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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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key product after using CICS trial

we would need a key to activate the product CICS after using CICS trail when the tests are completed
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICS Explorer - The ability to set the Contxt and Scope fields

We require the ability to set our Context and Scope in a quick and efficient manner. Expanding the tree view in the CICS Explorer and the CICSPlex Repository views is not acceptable. In a large complex environment there can be thousands of entries.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 6 Delivered

Put transaction and system dump tables in RDO (SHARE requirement SSCICS94012)

Settings for transaction and system dump codes should be able to be defined dynamically with RDO.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

error code on FREEMAIN on a ptr-ref from a GET CONTAINER SET(ptr-ref)

CICS to returne a error code on FREEMAIN on a ptr-ref from a GET CONTAINER SET(ptr-ref). Currently we get DFHPG0002 and DFHSM0002 error messages in CICS log when CICS try to freemain the storage and this has already been freemain in a business app...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Monitor End-to-End Access in real time for Audit Purposes

The requirement is to monitor end-to-end access from requester to the databases. The audit information must be available in real time to a Security Information and Event Management system (QRadar). Monitoring is for both inbound and outbound acces...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Allow use of System Symbols in CICS LIBRARY resource

Hello,we are implementing CICS LIBRARY resources in our CICS Systems.However we'd have appreciated being able to specify System Symbols in DSNames within the Library concatenation. As we currently use System Symbols to make products upgrades in ou...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 9 Delivered

No charge 'try before you buy' edition of CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

Many existing CICS Transaction Server customers would like to be able to 'try before they buy' the latest features and functions of the latest CICS Transaction Server releases, before they commit to a production upgrade. A 'try before you buy' edi...
about 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 16 Delivered

CICS could gather diagnostics information regarding TCPIP stack failures.

When TCPIP Stack has left the TCPIP SYSPLEX GROUP by consequence of a failure on the stack itself and do not prevent if of working for completely. On this case, CICS TCPIPServices, used for receiving IBM INTEGRATION BUS (or Message Broker) calls ...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Limit the storage a JVM can use in the CICS region

CICS region fails because all the storage below the bar was exhausted. Storage was consumed by the JVM.JVM is running in z/OS adress space - so CICS doesn't recognize this and no SOS will be produces.Related to PMR: 89444,112,84
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Add Back the CICS Explorer Release to CICS Explorer Download Filenames in IBM GitHub

Currently the CICS Explorer Release is no longer part of the Download File name in IBM GitHub. Only the Aqua Release is represented. Understanding that we don't want to extend the file path names we would like to see both the Aqua and CICS Explore...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Delivered