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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Improve second failure data capture

Currently, when the IBM (and probably ISV) support centresneed to gather more documentation, they often go througha typical list of things that they want set.The customer then needs to implement those changes, recreate the problem and then reset t...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Enhance CPSM's LNMI tran to handle CMAS shutdown without abending

If a CMAS is shut down while it is updating a partner CMAS (CMAS-to-CMAS link), one of the CMASes will output "Transaction LNMI running program EYU9XLOP term XYZ has failed with abend ASP2." CPSM should be enhanced to handle this disconnection gra...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

add INQUIRE SOAPFAULT to SPI

If a web services is invoking which throws a soap fault, the aoplication has to deal with the XML. It might be much easier, if the application will get the notification that there is a soap fault and gets the data with INQUIRE SOAPFAULT
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS EP Adapter that passes CICS Events to IBM Common Data Provider

In general Rabobank would like to see IBM go into the direction of collecting and forwarding every type of (System Z) data (monitor data, analytics, events, etc.) by IBM Common Data Provider. CDP already collects different types of SMF records and...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Automatically handle an IPconn reset after ipconn becomes unusable

Automatically set an autoinstalled ip connection out of service, in order to reset after conditions described in message DFHIS1015 indicating that the ipconn is unusable.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Writing CICS EOD Statistics to a dynamically allocated DDNAME

Would like to write the CICS End-of- Day Statistics to a dynamically allocated DDNAME associated with the CICS region; similar to the way the STAT command writes to a dynamically allocated DDNAME (e.g. S0000001).
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Separation Batch – Processing from Liberty in CICS

Also an installation which is working with Liberty needs Batch - Support. Problem: A “Batch – CICS” is needed. But a “Batch – CICS” includes also full function services which cannot be available in Batch and CICS at the same time.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICS TS PRICING

We would like to have the chance to choose what features could be added to a Basic CICS distribution.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

There is no CICS API/SPI or command to delete the AID chain

Provide a CICS command that deletes all the AIDs lasting in the chain at once. The command SET TERMINAL(xxxx) CANCEL was used manually (see the use case) but the rate of incoming transaction were bigger than the velocity to delete the AIDs for all...
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

When set program or install resources, CICS Explorer can go onto the next region without stopping if failure occurs

When using CICS Explorer to set new program or install new resources, it currently stops at the failure region. It should be able to go onto the next region without stopping.
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

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