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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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CICS Explorer Timeout

There is a need for additional security in place in these times of cyber attacks became so often. Therefore, according to our IT Security Standards there should be a timeout set for all user sessions. This is meant by any user driven session to an...
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Delivered

To add container count to DFHEP.CCECONTEXT

Could you please add DFHEP.DATA.nnnnn & DFHEP.NAME.nnnnn contaier count to DFHEP.CCECONTEXT container
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Use x'4040404040404040' instead x'0000000000000000' in field JVM SERVER

CICS is initializing and does SYSTEM AUTOINSTALL for LE modules. One second later a PLTPI program deletes some of these modules like, CEEEV000, CEEEV001, CEEEV002, CEEEV007, CEEEV008, CEEEV009, CEEEV012, CEEEV013, CEEEV014, CEEEV015, CEEEV016, CEE...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

CICS Install job DFHDEFDS should allocate DFHTEMP and DFHINTRA with secondary extents or at least provide comments

The CICS installation process only allocates a primary space for the DFHTEMP and DFHINTRA in the DFHDEFDS job which creates the datasets. Allocating extents should be an option in the Define step or at least commented in the job. Often, once the d...
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Using variables in the DSNAME field of Library RDO.

We want to use variables in the DSNAME fields of LIBRARY RDO.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICS Channel and Conatiner - Managing High number of Containers

Customer is developing a solution that require a very high number of CICS containers stored into a single channel. These data are retrieved from a DB2 table and send back to a WAS Java program running on z/OS through CTG. The developers consider t...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Can policy function be defined to tasks?

The customer hopes the new policy function of CICS TS V5.2 helps them to monitor tasks in looping. But when they test this function, they found policy only could be defined to user programs, but can't be defined to tasks. They complained it is a h...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Add TCPIPServer vs. URIMap as Message Insert in DFHSO0123

DFHSO0123 statically notes "TCPIPService" in its text and provides Message Insert 8 identifying the named TCPIPService or "*" if a URI or URIMap was used (i.e., outbound call). The text "TCPIPService" should be a Message Insert with either TCPIPSe...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Containerization of CICS

Enable containers analogous to Docker and container management system on z/OS. Be able to run CICS in containers for devOps.The docker model should be implemented such that the client can use similar Docker tools / processes across platforms. Unde...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Prevent mutually exclusive predicates in Event Specification

The Explorer tooling allows CICS Event Specifications to use mutually-exclusive predicates as filters, creating a specification that will never fire. This should be updated in the Explorer to prevent such scenarios (or CICS enhanced to prevent/fai...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 6 Delivered

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