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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Add zAAP and zIIP (if applicable) CPU fields to the CICS 110 records

Add two fields to the CICS 110 record containing the zAAP and zIIP (if applicable) CPU for the transaction.  Similar to the DB2 101 record fields, the current CPU field should only include the CPU consumed on the general CP.  All three f...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

CICS Explorer - Rational Developer for System Z Relationship

Currently RDz is shipped without a full function version of CICS Explorer. Also, the CICS Explorer version contained in RDz is currently driven by the RDz GA date.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Delivered

Provide a prompt for the location of the profile created by CICS Explorer

This is opened on behalf of a customer BC BS FL. Provide the ability to select the location of where the CICS Explorer profile is stored.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

API enhancement for CICS Web Services

In order to handle repeating groups in CICS Web Services, we would like to suggest a CICS statement that could GET a single occurence of data in a repeating group - something like this: PERFORM VARYING IX FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL IX > TEST-NUM EXEC CI...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Message improvement for Security failures

msgDFHXS1111 doesn't say what kind of security (RACF) request is being made. It would make debugging much simpler if it did.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Providing audit information for API VERIFY PASSWORD

Installation utilizing API may be depending upon proper security audit trails existing. These information security trails do not exist for successful results of API; only failures are logged.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Change CICS IPIC related transactions(CI**) with TASKDATAKey(CICS)..

The customer had a bad application which overlaid CICS control blocks because IPIC related CISE transaction's taskdatakey=cics was not specified. So customer hope the default can be changed to taskdatakey=cics so other bad applications will not ov...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Remove single Loader TCB bottlneck (SHARE requirement SSCICS10001)

Remove single Loader TCB bottlneckBUSVAL : 2INVVAL : 2ENDVAL : 5GROVAL : 1SYSVAL : 2KEYWORDS : Loader TCB single waits poor performance load balancingUGVOTES : +5=4 +4=2 +3=5 +2=2 +1=2 abstain=4 Priority=3.3DESCRIPT : Allow the option to have addi...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

RACF database needs to be updated when the EXEC VERIFY PASSWORD is issued

Customer using EXEC CICS VERIFY PASSWORD for LU6.2 logon security check,wants to update the "Last access date" and "last connect date" of the verified user-ids in RACF
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Extend the TEST option of EXEC CPSM GET command to non-CICS resource definitions

For the CPSM API, allow the TEST option to be extended to definitional resource types such as RESINGRP, RESGROUP etc, to operate in the same way as is available for CICS resource type definitions.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

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