Changes to SIT parameters
If you are upgrading from an end-of-service release, you can find information about the changes that are relevant to those releases in Summary of changes from end-of-service releases.
Highlights of changes across supported releases of CICS TS
Table 1 lists new, changed, deprecated or removed SIT parameters in each supported CICS TS release.
The links provided for new parameters take you to their reference information in the product documentation.
The links, if provided, for changed, deprecated, or removed parameters take you to the relevant tables below where brief descriptions of the changes are provided.
Tag Service indicates external changes introduced by service APARs.
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | |
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NEW: | NEW: None |
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CHANGED: | CHANGED: | CHANGED:
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CHANGED: | |
DEPRECATED: None |
DEPRECATED: None |
DEPRECATED: None |
DEPRECATED: None |
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REMOVED: None |
REMOVED: None |
REMOVED:
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REMOVED: None |
Changes to SIT parameters by release of CICS TS
View changes by parameter:
CMDSEC
Reference information: CMDSEC
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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CHANGED:
The ALWAYS option no longer affects category 3 transactions. |
CONFDATA
Reference information: CONFDATA
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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CHANGED:
The default is changed to HIDE. The HIDE option replaces HIDETC, which means that all transport data is subject to CONFDATA. If the deprecated CONFDATA=HIDETC is specified in the SIT or in an override, CONFDATA=HIDE is assumed, and no message will be issued. |
CPSMCONN
Reference information: CPSMCONN
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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CHANGED with APAR: New option SMSSJ initializes a single CICS region that is not part of a CICSplex as a CICS System Management Single Server (SMSS) and automatically creates a Liberty JVM server named EYUCMCIJ as the CMCI JVM server of the region. |
NEW OPTION:
SMSSJ CPSMCONN=SMSSJ initializes a single CICS region that is not part of a CICSplex as a CICS System Management Single Server (SMSS) and automatically creates a Liberty JVM server named EYUCMCIJ as the CMCI JVM server of the region. |
DTRPGM
Reference information: DTRPGM
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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CHANGED:
When DTRPGM=NONE is specified, no routing program is invoked. If you are using a routing program with the name of NONE, you must rename the program and change the DTRPGM setting accordingly. |
DUMP
Reference information: DUMP
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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NEW OPTION:
TABLEONLY
Allows suppression of system dumps except for those that have an entry in the dump table that allow sdumps to be taken. |
DUMPSW
Reference information: DUMPSW
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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NEW OPTION:
ALL Allows continuous switching between the two transaction dump data sets DFHDMPA and DFHDMPB. |
GMTRAN
Reference information: GMTRAN
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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NEW OPTIONS:
EXIT or DISCONNECT
Controls terminal disconnection by using PF3 or PF15 for CESN or CESL. |
CHANGED:
The DISCONNECT option is extended to the CICS-supplied sign-off transaction CESF, forcing the terminal session to be disconnected upon sign-off. |
GNTRAN
Reference information: GNTRAN
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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NEW OPTIONS:
KEEP and DISCARD
Specifies whether to keep a pseudo-conversation in use at a terminal that is the subject of a timeout sign-off. |
HPO
Reference information: HPO
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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CHANGED:
HPO can now be specified in the PARM parameter on an |
KERBEROSUSER
Reference information: KERBEROSUSER
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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NEW:
Specifies the user ID associated with the Kerberos service principal for the CICS region. MADE OPTIONAL If this parameter is not specified, Kerberos is not supported. |
KEYRING
Reference information: KEYRING
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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CHANGED with APAR PH49253: Accepts more formats of key ring names to allow use of key rings that are not owned by the region user ID. |
CHANGED with APAR PH49253: Accepts more formats of key ring names to allow use of key rings that are not owned by the region user ID. |
CHANGED with APAR PH49261: Accepts more formats of key ring names to allow use of key rings that are not owned by the region user ID. |
CHANGED: Accepts more formats of key ring names to allow use of key rings that are not owned by the region user ID. |
MAXTLSLEVEL
Reference information: MAXTLSLEVEL
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | |
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NEW |
MINTLSLEVEL
Reference information: MINTLSLEVEL
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | |
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CHANGED:
Default value changed from TLS10 to TLS12. |
NEW OPTION:
TLS13 STABILIZED OPTION: TLS11 REMOVED OPTIONS:
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PLTPI
Reference information: PLTPI
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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CHANGED:
Allows specification of the full name of a program list table as an alternative to a suffix. |
PLTSD
Reference information: PLTSD
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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CHANGED:
Allows specification of the full name of a program list table as an alternative to a suffix. |
RACFSYNC
Reference information: RACFSYNC
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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NEW OPTION: CPSM |
TRTABSZ
Reference information: TRTABSZ
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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CHANGED: Minimum changed to 1024 KB. |
CHANGED: Minimum changed to 12288 KB (12 MB). |
TRTRANSZ
Reference information: TRTRANSZ
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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CHANGED: Minimum changed to 1024 KB. |
USSHOME
Reference information: USSHOME
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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REMOVED OPTION: NONE |
XPPT
Reference information: XPPT
5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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NEW OPTIONS:
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