PM68210: CICS TS 3.2, CKTI AND CKAM ARE INCORRECTLY SUPPLIED AS CAT1 BUT SHOULD BE CATEGORY 2 ( CAT2 ) TRANSACTIONS.

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CICSTS32.CICS.SDFHSAMP(DFHﾽCAT1) and
  CICSTS32.CICS.SDFHSAMP(DFHﾽCAT2) incorrectly supply transactions
  CKTI and CKAM as CAT1 but should be CAT2 as they are in
  CICS TS 4.2
  CICS TS 3.2 infocentre also has the wrong information.
  

Local fix

• Define CKTI and CKAM as CAT2.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: CKAM and CKTI were defined as Category  *
  *                      1 transactions, rather than Category 2  *
  *                      transactions.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  In the CICS supplied sample CLIST, CKAM and CKTI are defined as
  Category 1 transactions, which indicates the two transactions
  are CICS system attached transactions. However in CICS, the two
  transactions are started either in the PLT processing phase or
  by the CKQC transaction. In either case, CKAM and CKTI are user
  initiated transactions, and so should be defined as Category 2.
  

Problem conclusion

• DFH$CAT1 and DFH$CAT2 have been modified to move CKAM and CKTI
  from Category 1 transactions to Category 2 transactions.
  
  The CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 3 Release 2
  RACF Security Guide, SC34-6835-03 has been altered in
  Chapter 10 ('Security for CICS-supplied transactions').
  
  Under the heading of 'Category 1 transactions', CKAM and CKTI
  have been removed from Table 15 ('Category 1 transactions').
  
  Under the heading of 'Category 2 transactions',
  1. CKAM and CKTI have been added into Table 16 ('Category 2
  transactions").
  
  The new added rows for the table are:
  CKAM  DFHMQMON  DFHMQ  2  CICS-MQ Adapter alert monitor
  
  CKTI  DFHMQTSK  DFHMQ  2  CICS-MQ Adapter - task initiator
                                              transaction
  
  2. In the fourth paragraph, the description for OPERATOR has
  been altered to say:
  
  "OPERATOR, containing: CBAM, CEOT, CEST, CIDP, CKAM, CKTI,
  CMSG, CRTE, CSFE, CWTO and DSNC"
  
  3. In Figure 4 ('Example of defining groups for category 2
  transactions'), CKAM and CKTI have been added as members of
  the profile OPERATOR. The profile definition for GCICSTRN
  OPERATOR has been altered to say:
  
  "RDEFINE GCICSTRN OPERATOR UACC(NONE)
  ADDMEM(CWTO,CRTE,CMSG,CEST,CEOT,CIDP,CSFE,DSNC,CBAM,CKAM,CKTI)
  NOTIFY(security_admin_userid)
  OWNER(userid or groupid)"
  

Temporary fix

• FIX TOO LARGE FOR RETAIN, THE FIX MAY BE AVAILABLE IN DLL
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  PM68220 UK81489

Modules/Macros

•    DFH$CAT1 DFH$CAT2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICSTS V3 Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5655M1500

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSY UK81489

     UP12/09/07 P F209

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