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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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CICS Install job DFHCOMDS should allocate DFHCSD with secondary extents

The CICS installation process only allocates a primary space for the DFHCSD in the DFHCOMDS job which creates the DFHCSD dataset. Looking back it seems this has been the case for some time. I looked at the 5.3 DFHCOMDS job, and can see it still do...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

CICS Explorer - CPSM Admin Function Priorities

We are trying to transition our users from the CPSM WUI to CICS Explorer. This request details our priorities for what we would like to see 1st, 2nd, etc. with regard to CPSM Admin functions.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 6 Delivered

Client IP address and port enhancement for CTG on z/OS transactions

IP addresses and ports of CICS transactions coming from CTG on z/OS are unavailable in DFHCICS 372 (SMF 110). We can get the addresses from CTG log, but that is hard to report on. We can turn on CTG request exit to get more information, that's an ...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Delivered

DFHFC0432 in KC indicates that XMEOUT not invoked; no XMEOUT parameters

DFHFC0432 in KC indicates that XMEOUT not invoked - There are no XMEOUT Parameters. There seems to be some inconsistent KC references to "MESSAGE INSERTS" vs. "XMEOUT PARAMETERS".
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

CICS Explorer - Add CMDT Operations View (SHARE requirement )

Currently in the WUI you can view CMDTs and UMDTs via the Operations Menu => File Operations Views => Managed data tables view (Resource name: CMDT. View name: EYUSTARTCMDT). We would like to see this view added to CICS Explorer
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 7 Delivered

Support multiple WSBind directories on WSDIR PIPELINE definition (SHARE requirement SSCICS11011)

Each CICS Web Service consists of a CICS program along with a WSBIND file describing among other things the inputs and outputs for the service (program). This is similar to a BMS maps relationship to a program. The WSBind files are stored in an HF...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

CICS Web Services Assistent option for generated COBOL from fractionDigits in XML

Add extra options in DFHWS2LS (and this would apply to RDz wizard as well) to influence to generated code for xml decimals with franctionDigit and totalDigits. We would like to be able to choose between generation options: 1 The current situation ...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Delivered

Describe the usage of JPA in CICS

To be able to use JPA (e.g. OpenJPA) in CICS, the CICS lab should describe how to integrate OpenJPA in a CICS JVM Server (see e.g. what WebSphere has done for Hibernate/Spring in the following article: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/t...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Expose some of CICS's API to Batch

CICS offers a very rich set of APIs to applications running in CICS. We wish to use some of these EXEC CICS commands in batch as well:- EC ASKTIME- EC FORMATTIME- EC Channel API- EC Document APIThese APIs are not tied to transactional resources an...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Capture additional OMVS dump when hit DFHSO0* abend

The CICS requested CICS dump, When we hit a DFHSO0106 error as below."DFHSO0106 03/27/2016 23:33:53 CIC35A1C A UNIX System Services Assembler Callable Service error (code X'0C39') has occurred in module DFHSOLS. " Level2 said they needed additiona...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

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