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 1327

PL/1 program name in PUT DATA / PUT LISTwithin CICS runtime

When running PL/I programs under CICS it is sometimes necessary to activate PUT DATAs or PUT LISTs to analyse problems within applications even in production environments.The output from PL/1 programs with PUT DATAs or PUT LISTs is prefixed by Ter...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

SIT parms changed - when become active at warm start

When you change parameters in the CICS SIT, then some parameters become active at CICS warm start (e.g.AKPFREQ) others not (e.g. MAXOPENTCBS). With NEWSIT=YES all paramters get active. Customer wants to know which parameter get active at CICS warm...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Webservices assistant program DFHWS2LS translates DATETIME fields to packed

DFHWS2LS, the CICS Webservices assistant program, starting at CICS 4.1 and later allowed the customer to provide a DATETIME format.    The default is PACKED15 so that the value is mapped to the CICS ABSTIME format.    When upgr...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

API for accessing CFDT's from non-CICS workloads.

Please provide an API to allow non-CICS workloads to access Coupling Facility Data Tables (CFDT).
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Remove the requirement for a transid to be specified so programs can be routed

Programs cannot be routed by CICS by their name alone. A transaction ID that can be routed also has to be specified. This restriction in some cases forces the use of a customised routing program to route programs dynamically.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

SIT Parm to set USER IDLE timeout value which can work with both RACF and AFC2 prodcuts

With the current process, we need to follow two separate lengthy processes(RACF and ACF2) to lock/logoff the user session after a specific amount IDLE time. It would be very helpful if IBM can provide a SIT Parm like below to control the timeout v...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Automatic Platform MRO Connections

If you create a Platform in the new Cloud Environment and I add Cics Regions to the Platform, I have to connect every Region by an MRO Connection. This is not very useful, as by connecting the a region to a platform I already know for sure this re...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 5 Not under consideration

CICS INQUIRE SPI for CICS module PTF LEVEL

Provide a CICS TS SPI INQUIRE CICSMOD command for CICS modules. SPI should return fields: MODNAME(char_8)ENTRYPOINT(ptr_31)LOADPOINT(ptr_31)CSECT(char_8)RELEASE(char_4)MAINTLEVEL(char_7) (may contain PTF, FMID, APAR, or USERMOD)COMPILEDATE(mm/dd/y...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Amend CPSM API Install for FILEDEF to allow override values.

When installing a FILEDEF resource using the CPSM API there is currently no way to override values such as the filename either with a specific parameter or via a RASGNDEF. Whereas using the WUI and installing a FILEDEF an override value is allowed...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

restart CKTI instance after MQRC 2373 failure

Currently an instance of the CKTI is terminated when it encounters a MQRC 2373 failure due to a failed WMQ application structure when using shared queues.. Once the structure is successfully recovered we have to manually restart that instance of t...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 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.