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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Optimize instance number field in DFHJS2LS generated copybook

An option to predetermine the data type of the -num fields generated for optional fields from the input swagger file.
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

New RDO field "OWNER" for CICS resources

Based on the increasing Audit requirements, we are expected to maintain owners of each CICS resource. This way we always know who owns each resource and identify any fraudulent usage. We are looking for a new RDO field for all CICS resources (OWNE...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Add SPOOL wait time to monitoring clocks

In our monitoring offering we have been asked to provide a spool wait time as part of the overall transaction wait times. Most of the data we collect comes from the CICS monitoring clocks and counters interface however CICS does not provide a metr...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CicsTs liberty features in windows and linux

This RFE adresses the developer experience: 1) During development we need to change the maven dependencies in a way not fitting to a normal workflow (for example JCICS Classes). 2) with liberty features for windows and linux we could just take ser...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Automatic deployed resource files in Cics Bundle

This RFE adresses the developer experience: We have the need, that a developer wants to deploy extra files to the unix file system related to an application. -> application configuration file-> application resource file-> logging configur...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - ability to view AIDs (Automatic Initiate Descriptors)

Omegamon/CICS has the ability to view ICE and AID control blocks but Explorer only contains a View for ICEs. We would like an Operations View added to Explorer to view AIDs.
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Cannot use a filter of blanks in CICS Explorer

CICS Explorer allows filters in views both in stored view and as "Quick Filters". However attemping to use one to show (or exclude) a character field that is blanks does not work. I have tried a quick experiment with the CMCI interface specifying ...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

OTE, Threadsafe and Concurrency Statistics

As part of our threadsafe project, post execution, we review the changes to the programs' PPT definitions, after defining them as Concurrency: Threadsafe. We use: DFH0STAT, SMF 110 performance data and SYSVIEW. We review a number of statistics. Am...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

cics graphql support

On this years CAF you told us the future of the CMCI interface would be a graphql interface. After some investigations I now clearly see the advantage of this form of requests. So I would like to have a possibility for PL/1 / Cobol to do the same....
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 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 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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