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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
The requirement is also satisfied by CICS TS 5.2 which was announced 7th April 2014 with a planned general availability date of June 13th 2014. For more information see the IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, V5.2 announcement letter
http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS214-107
The requirement is also satisfied by CICS TS 5.2 which was announced 7th April 2014 with a planned general availability date of June 13th 2014. For more information see the IBM CICS Tools for z/OS, V5.2 announcement letter
http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS214-107
This function has been made available for CICS TG V9.0 products as follows:
CICS TG for z/OS V9.0 APAR PM98779 (http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM98779)
CICS TG for Multiplatforms V9.0 Fix Pack 2 / APAR PM98105 (http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM98105)
CICS TG Desktop Edition V9.0 Fix Pack 2 / APAR PM98105 (http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM98105)
This function has been made available on CICS TS 5.1 via apar PM97207 (http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM97207)
We are planning to address this requirement in future releases of CICS TS and CICS TG. We are also planning to provide a solution to this requirement on the latest current release of both products (i.e., CICS TS V5.1 and CICS TG V9.0). Note that the proposed solution capability for CICS TG - CICS TS connections will be specifically for IPIC.
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