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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Allow full specification of TCPIPService parm in CPSM WUI and CMCI

We have more than one TCP/IP stack running on an LPAR.Unfortunately the TCPIPServices EYUWUI and EYUCMCIT which were automatically be created by CICS are defined with Host(ANY).Thus we cannot force a specific IP stack to be used.We should be able ...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - Enhance error messages

When there is a problem with a command in CICS Explorer, only the RESP and RESP2 codes are displayed.I would like to get the extended error message display shown in CICS Explorer.-------------------------------The extended error message display is...
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CICS Should allow "Newcopy" for programs installed in a bundle

CICS should permit the same forms of newcopy operations for programs that have been installed via an bundle as are permitted for programs that have been installed via CSD, BAS, or EXEC CICS CREATE.
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Add support for transaction class in CICS bundles

CICS bundles support resource definitions like urimaps and transactions. This request is to also support a transaction class.
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Report an error when 'GENERATED_XML_DATA' is passed not supported hex values

The reply data from the business application, if it contains like x'05' the process ‘GENERATED_XML_DATA' does not return the business data in the output part nor is an error reported.
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Not under consideration

CICS should support Product Registration via IFAPRDXX

Customer would like to disable or enable CICS/TS execution on a specific LPAR using IFAPRDXX
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Dynamic timeout value CICS Web Service

Pass timeout value to pipeline dynamically to control the time max used to conduct the business application part of the web service. (dtimeout)
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS ECI request: TPNName should not override TranName when both informed

TPNName should not override TranName when both informed on an CICS ECI request
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer needs full "import/export" capability

CICS Explorer should have the ability to retrieve/"download" bundle definitions (in fact, all definitions) from a live, running region (presumably from the CSD or CPSM repository) in a format that would allow the bundle to be edited/revised and re...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CICS Web Services - Invalid Data Substutition in CTS Pipeline Handlers

Whilst CICS Web Services has made many legacy applications available to new applications and SOA based services - many of these applications either include data items which require conversion of masking (i.e. use of CDATA etc) or are populated fro...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration