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Status Delivered
Categories Explorer
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 2, 2016

Prevent mutually exclusive predicates in Event Specification

The Explorer tooling allows CICS Event Specifications to use mutually-exclusive predicates as filters, creating a specification that will never fire. This should be updated in the Explorer to prevent such scenarios (or CICS enhanced to prevent/fail on the installation of "invalid" Event Specifications).

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Jun 16, 2017

    This RFE is satisfied by CICS TS 5.4 which is generally available from today June 16th 2017.
    For more information see the announcement letter https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS217-113

  • Guest
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    May 16, 2017

    This RFE is satisfied by CICS TS 5.4 which was announced on May 16th 2017 with a planned general availability date of June 16th 2017.
    For more information see the announcement letter https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS217-113

  • Guest
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    May 20, 2016

    This is something we would like to address. The RFE is being moved into 'Planned for Future release' status. Please note:
    IBM’s statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM’s sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion.

  • Guest
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    Apr 22, 2016

    This is a candidate for a future release.

  • Guest
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    Mar 31, 2016

    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
    Component - Explorer
    Operating system - Windows
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Development Tooling
    Product - IBM Explorer for z/OS
    Component - Client
    Operating system - Windows
    Source - None

  • Guest
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    Mar 3, 2016

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #84794 in product IBM Explorer for z/OS.