSM API actions against CPSM objects. It is possible just using REXX run-time interface to write an API program, but there is a restriction in our environment that we are not able to use...
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

NEWCOPY solution for CICSPlex applications

CICS to provide a solution/utility to do NEWCOPY against a module across all the CICSPLex regions where the PGM exists.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Future consideration