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TXSeries for Multiplatforms

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TXSeries 8.2ff: Logging Task Number of CICSAS Process ID in CPLI.out

To aid in correlating various log files the format of TD Queue CPLI (written to file 'CPLI.out') needs to be amended: Instead / in addition of the cicsas process id (pid) the task number (EIBTASKN) would be more robust. 219 CICS_EMP_FID_PROCESSID ...
about 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 0 Not under consideration

CEDF: Routing between CICS regions

Hi, I have reconfigured the CEDF transaction to be routed to a remote CICS region (from the TOR) as follows:cicsupdate -c td -r CI01TOR CEDF Permanent=no Dynamic=yes RemoteName=" CEDF" I can see that the transaction gets executed on the remote CIC...
about 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 0 Not under consideration

TXSeries & PL/1: change PL/1 CICS PP output to have meaningful listing to show actual code lines more clearly

Currently CICS pre-processor replaces processed EXEC CICS statements with a commented replacement line followed by the actual replacement code implementing the actual TXSeries API call This results in somewhat imprecise source code listings, where...
over 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

TXSeries should support combination of IBM-858 Servercodepage and Flag UCTrans=Yes

Flag UCTRANS=Yes imposes to uppercase all entered characters. This doesn't work with codepage IBM-858 for characters with ASCII-Code >127, as AIX doesn't support IBM-858. Therefore TXSeries can't perform correct converstion to uppercase by usin...
over 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 0 Not under consideration

Password verification for cicsxapasswd

I'd like to suggest some sort of password verification for the cicsxapasswd command in TXSeries. Currently, you only get one chance to enter the password that you wish to encrypt. If you make a mistake, you need to redo the XAOpen string and re-ru...
over 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

CKTI starts with specific user under TXSeries

CKTI is using defaul CICSUSER at start on TXSeries. I'd like start CKTI transaction with different user
over 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 0 Not under consideration

To use option -B during TCD add entry

New TCD cannot be added with -B option and region has to be cold started after adding a new TCD entry in the database. I'D like use load new TCD in runtime cics region also.
over 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

SEND TEXT ACCUM and SEND PAGE for printing not supported

Almost all CICS TP printing are done with EXEC CICS SEND TEXT ACCUM tnen EXEC CICS SEND PAGE.These EXEC CICS are not supported in TXSeriesIn the case of the customer migration (Darty) we need the SEND TEXT ACCUM and the SEND PAGE
over 8 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Automatic journal feature for datasets, terminals in TXSeries for Multiplatform

RFE: Please add automatic journal feature for datasets, terminals in TXSeries for Multiplatform. CICS TS for z/OS includes a function or feature to perform automatic journaling (https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGMCP_5.3.0/com.ibm.cics...
over 8 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

support National data type in TXseries API

In order to support Multilanguage, the data types will be converted from PIC X single byte to PIC N - National . TXseries API variable should be National data type as well. WE use is when linking a program (LINK) writing TSQ (the TSQ name) ENQ (th...
almost 9 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

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