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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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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

Support Transaction Class Group to Enhance Transaction Availability

BOC use transaction class to restrict the transaction concurrency number, as their are more than one transaction in the transaction class, if one of the TRAN has reach the Maxactive which defined by Tclass, all the other transactions will not be a...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Low-level API for CADP Debug Profiles

The IBM products Rational Developer for System z (RDz) and Rational Integration Tester (RIT) require the ability to programmatically (non-interactively) read and write the CADP based debug profiles. At present, the only exposed interface is the tr...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Add pipeline support for XML

Add pipeline support for XML similar to JSON pipeline.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Support private DB2 connection in Application

Provide DB2 connections as a private resource or dependency in an application.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Remote DB2 connections for application/platform

Add remote DB2 connection support for applications and platforms.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Only allow some dump code for a sepecified transaction

BOC would like to take a dump(code xxxx), but it will take effect on all the transactions, they only care about some special transaction, and they would not like to so much dump from many transaction be taken. So they would like CICS could provide...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

ProvideTS51 Supplemental Data Areas Manual for support for existing user written CICS programs

After upgrading from CICS TS41 to TS51, some of my applications are abending. Some of the data areas have moved. We wrote these applications in earlier versions with the supplemental data areas manual was available. I cannot maintain these program...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration