PM30784: IMS PI DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO MASK CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN IMS LOG RECORDS.

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• This APAR addresses FITS requirement MR1027105211.
  IMS PI does not have the ability to mask confidential
  information in IMS log records.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IMS Problem Investigator V2.2       *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: IMS PI does not have the ability to     *
  *                      mask confidential information in IMS    *
  *                      log records.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  IMS PI does not have the ability to mask confidential
  information in IMS log records.
  There is a need for a facility to mask sensitive customer
  information, during on-site problem determination, and if a
  "scrubbed" version of the log is required to be sent off-site.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• 1. Provide code to "scrub" confidential data in both browse and
  extract processing.
  2. Add a new message for situation reported in PMR 42391,999,000
  ALZ0112E Maximum record number exceeded
  Explanation: More than 99,999,999 records in result set.
  System Action: IMS PI processing stops.
  User Response: Create a subset of the file or use time-slicing
  (W line command on Process List).
  and document the generic message with a new number:
  ALZ1000C ALZBRAPI - <action>
  Explanation: IMS PI has suffered a catastrophic failure in
  the ALZBRAPI component while performing <action>.
  System Action: IMS PI immediately stops processing.
  User Response: If the problem recurs, contact your IBM
  representative.
  3. Existing internal command externalised as EXTRACT to address
  PMR 34500,000,858
  See updated (Feb 2011)
  IBM IMS Problem Investigator for z/OS Version 2 Release 2 User's
  Guide SC19-2757-01 for details of these new functions.
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UK67190

Modules/Macros

•    ALZ#CMDL ALZ#EXTR ALZ#SCRB ALZ#SFRE ALZ#XTRC
  ALZA0A69 ALZBATCH ALZBRAPI ALZBRFMT ALZBRMIO ALZBRPRE ALZBRSUB
  ALZBRXCM ALZCA01A ALZCDOLI ALZCDVSM ALZCSMVS ALZDBRCT ALZD01
  ALZIMSPA ALZLCAT  ALZLFINI ALZLFMER ALZLRFIL ALZPRDRV ALZRXDSP
  ALZSCRBA ALZSCRBB ALZSCRBC ALZSCRB7 ALZSCRB8 ALZSCRB9 ALZSDEV
  ALZSDGV  ALZTRACK ALZTUTRK ALZUAUTH ALZXPORT ALZ08A   ALZ08B
  ALZ08C   ALZ087   ALZ088   ALZ089   ALZ4E70A ALZ4E70B ALZ4513A
  ALZ4513B ALZ4513C ALZ55A   ALZ55B   ALZ55C   ALZ557   ALZ558
  ALZ559   ALZ67D0A ALZ67D0B ALZ67D0C ALZ67D07 ALZ67D08 ALZ67D09
  ALZ6701A ALZ6701B ALZ6701C ALZ67017 ALZ67018 ALZ67019 ALZ6705A
  ALZ6705B ALZ6705C ALZ67057 ALZ67058 ALZ67059 H28T220J
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS PROBLEM INV

• Fixed component ID

  5655K5000

Applicable component levels

• R220 PSY UK67190

     UP11/05/04 P F105

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