PH56939: PLUG-IN DATA SET COMPARE

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Add data set and volume compare function to plug-in.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All IBM z/OS Change Tracker users using or   *
  *                 planning to use z/OSMF.                      *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 1. Unable to do data set compare in the *
  *                         z/OSMF plug-in.                      *
  *                      2. Unable to specify an ACCTNUM         *
  *                         for address spaces spawned by the    *
  *                         z/OSMF plug-in.                      *
  *                      3. REMOTEGROUPCOMP is slow when         *
  *                         comparing a large number of data     *
  *                         sets.                                *
  *                      4. S913 abend during volume compare.    *
  *                      5. PROTECT with INITIAL=Y command never *
  *                         completes.                           *
  *                      6. The z/OSMF plug-in does not use the  *
  *                         logon procedure defined in IZUPRMxx. *
  *                      7. Member recovery into specified       *
  *                         data set fails in the z/OSMF         *
  *                         plug-in.                             *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
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  1. This PTF adds support for the data set compare functionality
     to the IBM z/OS Change Tracker z/OSMF plug-in.
  2. Users whose site policies prevent them from using the default
     z/OSMF account IZUACCT were unable to choose a different
     ACCTNUM in the plug-in.
  3. The REMOTEGROUPCOMP command takes a very long time to compare
     a large number of data sets.
  4. An S913 abend occurs during volume compare if the job does
     not have READ access to a data set.
  5. The PROTECT command with INITIAL=Y does not complete when the
     data set has a large member.
  6. The plug-in attempts to use the logon proc IZUFPROC, instead
     of the proc specified in IZUPRMxx.
  7. The plug-in incorrectly specifies the volume when recovering
     a member into another data set.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• 1. The IBM z/OS Change Tracker z/OSMF plug-in now supports data
     set compare.
  2. A different ACCTNUM can now be specified in the plug-in for
     each z/OSMF user.
  3. Performance of the REMOTEGROUPCOMP command has been improved.
  4. Volume compare now skips any data sets for which read access
     is not available.
  5. The PROTECT command with INITIAL=Y now completes successfully
     when the data set has a large member.
  6. The plug-in will now use the logon proc specified in the
     IZUPRMxx member when creating TSO address spaces.
  7. The plug-in will now defer to the system to locate the
     specified data set in the catalog. Recovery into uncataloged
     data sets is not supported.
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UI96726

Modules/Macros

• CYG94    CYGCOMM  CYGMAIN  CYGMOD   CYGPX001 CYGRVTOC CYGSYSO
  CYGTOKEN CYGWFLW
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  Z/OS CHANGE TRA

• Fixed component ID

  5752SCCYG

Applicable component levels

• R100 PSY UI96726

     UP24/05/21 P F405  

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