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CICS/Swap Enhancements
Release 4.8 Added support for channels and containers.

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Release 4.7 Added  support for CICS TS 3.2
  Added SWPMPTF maintenance screen

Release 4.6 Moved support of SWAP Profile Automation from copycode SWPCPROF to SWAPTBL to allow better integration with other SWAP programs.
  Added profile user exit, SWPPROX, to allow profile lookup to be via something other than Userid
  Added initialization user exit SWPPINI that works with SWPPROX to automate SWAP setup
  Added session user exit SWPPSNX that works with SWPPROX to invoke profile specified transactions
  Added new options for “SWAP ON” to invoke selection screen, suppress messages, or invoke profile tranid
  Added new value ‘A’ to UCTRAN option to “allow” swap out of a mixed-case application on the initial swap
  Added new option TRAP MODE to provide additional functions without dedicating PF/PA keys
  Added a COPY/PASTE field function that works in TRAP Mode (CICS TS only)
  Added direct session SWAP that works in TRAP Mode with PF1-PF8 rotating directly to sessions 1-8
  Increased limit for TYPE=AUTO from 9999 to 20000 terminals

Release 4.5 Added support to reclaim TYPE=AUTO terminals freed in SWPPLNK via the Autoinstall delete exit or ZNEP.
Password expiration warning message now goes to console as well as hardcopy log.
Included new userid and opid SWAP Profile Automation to transparently control sessions, keys and transactions
VSE release now shipped with 31-bit and 24-bit loadlibs.

Release 4.4 Added new option, "AUTO OPEN", to allow new sessions up to the user max session value be opened automatically when a user presses the forward key on the current last opened session.
Added new option, "CLEAR TCTUA", to zero the TCTUA when a new swap session is opened.
Added "Force Close" option on the session selection screen to close a session even if session is active.
Added "Hide" option on the session selection screen to prevent a session from displaying when the forward or backward key is pressed.
Added "Unhide" to reverse the "Hide" option on the session selection screen.
Added "Terminal Status" option to the administration menu to display the session selection screen for the selected terminal.
Added "Ses=", "Fwd=", "Bwd=", and "Sel=" parameters to the SWAP ON command to override the number of sessions automatically opened plus the Fwd, Bwd and Sel PF/PA keys for the user.
Added support for saving the TCTTEBMN (current map) field between sessions.
Modified SWPE005, SWPE007 and SWPE010 messages to display additional session information.
Added "DESC" (Description) parameter to the TYPE=TRANID entries in the SWAPTBL to display in place of "ACTIVE" in the STATUS field value on the session selection screen.
Added PFKEY, STKEY and BWKEY overrides for the TYPE=USER entries in the SWAPTBL.

Release 4.3 Added new option, "SWAP ON", to allow default status for TYPE=AUTO terminals to be SWAP=ON or SWAP=OFF. Default is SWAP=ON.
Modified forward SWAP to automatically open new sessions up to the max session value. Previously, you had to go to the Session Selection screen to open sessions 3-8.

Release 4.2 Added support for backward rotate PF/PA key.
Added support for VSE Transaction Server 1.1 and OS/390 Transactions Server 1.3.
CICS/SWAP 4.2 supports CICS 4.1 and up on MVS and CICS 2.3 and up on VSE.
Added support for long queue names

Release 4.1 Added support for determining MAX sessions per USERID in the SWAP table (SWAPTBL TYPE=USER).
Modified SWAPSEL to use a normal SEND instead of SEND TEXT for clearing screen. SEND TEXT was causing cursor to appearing in column 2 instead of column 1.
Added 31-bit loadlib for modules needed to support TCTUA above the line (MVS only).

Release 4.0 Added support for up to eight sessions.
Added Selection Screen to allow adding new sessions, going directly to a specific session, and checking on the status of current sessions.
Removed SWAP OPID support to facilitate upward compatibility with CICS 4.1.
Added code to dynamically reset a session when a new USERID or NETNAME is detected on the terminal.
Added new dynamic TS Key to support temp storage queues using the terminal id in alternate sessions.
Removed support for MODIFY TCT terminal id to allow additional sessions.

Release 3.0 Added use of MacKinney Systems Global Configuration File (MSXGCF$). This file is shared by other MacKinney Systems Products.
Added online update for installation options.
Added Terminal Reset Option to reset users to before 'SWAP' status.
Added link interface to delete 'SWAP' queue and reset terminal status.
Added CICS 3.x support.
CICS/SWAP 3.0 supports CICS 1.7, 2.x, 3.x.