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Status Future consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories DFSMS OCEOV
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 2, 2022

Jobs/STCs supporting multiple TCBs that have TCBSENV populated with an USER ACEE result in the SMF 14/15 records show the USER of the TCB instead of the JMRUSEID.

Currently, customers of BMC TOPAZ/HCI see the address space userid as the issuer of an OPEN/CLOSE.  The suggested change will show customers the USERID of the TCB performing OPEN/CLOSE instead of the Address Space USERID.  

At SMF 14/15 record creation, check TCBSENV, if non-zero,use the ACEEUSRI instead of the JMRUSEID.  This will prevent needing specialty SMF EXITs to perform this change, resulting in less overhead to perform SMF record 14/15 creation.

We have had many customers request this support.  Some have accepted using SMF 80 reports, that show the TCBSENV/ACEEUSRI as the userid performing the OPEN/CLOSE.  Other customers have rejected using that report and wanted BMC to pursue a resolution of the TCB USERID being shown in SMF 14/15 records.

Thanks!

Idea priority High