| Release 2.4 |
Compatibility with CICS TS 3.2 |
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New program definition for SPYPEX65 is required. |
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Before enabling SPY 2.4 the first time you MUST update the installation options using transaction SPYA option 1 |
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To update installation options SPY must now be DISABLED. |
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Removed the SHARED STORE installation option. It is now handled automatically. |
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Added the following installation options which removes the requirement to zap SPY programs to change the buffersize and turnpoint:
BUFFSIZE
TURNPOINT |
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Download CICS/Spy 2.4 upgrade
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| Release 2.3 |
Compatibility with CICS TS 3.1 |
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| Release 2.2 |
Added the ability to PRINT CAPTURED SCREENS to a CICS printer. Print an entire SPY session from the directory or print a single screen from the index. This function requires the installation of MacKinney Systems CICS HOTPRINT (minimum release 1.2). See http://www.mackinney.com/products/cics/cics_hotprint.htm. |
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Added new functionality to CONTENT SENSITIVE sessions. Create a separate, new session from the user supplied content sensitive exit (SPYPSEXT) using the new commarea setting CSRNEWS. |
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Added a new installation option MAX SCRNSIZE to support sites that produce unusually large 3270 data streams. |
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Added a new installation option SHARE STORE to provide compatibility with TRANSACTION ISOLATION. |
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| Release 2.1 |
“Refuse” a SPY session with the new installation option SPYEE REFUSE . Turn this feature on to allow the SPYEE to refuse the SPY SESSION. |
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Delete captured screens within a SPY session, delete a single screen or group of screens from a SPY session on the INDEX screen. |
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Adds the ability to do FINDs within screens - search a SPY session for a character string on the INDEX screen. |
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Specify a description to associate with a SPY session when starting a SPY session. This description is shown on the directory to help identify the SPY session. |
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Provides a batch utility to maintain the SPY file. SPY Sessions can be offloaded, purged and restored. |
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| Release 2.0 |
Supports OS/390 CICS release 4.1 and up, VSE/ESA CICS TS 1.1 and up. |
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Added the ability to SPY on HTML served out to a browser from CICS (supported in OS/390 on CICS TS 1.3 and up, VSE on CICS TS 1.1 and up). . |
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Added a user replaceable exit program that allows you to decide what is to be SPY’ed upon. The exit is provided a variety of information including the content of the screens, terminal id, user id etc. |
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Added a new ‘Who's On List’ function to display all terminals currently connected to CICS, including userid and transaction id associated with each terminal. Provides the ability to start a SPY session on any terminal in the list. |
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Added a new SCREEN LIMIT installation option which limits the number of screens a single SPY session can collect. |
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Added 3270 controller emulation code to prevent screens from ‘flickering’ when a SPY session contains screens that are sent by the original application in several SEND commands. |
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Changed the immediate shutdown option to provide for recovery from internal error conditions |
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All programs now execute and obtain storage in 31 bit mode. |
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Ship object code only. |
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Removed support for BTAM terminals. |
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Provide notification of the terminal being spied upon when the SPY session ends as well as when a session begins. |
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| Release 1.6 |
Added support for CICS Transaction Server 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 for OS/390 |
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Added support for CICS Transaction Server 1.1 for VSE/ESA |
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Added optional customer callable program SPYPDUA (see Section 5.5) |
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| Release 1.5 |
Expanded all date fields to include the century for year 2000 and beyond compatibility |
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| Release 1.4 |
Added ability to SPY based on transaction id. |
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Added ability to specify transactions and terminals to be automatically SPYed on when CICS/SPY is enabled. |
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Added ability to SPY on all transactions in the CICS system at the same time by specifying *ALL as a transid. |
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| Release 1.3 |
Added support for CICS 4.1. |
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Added option to notify the terminal being spied on that a SPY session has begun on their terminal. |
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Combined source for all CICS releases on one file. Also combined loadlibs for all CICS releases on one file. |
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Improved the response time of SPY in an environment with remote terminals. |
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| Release 1.2 |
Added the collection and display of input screens (you can see what the spied-on person has input). |
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Added the collection and display of AID byte (PF key, Enter, Clear, etc.). |
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Included CICS 3.3 loadlib. |
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Added passwords. |
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Replaced PCOL transaction with new transaction SPYL. |
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Added the ability to change transaction ids and program names. |
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Included maintenance since last release. |
