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This RFE is satisfied by CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.6 which is Generally Available today 12th June 2020.
For more information see the CICS TS V5.6 Knowledge Center https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGMCP_5.6.0/whats-new/intro.html#intro__COMMAREA
This RFE is satisfied by CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.6 which is announced today 7th April 2020 and which has a planned availability date of 12th June 2020.
For more information see the CICS TS V5.6 announcement letter
https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/7/897/ENUS220-077/index.html&request_locale=en
This is something we would like to address. The RFE is being moved into 'Planned for Future release' status. Please note:
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This is a candidate for a future release beyond the one currently in development..
I agree with this. We got bit when I added a DFHTRANSACTION container and an important transaction started to abend - although we didn't see this until the change was moved into production. It seems like the AXGE abend is based on a number of different variables, so it may happen at 26k in one region, or 30k in another (which is why we didn't see it in test). That calculation is not advertised, so we can't control the abends other than to always ensure we are below 24k. I believe the choice to change the commarea limit in different situations is not a good one, and to go back to an application and ask them to change their commarea length because the rules have changed is against the long standing tradition of backwards compatibility. This application has since eliminated their 30k commarea but we are still waiting to reenable DFHTRANSACTION containers, so there could be more to come.