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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Stop/Quiesce Shared TS Servers in a controlled manner

There is currently no facility to quiesce activity in Shared TS servers in order to shut them down in a controlled manner. A CANCEL command is required to stop Shared TS servers.
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 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

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

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

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 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

show load module's compiled time using CEMT

show load module's compiled time using CEMT INQUIRE PROGRAM
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Prevent un-necessary Paging Delays when 'freed' CICS storage is reused.

CICS needs to be able to eliminate or reduce the overhead of paging that occurs for pages of private virtual storage that have been released (i.e. EXEC CICS FREEMAINed) to the CICS Storage Manager. Especially costly are Page-Ins from Page Datasets...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CPSM SYSPARM option to return current parameter value

The CPSM SYSPARM table returns over 200 different values set at CICS initialization. The documentation says the "Current Value" is returned, but it's actually the value established at CICS startup and does not reflect any change that occurs during...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer Event binding editor import data structure should support all valid COBOL picture strings

CICS Explorer 5.5 Event Binding editor cannot successfully import a COBOL language structure that contains an embedded '.' (decimal point) character in a zoned decimal field. Example:05 WS-COST PIC ZZZ.99.Such a picture string is valid in COBOL 6 ...
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

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