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TXSeries for Multiplatforms

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Support 16 Character TSQ Names

Need to support 16 Character TSQ names in TXSeries.
over 10 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Delivered

Request for supporting of PowerVM Live Partition Mobility

Mizuho Bank has built the private cloud system by using Power system. The private cloud environment requests to use PowerVM Live Partition Mobility. Some systems cannot integrate to the private cloud environment because of the issue of support of ...
over 10 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Delivered

Reduce Task private pool memory usage for passing large data through IPIC

TXSeries supports large data to be sent through Channels and containers from one region to another through IPIC. For passing large data through channels and containers, it is required to increase the size of TaskPrivatePool to 2 or 3 times contain...
over 10 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Delivered

Support Visual COBOL with TXSeries on AIX

Request for support to host CICS COBOL applications on TXSeries with Micro Focus Visual COBOL.
over 10 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 3 Delivered

Option to disable XA resiliency Feature

Currently SDMCC will bring down CICS region forcibly when ERZ080095W is reported in console, they use CICS 6.2 on AIX. Due to the script checks console file periodically, so there exists a time window that application report ORACLE access error(CI...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Delivered

Need caller details on TXSeries DPL and DTR requests

When a DPL or DTR request passes between two TXSeries regions the DPL exit is invoked only on the calling system. On the target or receiving system the EMP exit is invoked but not the DPL or DTR ext. Hoever, when the EMP exit is invoked no informa...
over 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Delivered

secure XAD connection string

We should be able to set the connection string in the Txseries XAD in a protected way. The password cannot be in a clear text.
almost 12 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Delivered

LDAP Authentication password lenght

The TxSeries limits the password lenght to 8 characters even when the password is to be validated against an externa LDAPs service
almost 12 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Delivered

enable paralled debug in IBM COBOL for AIX and TXseries

We are using COBOL for AIX 4.1.0.3 and TXSeries 7.1.0.3 s710-L110906When two developers or more are going through a program compiled for debug, all developers are stopped on the program.
almost 12 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 5 Delivered

TCLASS conformance with CICS TS

Remove 10 TClASS restriction in TXSeries and implement CICS TS Style TCLASS with no restrictions.
about 12 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Delivered