Transactions on the CICS Bypass List are not being Audited by Top Secret

Products

• Top Secret
• Top Secret - LDAP

Issue/Introduction

The following command was used to audit a certain transaction in the CICS Bypass List:

TSS MODIFY(FAC(cicsfac=BYPADD(xxxx+A))

where:
'cicsfac' is the CICS facility
'xxxx' is a transaction id.

After starting the transaction, nothing shows up in the TSSUTIL report for it.

Environment

Release:
Component: TSSMVS

Cause

Bypass list auditing feature is not turned on.

Resolution

Auditing of the bypass list needs to be turned on. To turn it on dynamically, issue the following command: 

    TSS MODIFY FACILITY(facilityname=BYPLIST(AUDIT)) 

This is documented in section "Audit the Bypass List Transactions and Adjust User Permissions". 

Since TSS MODIFY commands are only valid until the next recycle of Top Secret or IPL, to make the change permanent, add the following to your Top Secret parameter file:: 

FACILITY(facilityname=BYPLIST(AUDIT))