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title: "Top Features in CICS Transaction Server 4.2"
description: "It is the latest server. It has a lot of enhancements. We all aware that CICS runs mainly on ZOS. Very high usage in Banking and Insurance domains. https://srinimf.com/2012/12/28/how-to-write-cics-wra..."
url: https://srinimf.com/2012/03/30/cics-transaction-server-4-2/
date: 2012-03-30
modified: 2026-10-10
author: "Srini"
categories: ["CICS Tips"]
tags: ["CICS", "Version 4.2"]
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# Top Features in CICS Transaction Server 4.2

It is the latest server. It has a lot of enhancements. We all aware that CICS runs mainly on ZOS. Very high usage in Banking and Insurance domains.

Related[How to Write CICS Wrapper Program](https://srinimf.com/2012/12/28/how-to-write-cics-wrapper-program/)

Related[CICS Transaction Gateway V9.0 New Features](https://srinimf.com/2014/03/12/cics-transaction-gateway-v9/)

Some of the recent changes in this version as follows:

- Event processing: New capability is, if any system failure or Db2 failure happens new version will generate events, so that system programmer will get resolve it
- Java: Extended and exclusive availability of SDK(Zos), helps to work with java applications on Zos
- Connectivity: Now [file control](https://srinimf.com/2016/06/14/5-key-features-of-cics-function-shipping/), TSQ and TDQ can be shared across [CICS regions](https://srinimf.com/2016/04/20/how-cics-rls-mode-handles-during-files-updates/) with TCP/IP network
- Management: Improved management of Password. Now we can create password up to 100 chars with special symbols, numeric, etc
- Scalability: Extended support of 64-bit processing. Increased local sharing resource pools from 8 to 255 etc.,

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