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CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS

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Add copy and/or export capability to search results in CICS Explorer

When performing a search in CICS Explorer (with the CICS Configuration Manager plug-in) to find a group in multiple configurations, there is no way to access the results in the "Search Results" windows either by copying or exporting the results.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 0 Future consideration

Enable support for definition of transaction to CICSPlex/SM transaction group, & installation into active workload

CICS CM allows for the addition of CICS resource definitions to either a CSD or BAS repository. However, CPSM definitions such as WLMSPEC, WLMGROUP, WLMDEF and TRANGRPs cannot be made through CICS CM.Application Developers currently utilize CM to ...
over 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Compare Function: allow for attribute value masking when using the CHECKSUM List option

Provide the ability for masking and/or wild carding of individual attributes when using the CHECKSUM LIST option.
almost 12 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Auto populate few fields

Hi,We like to auto populate few fields instead of application developer has to fill in the filed manually. Ex: approval group name, Package name
over 6 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Audit trail for configuration manager

We would like to have a kind of audit trail in CICS configuration Manager in order to log both changes made with CM and with CEDA transaction
over 8 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Configuration Mgr Plug-in BETA 52

The BETA 52 Configuration Mgr CICS Explorer Plug-in does not contain all the functionality of the ISPF interface. Specifically for a Chg Pkg, to "install" and "set approver" - these are not in the Plug-in and should be to complete the process. Tra...
over 9 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

Replacing the defaults values resource attributes

The CICS resource attributes defaults values are included in the CCM panels. Some of those values are different then our (company) values; to set our defaults we have to edit te panel-members in library SCCVPENU.Many of our developers use RDz/CICS...
over 10 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Clarify the use of type parameters in the install panel CCVP0011

The install panel CCVP0011 is very confusing. For an install using the WUI it is possible to specify a target scope and a related scope for every resource type but in this panel it is only possible for File, Program, TDqueue and Transaction. And w...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Request to add an automatic DISCARD and (DISABLE)/INSTALL feature to CCM component Backout.

The current Backout component for CCM packages ‘only' recovers deleted/changed resources and recreate deleted resources. If a Backout is required after the installation of a package, the old definitions of the delivered resources are restored. The...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Provide a line action ADD command from the expanded group display panel to allow a user to add a group to a list.

The user has expanded all groups in a configuration and wants to have a line action ADD to add a selected group directly to an existing list in any configuration. The user also wants to be able to select multiple groups and issue an ADD primary co...
over 11 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration