Competitive software

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Converting to CICS TS V4.2 up to TS 5.5?

Macro Level Interpreter (z/OS and VSE)
Have your Comet maintenance or upgrade fees gone out of sight? Consider replacing it with Macro Level Interpreter (MLI).

VS/Cobol Interpreter allows programs written and compiled with OS/VS COBOL to execute in supported releases of the CICS Transaction Server. No program changes or recompiles are required. Continue seamlessly running your OS/VS COBOL programs in CICS TS V4 and V5.

Session Managers

VTAM/Switch (z/OS and VSE) replaces VTAM session managers. Check out its list of features, functions, and price vs. TPX, Supersession, Macro4/UNICOM Tubes, or the session manager you now use.

SM/SWAP  is a separately licensed component of Session Manager for CICS, allowing a single CICS terminal to function as up to eight logical terminals, each running the same or a different transaction.   

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Interactive, source-level debuggers for batch and CICS

Track (z/OS and VSE) replaces interactive, source-level debuggers for CICS (Intertest, Expeditor, Fault Analyzer). Track debugs online application programs written in COBOL, Assembler, and PL/1. Includes DB2, DL/1, IDMS, and Datacom support. Track supports through CICS/TS 5.5 for z/OS and TS 2.2  for VSE.

Xray (z/OS and VSE) replaces interactive, source-level debuggers for batch. Xray debugs batch application programs written in COBOL, Assembler, and PL/1. Includes DB2, DL/1, IDMS, and Datacom support. Xray supports up through CICS/TS 5.5 for z/OS and TS 2.2  for VSE.

VSAM and Sequential file editors

ISPF/VSAM Utility is an ISPF tool for manipulating VSAM, sequential, and PDS datasets; has many of the functions of FileAid.

CICS/ON LINE FILE UTILITY  is a CICS-based VSAM file editor.

FileMarvel is a full-function ISPF VSAM utility for manipulating VSAM, sequential, and PDS datasets.

Printing

VTAM Virtual Printer - Route VTAM printer datastreams to system spool; replaces LRS/DRS
 
JES Report Broker - z/OS print management and distribution
 
JES Queue for Printers - z/OS printing to VTAM or TCP/IP printers; replaces ESCON, Bus Tag,  LRS/VPS, and similar TCP/IP or VTAM printing software

VSE/Power Queue for Printers - VSE Print Management

MainFormIT - Eliminate the cost of using preprinted forms

MacKinney Print Transform - Used with JQP and JRB to transform AFP documents
 

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Compuware VSE Replacement Software

Track (z/OS and VSE) replaces interactive, source-level debuggers for CICS. Track debugs online application programs written in COBOL, Assembler, and PL/1. Includes DB2, DL/1, IDMS, and Datacom support. Track supports through CICS/TS 5.5 for z/OS and TS 2.2  for VSE.

Xray (z/OS and VSE) replaces interactive, source-level debuggers for batch. Xray debugs batch application programs within COBOL, Assembler, and PL/1. Includes DB2, DL/1, IDMS, and Datacom support. Xray supports up through CICS/TS 5.5 for z/OS and TS 2.2  for VSE.


Dump Detective for CICS (z/OS and VSE) - AbendAid replacement
You can simplify your dump analysis by viewing abending CICS programs online, complete with program source. Statements in error are even highlighted. Menu screens show available programs and dumps. View storage contents such as BL cells and program registers, access EIB, TWA, CWA, and other CICS areas, and select any program from the link chain. Supports COBOL, Assembler, and PL/I programs for z/OS and VSE installations.

Security

CICS/Spy - View input and output screens in real time on another CICS terminal. View HTML pages sent to another browser served out from CICS.

CICS/SignOn - Replaces the userid/transaction security IBM removed from CICS releases higher than 2.3 (VSE) and in CICS/ESA 4.x+ and CICS Transaction Server 1.x+ (z/OS)

CICS/TIMEOUT  - Signoff users after a period of inactivity

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CICS/Application Development

CICS/MAPR II - CICS map development tool includes conversion job for BMS source from SDF, SDF-II, BMS/TS, and MAPGEN

Easy Help for CICS - Allow users to maintain help text without requiring program changes. Easy Help can reduce your budget significantly by choosing it to replace Assist/TS (GT/Assist)

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