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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Java and J8/L8 TCB switching (SHARE requirement SSCICS0418571)

Avoid TCB switching from J8/L8 for Java programs using SQLJ or JDBC like a threadsafe application using Cobol.BUSVAL : 1INVVAL : 2ENDVAL : 5GROVAL : 5SYSVAL : 0VALUE : KEYWORDS : CICS JAVA JDBC SQLJUGVOTES : +5=1 +4=1 Priority=4.5
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Enable DFHXCURM exit to dynamically set XCFGROUP

We are going to have the change the XCFGROUP for all of our CICS regions. We would like to NOT have to add a loadlib to all of the application batch jobs to point to the correct DFHXCOPT module. We would like to change XCFGROUP via the user replac...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Developer Only Version of CICS Explorer

We would like to be able to remove the SM Administration perspective from CICS explorer via some type of configuration setting for exclusive application developer use of CICS explorer. The SM Administration perspective is a CICS Systems Programmer...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 9 Delivered

EXEC CICS ASSIGN ASRAREGS() function to get the 64 bytes of register values at the time of the abend (16 x 32-bit).

Need 64 bit register values at time of abend available to th EXEC CICS ASSIGN ASRAREGS() command level command function.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

CICS Explorer Version 1.0.x is needed on the download site

Customers need CICS Explorer version 1.0.x on the download site so only functions for CICS TS 4.1 are available without the CICS Explorer version 1.1.x System Event functions.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

Java/Cobol-Integration in Liberty JSR352 (Batch) within CICS 5.4

We are planing to use Liberty in CICS as our platform for JSR352 batch applications. Plan is to smoothly migrate current Cobol batch jobs to Java. Not all Cobol modules can be migrated at once, so it must be possible to call Cobol modules from a J...
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

Remove comma from CPSM Resource Table Object: "CICSPLEX" Attribute: "TRANSITCNT" Field: "DESCRIPTION"

CPSM Resource Table CICSPLEX has a comma in the DESCRIPTION (ATTR) metadata for field TRANSITCNT. Literally the text is (without the quotes) "For indirect access CMAS, number of transit CMASs" The embedded comma causes problems in the REXX languag...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

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