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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 2, 2020

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DEFINE USERCATALOG and Master Catalog UPDATE Authority Bypass

Storage Administration staff members should be specifically allowed to perform usercatalog recoveries without the provision of master catalog UPDATE authority. Currently, when a Storage Administrator attempts to Define or Connect a Usercatalog, UPDATE access to the Master Catalog is required.

Separation of duties often mandates that only Systems Programmers should have an access level to the Master Catalog that is higher than READ authority. It is too easy for someone who has master catalog UPDATE access to unintentionally pollute the master with non-system catalog entries, as this can ultimately put Systems Programmers into difficult situations, and can also impact performance of the Catalog Address Space.

This is a request to implement a mechanism similar to the existing FACILITY profile STGADMIN.IGG.DEFDEL.UALIAS, where a clerical staff is allowed to update the master catalog with usercatalog alias maintenance without actually having UPDATE access to the master catalog. In present context, the new control point would instead bypass the need for master catalog UPDATE authority for those who are responsible for recovering usercatalogs.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    |     Feb 5, 2024
    This item is a valid requirement but unlikely to be given high enough priority to be placed into the product plan. If this requirement is high value, please re-open it, or open a new requirement.

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