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This blog describes a solution to avoid HTTP 404 errors when a CICS region starts up due to Liberty accepting HTTP requests before an application is ready.
Continue reading Avoiding HTTP outages by managing Liberty HTTP endpoints
CICS Configuration Manager is the premier configuration tool for CICS Transaction Server. The current version is CICS CM V5.4 and this has been enhanced via PTF for APAR PH09609. As more CICS sites start to exploit the rich functions in CICS Configuration Manager V5.4, new enhancements are being requested. As a result of Request for...
This Z Trial takes you through a 30 minute scenario where you can try using Node.js in CICS. It will take you through the steps to package a sample Node.js web application into a CICS bundle and deploy it into IBM CICS Transaction Server.
Continue reading All new Node.js in CICS Z Trial now available!
CICS Performance Analyzer is the premier performance reporting and analysis tool for CICS Transaction Server. The current version is CICS PA V5.4 and this has been enhanced via PTF for APAR PH08968. The following enhancements are introduced by CICS PA V540 APAR PH08968 RFE 116861. Prior to this enhancement, statistical values for Form based Performance...
Continue reading New enhancements to CICS Performance Analyzer v540
One of the most common questions after system administrators experience CICS Explorer is "what is the best way to deploy this to my users?". CICS Explorer is software that must run on the end user's laptop, which is at odds with the server-based software that our system administrators are more commonly used to dealing with.
Continue reading Managing enterprise-wide deployment of CICS Explorer
Check the health status of CICS regions faster by generating charts and graphs for your CICS statistics reports with CICS Statistics Visualizer. Already have CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS? Use CICS Statistics Visualizer at no additional cost!
Continue reading Check CICS health quickly with IBM CICS Statistics Visualizer
What are JSON Web Tokens and why would I want to use them? How do I use JSON Web Tokens with CICS? And where can I find out more? Read this post to find out more.
Continue reading JSON Web Tokens (JWT): Now supported in CICS Liberty
In this article Invoke Ivan and Assign Alex show how declarative services can be used to update a Java OSGi component with zero downtime.
Continue reading OSGi Demystified: 5.2 – Declarative Services sample
