IJ55273: MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This APAR includes fixes to various defects identified in CICS
  Explorer 5.5.0.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Using CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 6.3 (due to
  release in September 2025), when making a CMCI request which
  contains a filter expression containing a double quote, an
  internal server error occurs.
  
  Security discovery issues
  - When loading an invalid SDD (Security Discovery Data) file,
  the user is not given clear errors indicating that the SDD is
  invalid.
  - It is not possible to use F1 on the To-Do list to gain access
  to help support.
  

Problem conclusion

• An update has been made to the way that CMCI requests are
  escaped in order to correctly handle double quote characters
  when using CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 6.3.
  
  Various Security Discovery updates and fixes have been made:
  - The error handling when loading invalid SDD files has been
  improved upon.
  - F1 help support for the To-Do list is now available.
  - The ordering of the 'Individuals' and 'unresolved' pseudo
  groups in the security discovery table has been updated to
  ensure that 'unresolved' is always at the bottom of the table.
  - A filter has been added to the To-Do list to make it easier
  to find items related to a specific resource, user or type of
  problem.
  - Improvements have been made when an application filter is
  applied to the editor so that resources, including generic
  resources, are handled better.
  - Bugs in the export esm (External Security Manager) file
  functionality have been fixed.
  - The usability of the To-Do list view on smaller screens has
  been improved.
  - The 'show me' option on some To-Do list issues has been
  enhanced.
  - A new To-Do list issue has been added to help find member
  lists with names generated by the security discovery editor.
  - Minor defects in the security discovery editor have been
  fixed.
  .
  This fix will be made available in Version 5.5.44 (33.0.15 and
  34.0.4) of the CICS Explorer.
  .
  For installation instructions please see: Ordering maintenance
  for IBM CICS Explorer and CICS Explorer plug-ins
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/623031
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS EXPLORER V

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0401

Applicable component levels