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 1322

EXEC CICS RECEIVE ... NOCHANGE

We need the ability to make receive of terminal input data without changing the 'status' of the TIOA: EXEC CICS RECEIVE ... NOCHANGE
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow DataTables Record and Index descriptors to span across multiple dataspaces as the records themseves do.

We have been experiencing abend DFHFC0431.The error gets triggered because we hit the 2GB limitation on the Record and Index Descriptors. We ran into this issue with only a single data table defined in the region (it does have 28 million records)....
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 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...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 7 Not under consideration

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...
almost 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...
almost 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...
almost 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 ...
almost 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

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.