This concerns all CICS users. It is important that you properly sign off from each CICS session, including Juggler sessions, when you finish using the session. Clicking on the 'X' in the upper right-hand corner of the session or your session times out does not actually close a session from CICS and related applications. The sessions become inactive and are left hanging. The inactive sessions raise performance and security issues.
This was especially noticeable during the last registration period when many inactive sessions caused performance problems. Once a session has timed out there is nothing an end user can do. The key is to sign off if you realize a time out may occur, such as an extended interruption, lunch, a meeting, etc.
To sign off your CICS session, clear your screen (Press the Pause/Break key), type CESF, and press ENTER. The message: "Your connection has been terminated" will display. You can then close your terminal emulation screen by clicking on the 'X' in the upper right -hand corner of the display window.
Please share this information with anyone in your office and/or department using CICS and/or Juggler. We appreciate your help in promoting proper logoff procedures when using CICS and/or Juggler sessions. If you have any questions or suggestions please call the ITSS Helpdesk 777-2222.