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Configuring the INFOMGMT Security Entity

You can, optionally, define a security entity for the VSAM File Interface if you want a nonChangeMan ZMF user application to participate in the change-package approval function. This is a three-step process:

  1. Your security administrator needs to define the INFOMGMT security entity to your ChangeMan ZMF system.

  2. Your ChangeMan ZMF application administrator needs to add the INFOMGMT security entity to the list of approvers that are defined for the target ChangeMan ZMF application.

  3. Your non-ChangeMan ZMF user application needs to set the appropriate value in the Certification Overall Approve (INFVAPRV) field in the target VSAM Interface change record.

These steps are described in detail in the remaining sections of this chapter.

Defining INFOMGMT to the ChangeMan ZMF Security System

Have your security administrator perform these tasks in your security system:

  1. In your security system under the resource class for ChangeMan ZMF, create the following profile with READ access (UACC READ):

    INFOMGMT

  2. Permit the TSO Id of the ChangeMan ZMF administrator UPDATE access to the new profile.

Note

The name of the security profile must be INFOMGMT.

Adding INFOMGMT to the List of Application Approvers

After your security administrator has defined the INFOMGMT security entity, your ChangeMan ZMF application administrator needs to add INFOMGMT to list of approvers for planned change packages that is defined for the target application. Take the following steps:

  1. Select option A (Admin) from the ChangeMan ZMF Primary Option Menu and press Enter.

  2. Select option A (Application) from the Administration Options panel and press Enter.

  3. Type in the name of the target ChangeMan ZMF application in the APPLICATION field on the Application Administration Options panel, select option 5 (Pln Approvals), and press Enter. The Planned Approvals Part 1 of 2 panel for the target application is displayed. (The target application in this example is named GENL.):

    CMNCAPLD       ACTP - Planned Approvals Part 1 of 2        Row 1 to 3 of 3 
Command ===>                                              Scroll ===> CSR   

                                            Security    Order   Int.   
     Approver description                   entity      no.     apr.   
____ Lead Programmer-ACTP Application       ACTPLEAD    10      ___
____ VSAM Interface User Application        INFOMGMT    15      ___
____ Accounts Payable Manager               ACTPMNGR    20      ___
********************************** Bottom of data **************************

  4. Follow the instructions on the associated help panel to add the INFOMGMT security entity to the list of other approvers (if any) that are defined for the application. In this example, we inserted the INFOMGMT security entity between the ACTPLEAD and ACTPMNGR security entities.

    After you have filled in this panel, you can press PF3 (END) to save your changes, or, optionally, you can use the S line command to specify notification criteria for the INFOMGMT security entity. Refer to the ChangeMan ZMF User Guide for details.

    You can optionally add INFOMGMT to the list of approvers for unplanned packages if desired. See the ChangeMan ZMF User Guide for details.

Updating the VSAM Interface Change Record

The value of the Certification Overall Approve (INFVAPRV) field in the target VSAM Interface change record provides the means for the non-ChangeMan ZMF user application to participate in change package approval. See "VSAM Interface File Format" on page 24 for a description of the fields in the VSAM Interface change record.

The non-ChangeMan ZMF user application moves one of the following values into the Certification Overall Approve field in the target VSAM Interface change record to indicate package approval, rejection, or approval-pending to ChangeMan ZMF.

Value Effect
A Indicates that the INFOMGMT security entity has approved the target change package.
R Indicates that the INFOMGMT security entity has rejected the target change package.
The response to the following prompt on the Global INFO VSAM Interface Options panel (CMNGVINF) must be NO if you want the non-ChangeMan ZMF user application to be able to reject a package:
INFO Management Can Not Reject Packages ===> NO
If the response to this prompt is YES, the value R in the Certification Overall Approve field is treated the same as the value P (pending).
See Rejecting Change Packages
P Indicates that the INFOMGMT security entity is not ready to approve the package. The package cannot be approved until the non-ChangeMan ZMF user application moves the value A into the Certification Overall Approve field.
other Treated the same as value P (pending).