Functions not available in CICS

The following functions are not available in CICS®:

• Use of multiple thread support.
• Use of QMF™ Analytics for TSO
• Use of the QMF Enhanced Editor.
• Use of extended storage for spilling report data no longer needed in active storage; a spill file must be used instead
• Ability to start QMF as a Db2® for z/OS® stored procedure
• Interfaces:
  • Command interface
  • Document interface
• Program parameters:
  • DSQSCMD (QMF callable interface only)
  • DSQSMTHD
  • DSQSPLAN
  • DSQSPRID
  • DSQSPTYP
  • DSQSRSTG
  • DSQSSUBS
• Commands:
  • BATCH (and its associated application)
  • DPRE (and its associated REXX exec)
  • EDIT QUERY
  • EDIT PROC
  • ISPF (and its associated application)
  • LAYOUT (and its associated application)
  • SET GLOBAL commands that reference the following global variable:
    • DSQEC_EXTND_STG
  • SHOW GLOBAL commands that reference the following global variables:
    • DSQEC_EXTND_STG
    • DSQAO_STO_PROC_INT
  • STATE (requires the command interface)
• Macros: GETQMF
• Form functions:
  • Report calculations or expressions that require REXX
  • Conditional formatting
  • Column definition
  • Locally defined edit codes TDL and TTL (for formatting dates and times, respectively)
• Procedures with logic (which require REXX)
• The ability to cancel transactions
• The ability to update data at remote locations (all tables and views at remote locations are read-only in QMF for CICS)
• External variables