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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

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CICSPlex WLM should take attention on TCLASS

CICSPlex WLM does not take care of TCLASS in the target regions. Transactions are may routed into a single region being queued while other CICS regions have not reached the TCLASS limit.
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Message which indicates if ICSF is available at CICS startup

CICS should write a message at startup indicating if SSL processing will be done via software or hardware.
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

Option to send message DFHMP* to syslog/consoles when policies are triggered

Currently, messages DFHMP* issued when a policy is triggered are sent to CSSL via CMPO TD. To send them to syslog/consoles, we need to use XMEOUT exit. It should be interesting to have an option in rules part of policies to send them to syslog/con...
7 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Delivered

CJSA attached after CICS shutdown initiated

The Liberty Server in CICS still accepts incoming requests after the CICS shutdown has been initiated (indicated by message DFHTM1715) because the JVM has not closed the port immediately. But the CJSA transaction cannot be attached as it is define...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Provide support for http strict transport security

To secure web communication http strict transport security has been developed. Please provide a way to implement this for a TCPIPSERVICE by a parameter
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

We need CICS to recognize the status of the Liberty application startup process (CWWKZ0001I)

We need ability for a CICS region to prevent incoming application requests (Transactions), either with RTA or Policy definitions, until the Liberty JVM has started all the application components (successfully or not) . In other words, for every bu...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Modernize DFHPLT - Transition away from assembled table

Migrate DFHPLT from assembled CICS tables to a format that is more easily maintained. Typical replacement for assembled tables has been definitions in the DFHCSD, and more recently, equivalent function in the CICS Explorer. Given the simple nature...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

CMCI under JVMSERVER doesn't work with hardware certificates

It would be interesting if there was some form (a feature, a parameter of EYUCMCIJ.profile, ...) that would allow to choose the type of keyring that the WLP under which the CMCI runs will use, e.g. JCERACFKS (defautl), JCECARACFKS, JCEHYBRIDRACFKS.
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Allow cicstags.yaml code to exclude DFHHC0801W for CICS_CAT3_CONFIGURATION

After upgrading to CICS TS 6.1 these messages would come out in the JESMSGLOG every 30 minutes when the zOS health checker runs: +DFHHC0801W CICSX0 Transaction CESF does not invoke program DFHSFP. +DFHHC0801W CICSX0 Transaction CESL does not invok...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

IBM Explorer for z/OS is not compatible with macOS Big Sur

IBM Explorer for z/OS 3.2 which runs on Eclipse Photon v4.8 is not compatible with the new macOS release, Big Sur. more info can be found on : https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6369275
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Delivered

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