PH34912: NEW FUNCTION - z/OSMF enhancements on the desktop UI and changing password

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• NEW FUNCTION - z/OSMF enhancements on the desktop UI and
  changing password.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM z/OS Management Facility    *
  *                 Version 2 Release 4                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This APAR provides enhancements on the  *
  *                      z/OSMF desktop UI and changing password *
  ****************************************************************
  1. This APAR provides enhancements on the z/OSMF desktop user
  interface to
  a. Allow Incident Log users to use the desktop editor to open
  a diagnostic data set in addition to the ISPF task.
  b. Show data sets, data set members, USS files and directories
  as links in the desktop editor, which can be opened in a
  separate window.
  2. Supports changing the password from the z/OSMF log-on page
  when the password is expired if the option "Display error
  details if the login attempt fails" in the General Settings task
  is checked.
  3. Enhances the Authenticate REST services to
  a. Report if a password is expired, or a user ID is revoked.
  b. provide a new REST service to change the password.
  HTTP method and URI path for change password:
  PUT /zosmf/services/authenticate
  
  Standard headers
  Use the following standard HTTP header with this request:
  Content-Type: application/json
  
  Customer headers
  X-CSRF-ZOSMF-HEADER
  This header is required for both browsers and non-browser
  applications.
  Set the header to any value or an empty string ("").
  
  Request body
  The request content is expected to contain a JSON object.
  For detailed information, please refer to IBM z/OS
  Management Facility Programming Guide
  SC27-8420-40, Version 2 Release 4.
  
  Response Body
  The response content is expected to contain a JSON object.
  For detailed information, please refer to IBM z/OS Management
  Facility Programming Guide SC27-8420-40, Version 2 Release 4.
  
  Expected response
  On completion, the service returns an HTTP response,
  which includes a status code that indicates whether your
  request completed. Status code 200 OK indicates success.
  A status code of 4nn or 5nn indicates that an error
  occurred. For detailed information, please refer to IBM z/OS
  Management Facility Programming Guide
  SC27-8420-40, Version 2 Release 4.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• This APAR provides enhancements on the
  z/OSMF desktop UI and changing password.
  The following messages have been modified or added:
  IZUG3032E IZUG3033E IZUG3034E IZUG3035E IZUG3036E
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UI75127

Modules/Macros

• IZUGNABR IZUGNABU IZUGNABX
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  Z/OSMF CORE

• Fixed component ID

  5655S28SM

Applicable component levels

• R240 PSY UI75127

     UP21/05/20 P F105  

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