Change Validation List Entry (QSYCHVLE) API


  Required Parameter Group:

1 Qualified validation list name Input Char(20)
2 Entry ID information Input Char(*)
3 Data to encrypt information Input Char(*)
4 Entry data information Input Char(*)
5 Attribute information Input Char(*)
6 Error code I/O Char(*)

  Default Public Authority: *USE

  Threadsafe: Yes

The Change Validation List Entry (QSYCHVLE) API changes an entry in a validation list object. The data to be encrypted, the entry data values, and some of the entry attributes may be changed.

To identify an entry to be changed, there must be an exact match in the entry for the value that is specified in the entry ID parameter and the length of the entry ID. For example, an entry ID value of SMITH with a length of 5 would not allow you to change an entry where the entry ID is SMITH and the length is 7.

Conversions are not done on any data when entries are changed. The CCSID values for the fields are stored as part of the record but are not used when the entry is changed.


Authorities and Locks

Validation List Object
*USE and *UPD
Validation List Object Library
*EXECUTE

Required Parameter Group

Qualified validation list name
INPUT; CHAR(20)

The qualified object name of the validation list that contains the entry to change. The first 10 characters specify the validation list name, and the second 10 characters specify the library.

You can use these special values for the library name:

*CURLIB The current library is used to locate the validation list. If there is no current library, QGPL (general purpose library) is used.
*LIBL The library list is used to locate the validation list.

Entry ID information
INPUT; CHAR(*)

The format of the entry ID information is as follows. See the Field Descriptions for more information.

Offset Type Field
Dec Hex
0 0 BINARY(4) Length of entry ID
4 4 BINARY(4) CCSID of entry ID
8 8 CHAR(*) Entry ID


Data to encrypt information
INPUT; CHAR(*)

The data is encrypted by the system when it is stored. The format of the data to encrypt information is as follows. See the Field Descriptions for more information.

Offset Type Field
Dec Hex
0 0 BINARY(4) Length of data to encrypt
4 4 BINARY(4) CCSID of data to encrypt
8 8 CHAR(*) Data to encrypt


Entry data information
INPUT; CHAR(*)

The format of the entry data information is as follows. See the Field Descriptions for more information.

Offset Type Field
Dec Hex
0 0 BINARY(4) Length of data to encrypt
0 0 BINARY(4) Length of data
4 4 BINARY(4) CCSID of data
8 8 CHAR(*) Data


Attribute information
INPUT; CHAR(*)

Attribute information that is associated with the entry. The format of the attribute information is as follows. See the Field Descriptions for more information.

Offset Type Field
Dec Hex
0 0 BINARY(4) Length of data to encrypt
0 0 BINARY(4) Number of attributes
4 4 CHAR(*) Attribute structures


Offset Type Field
Dec Hex
0 0 BINARY(4) Length of attribute entry
4 4 BINARY(4) Attribute location
8 8 BINARY(4) Attribute type
12 C BINARY(4) Displacement to attribute ID
16 10 BINARY(4) Length of attribute ID
20 14 BINARY(4) Displacement to attribute data
24 18 BINARY(4) Length of attribute data
CHAR(*) Attribute ID
CHAR(*) Attribute data


For attributes that are stored in the validation list object, the format of the attribute data is as follows. See the Field Descriptions for more information.

Offset Type Field
Dec Hex
0 0 BINARY(4) Length of data to encrypt
0 0 BINARY(4) CCSID of attribute
4 4 BINARY(4) Length of attribute
8 8 CHAR(8) Reserved
16 10 CHAR(*) Attribute value


Error code
I/O; CHAR(*)

The structure in which to return error information. For the format of the structure, see Error code parameter.



Field Descriptions

Attribute data. The information that describes the attribute data.

Attribute ID. The ID of the attribute.

For system-defined attributes, the allowed value is:


String value Description
QsyEncryptData This is the attribute that is associated with the data to encrypt. This attribute can only be changed if the length of data to encrypt is not -1.

Attribute location. Where the attribute should be stored.

The allowed value is:

0 The attribute is stored in the validation list object.

Attribute structures. Zero or more attribute structures that define the attributes associated with the entry.

Attribute type. The type of attribute.

The allowed value follows:

0 This is a system-defined attribute.

Attribute value. The value of the attribute that is associated with the entry.

For the QsyEncryptData attribute, the allowed values follow:

0 The data to be encrypted can only be used to verify an entry. This is the default.
1 The data to be encrypted can be used to verify an entry and can be returned on a find operation. The system value QRETSVRSEC (Retain server security data) is used to determine if the data to be encrypted is stored in the entry or not.

If the system value is set to 0 (Do not retain data), the entry will be added, but the data to be encrypted will not be stored with the entry. The return value from this function will be -2 to indicate that the entry was added, but the data to be encrypted was not stored.

If the system value is set to 1 (Retain data), then the data to be encrypted will be stored in encrypted form when the entry is added.

CCSID of attribute. An integer that represents the CCSID for the attribute. Valid CCSID values are in the range -1 through 65535.

The special values follow:

-1 No CCSID value is stored with the attribute. If the attribute is QsyEncryptData, this value must be specified.
0 The default CCSID for the current user is stored.

CCSID of data to encrypt. An integer that represents the CCSID for the data to encrypt. Valid CCSID values are in the range 1 through 65535.

The special value follows:

0 The default CCSID for the current user is stored.

CCSID of data. An integer that represents the CCSID for the entry data. Valid CCSID values are in the range 1 through 65535.

The special value follows:

0 The default CCSID for the current user is stored.

CCSID of entry ID. An integer that represents the CCSID for the entry ID. Valid CCSID values are in the range 0 through 65535. This field is not used to change the entry.

Data. The data to store in the validation list entry.

Data to encrypt. The data to be encrypted before storing it in the validation list entry.

Displacement to attribute data. The displacement in the attribute entry to the start of the attribute data information.

Displacement to attribute ID. The displacement in the attribute entry to the start of the attribute ID value.

Entry ID. The data that is used to identify this entry in the validation list.

Length of attribute. The number of bytes of data in the attribute value. The length must be greater than or equal to 0. If a length of 0 is specified, the attribute is removed from the entry. For the QsyEncryptData attribute, the maximum length is 1.

Length of attribute data. The number of bytes of data in the attribute data structure. The length must be greater than 0.

Length of attribute entry. The length (in bytes) of the current entry. This length can be used to access the next entry, and must be a multiple of 4.

Length of attribute ID. The number of bytes of data in the attribute ID. The length must be greater than 0.

Length of data to encrypt. The number of bytes of data to be encrypted and stored in this validation list entry. Possible values are -1 through 600. If the length is 0, any encrypted data that is associated with the entry ID will be removed. If the length is -1, the encrypted data that is associated with the entry ID is not changed.

Length of data. The number of bytes of data to be stored in this validation list entry. Possible values are -1 through 1000. If the length is 0, any data that is associated with the entry ID will be removed. If the length is -1, the data that is associated with the entry ID is not changed.

Length of entry ID. The number of bytes of data that is provided as the entry ID. Possible values are 1 through 100.

Number of attributes. The number of attributes to be added. This value must be greater than or equal to 0. If this value is 0, then no attributes will be changed in the entry.

Reserved. This is an ignored field.


Error Messages

Message ID Error Message Text
CPFA0AA E Error occurred while attempting to obtain space.
CPF226B E Validation list entry does not exist.
CPF226D E Not all information stored.
CPF3CF1 E Error code parameter not valid.
CPF3C36 E Number of parameters, &1, entered for this API was not valid.
CPF3C90 E Literal value cannot be changed.
CPF9801 E Object &2 in library &3 not found.
CPF9802 E Not authorized to object &2 in &3.
CPF9803 E Cannot allocate object &2 in library &3.
CPF9804 E Object &2 in library &3 damaged.
CPF9872 E Program or service program &1 in library &2 ended. Reason code &3.


API introduced: V4R2

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