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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Option to send LE RPTSTG data to SMF instead of CESE TDQ

The RPTSTG option of transaction CLER routes a large report to the CESE TDQ for each task/enclave. This data is hard to manage in its current text format. We would prefer that this data be routed instead to an SMF record, so that the data can be m...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

DFHSO0106 code X'0C11' BIND_ERROR -1,1115,744C7247

Receiving the following message after upgrading zos from 1.13 to 2.1DFHSO0106 A UNIX System Services Assembler Callable Service error (code X'0C11') has occurred in module DFHSOLS. The trace shows many BIND_ERRORs with RETURN_CODE(1115) REASON_COD...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 5 Not under consideration

Disable CICS in PARMLIB member IFAPRDXX

We have a very big environment with several systems in each of ourr SYSPLEX. We have a business need to separate the kind of workload that we run on each LPAR and we decided to start their CICS environment only in one LPAR. To avoid that, by mista...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Allow EXTRACT CERTIFICATE to return multiple values for the OU field for MASSL

We use "APP CERTS" in our environment, and part of our security policy is to validate the OU fields in the APP CERT. Our standard calls for three different OU fields, and the EXTRACT CERTIFICATE only returns one field.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

new parameter in CPSM in order a MAS should not connect by default to the MP

We have 4 LPArs and we have defined a CICSplex with MAS running in these 4 LPARs.On LPAR 1 I have defined the MP and another CMASIf I don't specify the CMASSYSID in the EYUPARM for that MAS, it connects automatically to the MP (it's not the best p...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

support wildcard characters in transaction group in CPSM WLM

In CPSM WLM, when we want to define transactions in transaction group. We have add transaction one by one. ICBC has several thousands transactions, it takes long time to add them one by one. It also has the risk that forgetting to define some of t...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Host code page cannot be set in CICS Explorer

Special german characters (ÄÖÜäöü) in fields of definitions, which are created with CEDA Define and a host emulation using geman host code page IBM-1141 were not correct displayed in CICS-Explorer, e.g. for "ä" a "{" is displayed.My request is to ...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Column /Freeze in CICS Explorer

the ability to freeze a column (or columns) in the resource/region views of explorer. This would apply, minimally, base exporer, within the CICS SM perspective as well as to the CTG plugin.. Many resource displays have, pontentially many dozens of...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Redevelop CICS Auxiliary Trace Utility to write to a Logstream and to trace tasks at a more granular level.

While running an auxiliary trace to capture data to assist Threadsafe analysis for a transaction that typically performs some 30000-40000 DB2 calls we saw very high levels of IO that appeared to elongate the response times of the transaction fifty...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Multiple DPL / Mirror Task Constraint

Summary : Request to address the constraint in CICS re the fact that we can't have multiple mirror transactions running in an server region with different transaction-ids.
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

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