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End of Service dates for CICS products

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Abstract

You want to know when the end of service (EOS) date is for a CICS product. This document includes information concerning CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, CICS Transaction Server for z/VSE, and many CICS Tools. Instructions are also provided for you to view the end of service date along with general availability and end of marketing dates for any supported IBM product. Information about the availability of support extensions is also provided.

Content

The following table contains CICS products having EOS dates in 2021 and higher in order by EOS date and product within EOS date. Click the EOS date to view the announcement letter.

CICS PRODUCTS with EOS DATES from 2021 through 2027
EOS DATE
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.6 *30 Apr 2027
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.5 *30 SEP 2025
CICS Deployment Assistant for z/OS V5.330 SEP 2024
CICS Transaction Server for z/VSE V2.230 SEP 2023
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.4 *31 DEC 2023
CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS V5.330 APR 2023
CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS V5.330 APR 2023
CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS V5.330 APR 2023
CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS V5.130 APR 2023
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.3 *31 DEC 2021
CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS V5.230 APR 2021
CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS V5.230 APR 2021
CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS V5.230 APR 2021


* Announcement includes additional products, IBM CICS Optimization Solution Pack for z/OS V5.3 and CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Value Unit Edition V5.4, 5.5, and 5.6.


To view the end of service date along with general availability and end of marketing dates for any supported IBM product:

  1. Go to the IBM Software Support Lifecycle home page.
  2. Enter the product name and version, for example "CICS Transaction Server 5.4".
  3. Click Search.
  4. Scroll down to the product you are interested in. Or, enter cntl-F to display a search box, then enter the product you want to find and click Next. You might have to change the "Items per page" to a higher number and (or) click Next to view additional pages.
  5. Find the end of service date under the column entitled "Transition to Extended/Sustained or End of Support".
  6. Click the date in the "Transition to Extended/Sustained or End of Support" column to view the announcement letter.
  7. Click the desired product in the "Product name" column to display the details page view which also contains the End of Marketing (EOM) date.


Note that products might not all display on the Lifecycle page after the EOS date.

 

For information about the availability of support extensions see the IBM software support lifecycle policy page. If you would like to find out how to get a CICS service extension, contact your local IBM Sales Representative:

  • US Customers, contact Customer Support Operations at 877-426-6006. If you give the support representative your customer number, they can find your sales representative.
  • Customers in other geographies should refer to the IBM directory of worldwide support contacts to find sales contact numbers in your region.
 

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Product Synonym

CICS/ESA CICS ESA CICS/VSE CICS VSE CICS/TS CICS TS CICS Transaction Server

Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2026

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swg21154953

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