IBM Z Software


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Z Software products. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


Shape the future of IBM!

We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:

Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,

Post your ideas

  1. Post an idea.

  2. Get feedback from the IBM team and other customers to refine your idea.

  3. Follow the idea through the IBM Ideas process.


Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use

Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

ADD A NEW IDEA

CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

Showing 1328

AMODE(64) modules in GSA

I have an existing RFE 30605 - 64 bit COBOL for CICS. Assuming this RFE is completed, I would like this subsequent RFE considered. It would be having CICS load AMODE(64) modules into the GSA (the shared address range between 2 terabytes - 512 tera...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 4 Not under consideration

CICS intraregion JVM Server balancing

CICS should provide with a built-in intraregion JVM Server balancing mechanism to improve CICS Java applications availability
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Client connectivity into CICS UMDTs and TSQs

We use UMDTs (Data tables) and TSQs in CICS as data stores. However, these can only be accessed by a program running in CICS. We requests that non-mainframe applications can access these data stores (UMDTs and TSQs) without requiring an applicatio...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

DFHLS2WS needs to support new COBOL standards that allow to leave out FILLERs

Newer COBOL compilers allow that FILLERs don't have to be specified explicitely any more. But these structures fail when fed into DFHLS2WS. e.g. 01 REQUEST. 10 PIC X(08). 10 FELD1 PIC X(08). 10 FILLER PIC X(08). 10 FELD2 PIC X(08).and 01 REQUEST. ...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

More precisely SOAP fault text - Internal Server Error

If CICS receives a webservice request and a handler in the service provider pipeline initializes container DFHWS-USERID with a userID, that has been revoked by RACF, CICS returns a SOAP fault text 'Internal Server Error' to the service requester. ...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

New API EXEC CICS RUN TRANID for the CTS 5.4 with the existing terminal environment

We are strictly bound to an existing terminal (TCTTE - entry). The new API is interesting but worthless without TCTTE.
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CMCI / CICS Explorer MASQRYER support similar to WUI capabilites

When the explorer issues a request that has issues because one or more of the systems within the scope does not reply back within the timeout period, CMCI and the CICS Explorer will provide the information from the MAQRYER records for naming the n...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Remove Intrapartition dataset Cap limit in CICS

Post Upgrade to CICS TS 5.5, Forces Intrapartition Dataset to CAP to 2GB and throw a WTOR to which it needs a response to. This Prevents CICS Regions from coming up until a response is replied or a auto response is enabled for the WTOR thus requir...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Passticket generation for CICS Web Services with new USERID

We need a "REQUEST PASSTICKET" with foreign USERID (not user ID associated with the task) to the "INVOKE WEBSERVICE":EXEC CICS REQUEST PASSTICKET(PASSTICKET) ESMAPPNAME('LDPPROC') ESMUSERID('xxxxxxxx') ESMRESP(ESMRESP) RESP(RESP)RESP2(RESP2)
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

WUI : Display a POP up message for Confirmation

Hello Hello,On WUI EYUVC1280I view, when a click is made on the "Update" button and the update concerns a field from the "Workload Management (WLM)" section, will it be possible to display a pop-up message requesting a confirmation of the change.
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

By clicking the "Post Comment" or "Submit Idea" button, you are agreeing to the IBM Ideas Portal Terms of Use.
Do not place IBM confidential, company confidential, or personal information into any field.