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Status Not under consideration
Workspace CICS Transaction Server for z/OS
Categories Runtime
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 18, 2014

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Provide callable service to return text string of EXEC CICS command

The provision of a Callable service which would receive (at least) (i) the address and (ii) length of the Parameter list resulting from the translation of an EXEC CICS command (including the whole of ARG0, (iii) the address and (iv) the length of an “Answer area” and (v) the address of a 4-byte Reason code.

On return, the answer area would contain the ‘anglicised' command (in the manner of CEDF), and the answer area length would contain the length of the result. Register 15 would contain a return code indicating success or otherwise. One such error would indicate that the supplied answer area length is too small, and in this case the supplied answer area length would contain the value required for successful completion.

In the case where the particular returned field(s) can be of considerable length (e.g. COMMAREA), it would be helpful for the caller to specify (via another parameter) the maximum length of any such field(s) to be returned in the answer area. Only the first ‘n' bytes of the field would then be returned.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Nov 17, 2016

    We have assessed this requirement. We have no current plans for this to be implemented and so this requirement is being declined at this point. The requirement will be kept in the RFE system and might be reassessed in the future. You also have an opportunity to resubmit in twelve months time if you wish it to be reconsidered then.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     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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    |     Sep 20, 2014

    This is a candidate for a future release

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