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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

    CICSPlex SM Web User Interface - Search in menu

    When using CICSPlex SM Web User Interface it is difficult to get to the specific menu. According to its documentation there is a translation for views and their description. It would be more easy having a search option where queries can be typed i...
    9 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 0 Submitted

    Allow the option to set DNSCACHE on a URIMAP level vs the region level.

    In 6.1 IBM introduced the ability for CICS to cache IP addresses for outbound web requests. In 6.2 this was updated to put messages out if the ip address returned in from the DNS call change from what is in the CICS cache. CICS checks the DNS ever...
    22 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

    MASINITTIME CICSPLEX Parm should accept value in Minutes and seconds.

    Hi Team, In present scenario, MASINITTIME accept the value in minutes, from 5 to 59 minutes and the default is 10 minutes. My ask is MASINITTIME should accept the value in minutes and seconds, also it should accept the range below 5 minutes, so th...
    3 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

    Specify timeout on the individual WEB CONVERSE commands instead of RTIMOUT on the whole transaction

    The RTIMOUT value specified for the transaction that starts the user application indicates the time that the application is prepared to wait to receive the incoming message. (RTIMOUT is specified on the transaction profile definition). However, in...
    over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Planned for future release

    Suppress DFHHC0801W repeated messages from CICS LOG

    This message is being generated every 30 min, which does not make much sense, it could be sent one per day or only once after startup, I dont need this info to be checked every 30 min as CESN sign on programs are stable, we only change it if we do...
    about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Is a defect

    Remove DFHSI8443 message after DFHMQ0320I

    As indicated in the TS019799368 case, when a message similar to .... +DFHMQ0320I 22/06/2025 05:16:05 J1M1PA01 The CICS-MQ Adapter cannot find MQNAME MQP0. The CICS will never connect when the QMGR start (a CEMT SET MQC CONNECT command is required)...
    about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2

    Ability to Make the New DFHCE3549 Logon Message Format Optional in CICS TS 6.2

    We request the introduction of an optional parameter enabling: Reverting to the previous (short) format of the DFHCE3549 message, Or selecting between the new and the old format, Or using a backward‑compatible message without the additional inform...
    7 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0

    Possibility to specify more than one time range in PERIODEF

    Hi, Sometimes, we need more than one time range to disable RTA (SAM or more) during a day. Currently, we can't specify more than one time range in PERIODEF associated with MAS regions and we can't associate more than one PERIODEF to MAS regions. S...
    5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 0 Under review

    New CICS API to FORCE switch TCB from QR to L8 (THREADSAFE)

    Today, for a program to benefit from the advantages of TREADSAFE, it necessarily needs to access DB2 or MQUEUE, a functionality that not all programs have in their code. A second way is to define the program with the parameter CONCURRENCY=REQUIRED...
    4 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Needs more information

    Add SPURGE column to CICS Explorer Local Transaction Perspective

    Would be good to view Transactions without SPURGE=YES.
    29 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Functionality already exists

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