Creating a database user for Db2 for z/OS

A database account that Content Platform Engine uses to access Db2 for z/OS. This account is initially created as an operating system account.

Procedure

  1. Make sure you have already created the operating system account cpedbuser for Db2 for z/OS. This procedure grants database permissions to that operating system account.
  2. Use your database tools to grant the following permissions to the already-created cpedbuser:
    Content Platform Engine database user (Db2 for z/OS)
    Unique identifier
    cpedbuser
    Description
    The cpedbuser must have DBADM authority of the DB2® instance that will be used by the workflow system software.
    Db2 for z/OS does not allow underscores in account names.
    In a farmed or cluster configuration, each workflow system must be configured to use the same database user name.
    Minimum required permissions

    Grant the following database permissions to cpedbuser:

    • DBADM ON DATABASE cpe_databasename
    • USE OF STOGROUP storagegroupname
    • USE OF BUFFERPOOL
    • EXECUTE ON PACKAGE NULLID.*
    • SELECT ON SYSIBM.SYSINDEXES
    • SELECT ON SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1
    • SELECT ON SYSIBM.SYSSEQUENCES
    • SELECT ON SYSIBM.SYSTABLES
    • SELECT ON SYSIBM.SYSVIEWS
    • SELECT ON SYSIBM.SYSDATABASE
    • (Required if you want to use data source sharing) CREATEIN, ALTERIN, DROPIN ON SCHEMA *
  3. Icon representing the worksheet Record this value in your customized Installation and Upgrade Worksheet. To find this property, search the worksheet for instances of cpedbuser.