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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Provide dynamic CPSM agent swtiching to allow an LMAS or SMSS connection for Explorer

Users need to always be able to access their CICS TS regions from Explorer. If the WUI, CMAS or CMAS network for a CICSplex encounters a problem, or is being upgraded or having maintenance applied where the CMAS or WUI will need to be brought down...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Allow DFHLS2WS/DFHWS2LS to set User-ID and/or security bits for generated files (WSBIND, WSDL, LOG)

We have a lot of developers in our shop and most DO NOT have an OMVS segment. This was not a problem until we installed z/OS 2.1. Files generated by the Web Service Assistant can now only be updated by someone with 'superuser' authority or by the ...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Using CPSM API as thread safe.

Following PMR 72808,003,756 we have encountered a bottleneck caused by CONL processing an EXEC CPSM request from an application. We want CPSM activity to run on L8 like MQ and DB2 and not to be limited to the QR TCB, allowing us both to save TCB s...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS PL/I compiler issue

Problem description from Developer: "Error in CICS PL/I compile"DFHDUMMY are a variable that the integrated CICS-preprocessor add to the program source.The declare of DFHDUMMY as STATIC, trigger a warning message in all EXEC CICS statements,where ...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Future consideration

Create new option of DFHCSDUP's EXTRACT so the output does NOT include all the DEFINE and CHANGE parms

Have option of DFHCSDUP's EXTRACT so the output does NOT include all the DEFINE and CHANGE parms. It will then be much easier to compare 2 EXTACTS. Perhaps have a different program to specify on the EXTRACT SYSIN statement to do this.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Allow server.xml deployment in CICS bundles

Since TS 5.2 CICS has allowed jvm servers to be packages and deployed via bundle, along with its associated jvmprofile. For Liberty profile jvmservers, this support should be extended to likewise permit deployment of the associated server.xml file.
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Integrate CPSM in the standard CICS without additional address spaces and libraries with a graphical and 3270 user interface

Integrate IBM's CPSM into the Standard - CICS without additional (CICS) address spaces and libraries with a graphical AND a 3270 user interface IBM's CPSM, a relict written by Bool & Babbage (?) in the 1990s, will be integrated contemporary in...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Make the z / OS Health Checker Customizable via an Administrator transaction and SIT – overwrites

Make the z / OS Health Checker Customizable via an Administrator transaction and SIT – overwrites.---See 30535,077,724.
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

ignore case in HTTP header processing

Per section 4.2 of the HTTP/1.1 spec, please support case insensitive HTTP header names.
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Consistent case for header names

Please change the capitalization of CICS' REST service header names to match WAS, zOS Connect and most other IBM products. Specific example is the header "content-type: application/json" that many other IBM products and the industry typically have...
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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