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Status Not under consideration
Workspace CICS Transaction Server for z/OS
Categories Runtime
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 24, 2015

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CICS access to SIT suffix used

We have some CICS code that displays CICS startup info, that is used for debugging. One of the fields we display was the SIT suffix. Prior to TS5.2, we would get the CSASITBA address from the CSA and subtract a few bytes to see the DFHSIT eyecatcher that included the SUFFIX used. With TS5.2, this area has been wiped out. In checking with Support, they confirmed this and said the SIT value is located in the DFHPAA anchor block, but that there is no pointer to this in the CSA.
A simple query to provided access to all table suffixes being used in the running system would make this easier.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 11, 2015

    This requirement has been evaluated. It is not something we are likely to implement so correspondingly this requirement is being rejected.

  • 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
    Reply
    |     Sep 14, 2015

    We do not have CICS Explorer installed.
    Also our customers that we support might or might not have it either.
    We have developed our own internal software running with the CICS to help us with debugging. Get table information is one of these features.
    SInce this info seems to be avaialble using other IBM products, I would think a EXEC CICS SPI call could be made to retreive that info as well.

    Thanks.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 8, 2015

    Have you considered using CICS Explorer?

    From the regions view, right click on a CICS region and select show SIT parameters. See the attaachemnts section for a example of a combined display which shows all the SIT parms and where they came from, ie from the table, from sysin etc

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 3, 2015

    Have you considered using CICS Explorer?

    From the regions view, right click on a CICS region and select show SIT parameters. See the attaachemnts section for a example of a combined display which shows all the SIT parms and where they came from, ie from the table, from sysin etc

  • Guest
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    |     Sep 3, 2015

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