Mainframe Enablers TF SnapVX: No output created when running EIPSCAN whether or not approver has needed privileges-with two Actor OFF

Summary: Some 2-Actor Security messages are not being displayed.

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Symptoms

Issuing (SnapVX) commands through the EMCSNAP batch program, the error messages EIP0320E and EIP0300I are not being displayed:                           
EIP0320E EIPSCAN - User not authorized to approve          
EIP0300I EIPSCAN - Return code is xx 

Cause

This is due to a software error.

Resolution

The EMCSNAP batch job is corrected to display error messages EIP0320E and EIP0300I when required.   

Permanent Fix:

Additional Information

Manual extract (Mainframe Enablers Message Guide):
  • EIP0300I
EIPSCAN - Return code is rc
Cause
This message shows the return code from the zDP Two-Actor Security request. The calling application takes the required action to approve or reject the request.
Action
None
  • EIP0320E
EIPSCAN - User not authorized to approve
Cause
An attempt to generate the zDP Two-Actor Security resource name was made by a user without the authority to do so.
Action
Pass the requested command or command sequence to an authorized zDP Two-Actor Security approver.

Manual extract (Mainframe Enablers TimeFinder SnapVX and zDP Product Guide):
  • Generating security token for approved command sequence
For approved commands or command sequences, the approver generates a security token that authorizes the requester to run the command sequence in the zDP environment.
  • Running EIPSCAN
To generate a security token, run the EIPSCAN program as follows: 
//JOBCARD
//*
//ZDPSCAN EXEC PGM=EIPSCAN
//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=ds_prefix.LINKLIB
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*,DCB=BLKSIZE=121
//SCF$nnnn DD DUMMY
//*
//inddname DD *
<commands>

Where: 
ds_prefix is the product dataset name prefix that you specified during installation of Mainframe Enablers as described in the Mainframe Enablers Installation and Customization Guide.

SCF$nnnn identifies the ResourcePak Base task that the job runs against. inddname is one of the following:

SYSIN for zDP Definition Utility statements or an SCF zDP runtime command.

QCINPUT for SnapVX command sequences to be run through EMCSNAP or SIBBATCH.

commands are one or more zDP Definition Utility statements, an SCF zDP runtime command, or one or more SnapVX commands.

Specify an SCF zDP runtime command to be authorized in the form: ZDP,command, as stated in the ResourcePak Base for z/OS Product Guide.

Affected Products

Mainframe Enablers
Article Properties
Article Number: 000214736
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 16 Jun 2023
Version:  2
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