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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Add a COBOL GOBACK after the translated code for EXEC CICS RETURN so that COBOL compiler knows end of current program.

Change the CICS translator for COBOL so that it adds GOBACK code after the translated code for EXEC CICS RETURN. This will enable the COBOL compiler to know that this is the end of the current program and can inline called procedures to give bette...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

CICSPlex wide support TRANCLASS

TRANCLASS definitions should be able to be defined as CICSPlex wide, rather than only region wide. This would ensure that the MAXACTIVE value is for the entire CICSPlex.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICS region synchonization

CICS needs to provide a mechanism to ensure that CICS regions can be synchronized at start up with an existing instance. This would require that a new instance of a CICS region checks a common source (e.g. CF date table) for current state of resou...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

RFE for Pipeline PRVIDENH corrupted; possible HFS access conflict issue

Overview of the issue : The pipeline is getting disabled when there is a problem copying the configuration file from the HFS directory. (Please refer to the PMR "82719 122 000 " for more details). Enhancement : As suggested per the PMR, we would l...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 5 Not under consideration

Need an INUSEBY option for all CEMT INQ restype(xxxxxxxx)

We need a new 'INUSEBY' option for all CEMT INQ restype(xxxxxxxx) (and SPI interface as well) to return list of tranid/task# that are currently using that specified resource. It would be only for non-generic queries.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS IMMQUIESCE NOWAIT does not work

issuing an IMMQUIESCE with a QUIESCE outstanding does not work. The IMMQUIESCE command is answered with a DFHFC6001 Dataset Quiesced messaged, but the transaction holding the file is not cancelled. The command will only work after the first quiesc...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Enhance CICS Event EP Adapter to allow for surrogate checking of context ID for transaction start

Currently, when building an Event EP Adapter to do a transaction start, you can specify to use the default context ID, or hardcode an ID. If you hardcode an ID, no surrogate checking or other security checking is done around one ID starting the tr...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CESN DFHSNP accepting signon data via CINIT DATA

Allow CESN DFHSNP to receive Signon data via CINIT DATA passed in the VTAM session. Then only present the signon screens if signon cannot be completed.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Set EIBERR if terminal is no longer usable

If a CICS terminal suffers a TERMERR condition and/orsuffers a Terminal Control abend, the manuals say thatthe task must no longer issue TC commands.But there's no mechanism for an application to determinethat the task is in that situation (other ...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

RC not zero when message DFHRM0203 in Cics shutdown

During CICS shutdown, message DFHRM0203 is issued to inform that there are UOW pending but Cics terminates with RC=0.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration