PH38663: WHEN ENTERING A COMMAND, USER RECEIVES CONSOLE ACTIVATION FAILURE MESSAGES WHEN NOT AUTHORIZED TO THE EMCS CONSOLE.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In SDSF V2R5, entering a command, user receives console
  activation failure messages when not authorized to the EMCS
  console. An option is needed to condition console activation
  based on ULOG authorization.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of SDSF V2R3 and higher            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Provide option to control console       *
  *                      activation based on ULOG authority      *
  ****************************************************************
  As of SDSF V2R5, access to the ULOG panel no longer requires SAF
  access to the ULOG command.
  
  SDSF adds messages that are unrelated to commands and responses
  to ULOG, such as sectrace.  SDSF V2R5 users can now view those
  messages without the need for ULOG authority.
  
  SDSF activates an extended console (EMCS) when the first
  system command is issued or when the ULOG is accessed.  However,
  some installations do not grant access to users to activate an
  extended console and instead use ULOG authority to restrict
  console usage.
  This APAR implements a new ISFPRMxx custom property,
  Console.EMCS.UlogAuthReq, to allow the installation to
  maintain this preference.
  
  With this change, access to the ULOG panel will remain
  unauthorized.  When the property is set to FALSE (the
  default), SDSF will activate the extended console when the
  first system command is generated or the ULOG panel is
  accessed.  The user must be authorized to activate the
  console.
  
  When the property is set to TRUE, SDSF will check READ
  access to resource ISFCMD.ODSP.ULOG.jesx in the SDSF
  class.  If the user has access, the extended console will
  be activated.  Otherwise, the activation will be skipped.
  
  See the doc hold associated with this APAR for more
  information on the custom property.
  
  This APAR includes changes to the SDSF V2R5 sample
  ISF.ISFJCL(ISFPRM01) to include the new custom property.
  For the down-level systems SDSF V2R3 and SDSF V2R4,
  this APAR contains toleration support
  to ignore the custom property at those levels.  This allows
  you to share ISFPRMxx between SDSF V2R3, V2R4, and V2R5.
  
  This APAR may be installed at any time.  However, if you
  install the APAR on SDSF V2R5, and share your ISFPRMxx that
  includes the new custom property, you must install the APAR
  on your SDSF V2R3 and SDSF V2R4 systems.
  
  Alternatively, if you install the APAR on SDSF V2R5 and share
  your ISFPRMxx, do not include the new custom property until
  the APAR has been installed on SDSF V2R3 and SDSF V2R4.
  

Problem conclusion

• SDSF has been changed to control EMCS console activation
  based on optional access to ULOG.
  

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:

  UI76379 UI76380 UI76381

Modules/Macros

• HSFPRMPR ISFCMD   ISFPRM01 ISFRDEF  ISFUPRM  ISFXCON  ISFXCONS
  ISFXPARM
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SDSF

• Fixed component ID

  566548801

Applicable component levels

• R7B0 PSY UI76379

     UP21/07/23 P F107

• R7C0 PSY UI76380

     UP21/07/23 P F107

• R7D0 PSY UI76381

     UP21/07/23 P F107

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