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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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CICS Resource Compare Feature

Provide a mechanism to compare resources and highlight the differences. This feature should allow us to compare a resource defined in CICS regions within the same CICSplex and across our environments. The second would require the support of multip...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

Make EYU9XSTR Threadsafe

I want program EYU9XSTR to be threadsafe as it will save us an enormous amount of TCB switches.
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Descriptive wait reasons for tasks waiting in DB2 or IMS

We would like more information exchanged between CICS and DB2/DBCTL about the status of a task that is considered to be "in-db2" or "in-IMS", so that the wait reason for a task in a DB2 or DBCTL call shows what the task is waiting on.
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

WEB RECEIVE timeout

The WEB RECEIVE timeout value is the RTIMOUT on the profile. We need to be able to dynamically, to controle the timeout value. This could be solved if the WEB RECEIVE was enhanced to include a option 'TIMEOUT' to controle the timeout time. The TIM...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Enable the use of ALLOCATE/SEND/RECEIVE/CONVERSE type commands across an IPConn similar to LU61/2 connections.

We currently have applications in CICS that invoke transactions in IMS across LU61 and LU62 connections and receive the responses from those transactions. There is a push to convert these connections to IPConns. The LU61 command sequence is: ALLO...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Allow a CWS Web call to specify not to use MASSL

We have a CICS application calling z/OS Connect and wants to use Basic Auth over SSL. When z/OS Connect receives the requests, it asks CICS for a MASSL cert, and CICS obliges by sending the default cert on the ring, which in his case is not the au...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Allow non-SMS datasets in a LIBRARY definiton

Relax the restriction that non-SMS datasets must only be specified via DFHRPL, and hence allow non-SMS datasets to be used in a LIBRARY definition.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Prevent needless retry processing in CPSM when a route fails to a clone region

This is a resubmit of RFE 17942. If a request routed by CPSM fails, CICS will retry the request to each AOR in the distribution list. This usually triggers our automation alerts and now with pen-testing, we have the potential for a high volume of ...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

DFHDPLOY without the need of CPSM (CMAS)

Use the DFHDPLOY / UNDPLOY utility without the need of being into a CICSPLEX architecture.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

Provide CICS TS Message Utility Features in CICS TS5.*

I use the CICS Message Utility to modify the DFHAC2206 abend message such that it says "DFHAC2206 HH:MM:SS APPLID Transaction XXXX failed with abend AZCT. If abend is AZCT, a timeout has occurred. Re-enter transaction to continue."I have the timeo...
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration