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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Need additional error message for failed Btachrep Delete

Running a Batchrep job that specified a series of remove commands gave no messages at all for each command until an invalid use of a generic value with the next command then reporting it had failed because of a previous error. REMOVE PROGDEF NAME(...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Future consideration

Provide software notification of application state changes

Provide a method which enables a software notification whenever the status of an application transitions from one to the other. This would also allow new applications which are being installed for the first time to be dynamically identified. In pa...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

dynamic distribution of CICS-to-Java workload across the CICS regions Liberty JVM servers

A CICS link to a Java class uses the CICS program definition (PPT) to direct the request to the appropriate Liberty server. The program definition was either dynamically created by the @CICSProgram annotation in the Java class or predefined by an ...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

(CICS)WebServices must be retrievable from the batch

(CICS)Web services must be retrievable from the batch.Reason: In the moment the WebServices from the batch are called with the 'detour' via the CICS. This is cumbersome and too costly. The call must be possible directly in the batch.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Moving CICS MRO Connection ECSA storages to above the bar areas

MVS ECSA storage consumptions for CICS V4 are 20 bytes per each MRO session and 1K per connected CICS address space. From CICS version 5, they have been increased to 40 bytes per session and 4K per connected CCIS address space. Limited ECSA size g...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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...
over 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

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

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

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