PI55355: VARIOUS ENHANCEMENTS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• 1. Connection server is not upper casing passwords in z/OS
  environment is running NOMIXEDCASE
  2. Parsing of DFSVSMxx PROCLIB members is not handling
     continuations
  3. Password processing is not handling all the supported
     special characters.
  
  Summary of changes
  1. Upper case passwords based on the MIXEDCASE/NOMIXEDCASE
     setting.
  2. Enhance Parser to support CONTINUATION=72X
  3. Enhance password handling to support all allowed special
     characters
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Functional Support Library VA10     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Various enhancements                    *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  1. Connection server is not upper casing passwords in z/OS
     environments running NOMIXEDCASE
  2. Some IMS parameter member continuation protocols are not
     supported by the Parser
  3. Password processing is not handling all the supported special
     characters.
  

Problem conclusion

• 1. Upper case passwords based on the MIXEDCASE/NOMIXEDCASE
     setting.
  2. Enhance Parser to support additional continuation protocols
  3. Enhance password handling to support all allowed special
     characters
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• ×**** PE16/07/19 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PI66060  FOR DESCRIPTION
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UI35578

Modules/Macros

•    FUNARCCM FUNFSCT  FUNM1ENU FUNPRS   FUNSCOMQ
  FUNSINTQ FUNSREQQ FUNSSEC  FUNSTCPQ FUNSTCPT FUNSXHM  FUNTRCOP
  H30SA10J
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  FUNC SUPP LIBRA

• Fixed component ID

  5655K4801

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UI35578

     UP16/03/01 P F602

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