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Status Not under consideration
Categories Runtime
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 29, 2012

Specify timeout by transaction

In CICS timeout can only be set globally and cannot set for specific transaction or transaction group. This will be of limitation to use timeout option. In addition, the transaction timed out is not purged.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Apr 27, 2016

    This requirement has been re-evaluated. Looking at current plans, it is not likely that this would be implemented in the twelve months, so correspondingly this requirement is being rejected. You have an opportunity to resubmit in twelve months time if you wish it to be considered then.

  • Guest
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    Oct 5, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Transaction Processing
    Product - CICS Transaction Server

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Transaction Processing
    Product - CICS Transaction Server

  • Guest
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    Jun 8, 2012

    This is a candidate for a future release.

  • Guest
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    Apr 20, 2012

    CICS has lots of timeout values, read timeout, deadlock timeout, runaway. This RFE is being returned to you to provide more information. Please be more specific as to what timeout you are referring to and add a comment to the RFE with more information.

  • Guest
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    Apr 20, 2012

    The timeout here is the one specified in profile used by DPL request. All request DPLed from TOR to AOR will use the same profile. That means all request will have the same timeout value. This seems not useful since for different reuqest, the time they need to get the response is different(eg, request to DB2 will take long time). Currently there is no way to specify timeout for different DPL programs.
    Another problem is that, even after timeout value reached in TOR, DPLed program in AOR will keep running since no one will purge it..

  • Guest
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    Mar 30, 2012

    CICS has lots of timeout values, read timeout, deadlock timeout, runaway. This RFE is being returned to you to provide more information. Please be more specific as to what timeout you are referring to and add a comment to the RFE with more information.