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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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Message requested when running out of Buffers in an LSRPOOL (FCBFSUSP)

Customer would like CICS to issue a message when running out of buffers in an LSRPOOL (suspend type FCBFSUSP ). In addition, it would be nice to have a message about LSRPOOL buffer usage to alert that a shortage of buffers was approaching.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Suppress API's for the database access (DB2, IMS/DB) via CEDF

If an application should be debugged with CEDF and frequent database accesses are uninteresting, it would be helpful to exclude DB2 and IMS/DB access API's from the CEDF stops.--- Important: No general suppress is necessary. Only as a request with...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

HA-IPCONN Peer Recovery

If an HA-IPCONN partner in the cluster fails and the connection switches to an alternate in the cluster. Once the failed partner recovers there is no way for recovery information to flow without disrupting the current HA-IPCONN path.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

replace SOSI with blank when code page convert

replace SOSI with blank when code page convert. when convert from EBCDIC Korean to ASCII korean. if the string contains double byte character. The SO SI is deleted when convert to ASCII korean. Customer wants the SOSI can be replaced with blank wh...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow relative GDGs as TDQUEUEs

Please allow the EXEC CICS CREATE TDQUEUE command to include a relative GDG indicator (eg. -1 or -2). The command translator flags DSNAME(xxx.xxx.xxx(-2)) as having too many parentheses. You may also want to extend this capability to the CSD file.
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

AOR/FOR handshake to obtain remote file attributes

This request is an addition to RFE 42407 (to which I've also added a comment. There should be a "handshake" between an AOR/FOR to permit AOR's to obtain needed operational paramaters for a remote file (such as RECORDSIZE, KEYLENGTH, etc) thus remo...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CEDA allows installation of a TCPIPService or URIMap with an invalid certificate

Under CICS 670 and 680, if a certificate is added to the CICS keyring and the region using that keyring is NOT cycled nor issues the SSL REBUILD (available in 680 and later) command, CEDA allows for successful installation of a TCPIPService or URI...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Resource availability in CPSM with 3270 transactions.

CPSM has the ability to detect if a resource (transaction, file, etc...) as long as the transaction is non-terminal attached. For any terminal attached transaction CPSM does not have the ability to detect if the resource is available or not in the...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Create CPSM Alerts when CMAS regions experience problems

When a CICSPLex/SM CMAS region encounters a problem such as a repository becoming full, being isolated or a storage shortage, it will issue an error message which may or not may be detected but issue no further indications. Also issuing an RTA eve...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Add EXEC CICS INQUIRE SYSTEM SPI for license version..eg. MLC, DEV, VUE, or OPEN Beta

The only method available today to determine the licensing version of a CICS TS region is by viewing the JESMSGLG and locating message DFHTI0100 for Beta, DFHTI0102 for VUE,and DFHTI0200 for DEV.SPI should return the PID number, and for OPEN BETA ...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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