PM69902: FILE MANAGER CICS CHANGE TO PREVENT ICH408I RACF MESSAGES WHEN CHECKING FOR CICS MENU OPTIONS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Currently File Manager issues RACROUTE REQUEST=AUTH to
  determine menu options  for File Manager CICS.
  Facility class profiles checked are FILEM.CICS.BASE
  FILEM.CICS.IMS and FILEM.CICS.DB2.
  The check will be changed to use STATUS=ACCESS which will
  prevent ICH408I request failure messages from being issued.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All File Manager CICS Users.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When a new File Manager CICS session    *
  *                      uses RACF to check whether Base, IMS or *
  *                      DB2 selections are to be added to the   *
  *                      FM/CICS menu, MsgICH408I INSUFFICIENT   *
  *                      ACCESS AUTHORITY is issued on the       *
  *                      joblog if the request fails.            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  File Manager should not issue authorization failure messages.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• File Manager has been updated to change the RACROUTE call used
  to check whether the user has the required READ authority to
  the FACILITY class profiles (FILEM.CICS.BASE,IMS and DB2)
  It will now use the STATUS=ACCESS form of the RACROUTE so that
  no logging of authorization failures is done for these profiles.
  
  Non-RACF users such as ACF2 may encounter AbendS047 failures
  with this form of the RACROUTE.
  These users should consult the relevant documentation and make
  the necessary definitions to the security subsystem.
  
  RACF users do not need to make any additional changes.
  
  Publication Closing Code: DEVCHNG
  For the documentation changes associated with this APAR,
  please refer to:
  ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/websphere/awdtools/
      filemanager/fmv12apar.pdf
  
  The changes are to the following publications:
  
  PUB ID        PUB NAME
  ------------  ----------------------------------------
  
  SC19-3673-00  File Manager for z/OS V12R1 Customization
                Guide
  
  The latest published manuals can be found at:
  http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/filemanager/library/
         index.html.
  

APAR Information

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

  PM62937

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

Modules/Macros

• FMN0LVL
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  FILE MANAGER Z/

• Fixed component ID

  5655W6800

Applicable component levels

• RC10 PSY UK81584

     UP12/09/13 P F209

Fix is available

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