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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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EXEC CICS JOURNAL + EIBAID + EIBCPOSN

We need to be able to journal the EIBAID plus the EIBCPOSN fields to make a sufficient audit trail, without addressing CICS internal control blocks.The best solution will be a new option to the existing DEFINE PROFILE MSGJOURNAL(INP) request to te...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICS IPIC use of Sysplex Distributor for High Availability and Workload Balancing purposes

We would like CICS to use Sysplex Distributor to balance workload from a requester region in a SYSPLEX to several server regions in another SYSPLEX over IPIC connections on every transaction execution. Our requirement is similar to RFE 24351 but a...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Experiencing SOS in EDSA Storage not releasing

A transaction is a mirror transaction that reads file SRSEVENT. After SOS condition, we see the transaction abending with an AFCI. We are seeing the storage in ECDSA did not free. We were curious why Storage did not free after the transaction aben...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

sigon exit before signon is complete

Provide a way before signing on a user to allow for verification that the user can use the userid being signed on. Also disconnect users from their sessions if they have PF3ed out of the signon process - i.e. force them to sign on. Can we provide ...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Requeue Interval Control Elements in case of an AOR shutdown

When an application-owning region within a CICSplex workload is terminated, any existing region-related interval control request (a result of START TRANSID INTERVAL, e.g.) will be cancelled. However, the CICSplex workload remains active. We would ...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Carriage control requirement

Update CICS TDQ carriage control to write more than once. Please refer to SR 36828,7TD,000 and 90093,7TD,000 for details.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Requirement to suspend the transaction when accessing named counter resource; instead current CICS region wait on QR TCB

Improve CICS access to Named Counter resource. Today the entire CICS region waits while one transaction access this resource using QR TCB. Customer request is to meanwhile suspend the transaction, releasing the QR TCB and giving chance to others t...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Transport data to remote CICS programs and transactions

I need the ability to pass data to a CICS region when a request is made that results in a request to a remote CICS region within the same system or sysplex. This could include LINK PROGRAM or START TRANSID.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Return profile attributes in INQUIRE PROFILE command

The INQUIRE PROFILE command should return all the attributes of a CICS profile definition.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CPSM passing information to outside CICSPlex CMAS

Using CPSM with multiple CICSPlex definitions, the CMAS regions should not need to communicate with other CMAS regions that are not part of the CICSPlex
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration