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PM83488: CICS SUPPLIED TRANSACTION LIST HAS TRANSACTION WITH NO CATEGORY VALUE.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The CICS supplied transaction list contains errors as it lists
    many transactions that do not have an associated category
    value.  The category specifies the recommended security
    specifications you need, in terms of both the CICS transaction
    definitions and the corresponding RACF profiles Many of the
    transactions are obsolete and should be removed from the list
    however a few need to be updated to show the correct category
    level.
    The following transactions should have the following category
    value:
    CHLP = Category 2
    CLER = Category 2
    CPCT = Category 1
    DFHXSRC needs to be updated to have CPCT listed as a Category 1
    transaction.
    Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVSWM
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Transactions CPCT and CHLP are not      *
    *                      defined in any security category.       *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    The customer reported that transactions CPCT, CLER and CHLP are
    not in any security category. CPCT is a system attched task to
    do cataloging of persistent sessions so CPCT should be in
    category 1. CLER is a transaction supplied by LE to display and
    modify LE runtime options. CLER is recommended to be in category
    2. CHLP is alias for CMAC so it should be in category 2 as CMAC.
    

Problem conclusion

  • DFH$CAT1 has been changed to add CPCT as category 1 transaction.
    DFH$CAT2 has been changed to add CHLP as category 2 transaction.
    DFHXSUT has been changed to add CPCT as system transaction.
    DFHXSRC has been changed to remove CPCT from Category 3 list.
    CLER is LE supplied transaction so it is not defined in CICS.
    
    CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 5 Release 1 Supplied
    Transactions, SC34287000 has been altered in 'Table 11. CICS
    transactions supplied by IBM'. CPCT's security category is 1.
    CHLP's security category is 2. CLER is removed as it is an LE
    supplied transaction. CWBC and all obsolete transactions
    without security category are removed.
    The obsolete transactions include CRDR, CSIR 160.
    
    CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 5 Release 1 Resource
    Definition Guide, SC34286800 has been altered in 'Table 45.
    CICS transactions supplied by IBM'. CPCT's security category is
    1. CLER is removed as it is an LE supplied transaction.
    CWBC and all obsolete transactions without security category
    are removed.
    The obsolete transactions include CRDR, CSIR 160.
    
    
    CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 5 Release 1 RACF
    Security Guide, SC34286600 has been altered in 'Chapter 10.
    Security for CICS-supplied transactions'. CPCT is added in
    'Table 14. Category 1 transactions' as:
    CPCT | DFHZPCT | DFHPSSGN | Catalog signed on terminals for
    persistent session signon retention
    CPCT and CWBC is removed from 'Table 16. Category 3
    transactions'.
    

Temporary fix

  • FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
    

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM83488

  • Reported component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V5

  • Reported component ID

    5655Y0400

  • Reported release

    800

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-02-24

  • Closed date

    2013-05-14

  • Last modified date

    2015-03-04

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

    PM80426

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

    UK94387

Modules/Macros

  • DFH$CAT1 DFH$CAT2 DFHXSDM  DFHXSRC
    

Publications Referenced
SC34287000SC34286600SC34286800  

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V5

  • Fixed component ID

    5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

  • R800 PSY UK94387

       UP13/05/24 P F305

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 March 2015