I'm trying to set up a CA Auditor/Auditor Policy Control Record for the Baseline function. What functions can be coded for the columns 0-7 for the Function Name? Is there a sample Policy file available?

Products

• Auditor for z/OS

Issue/Introduction

There are 15 functions that you can monitor with the CA Auditor BASELINE. Each function name is a 2 or 3 character numeric followed by blanks. A sample CA Auditor Baseline Policy File is provided below.

 

Environment

Release:
Component: EXAMIN

Resolution

The 15 CA Auditor Baseline functions and the corresponding value that can be coded in the Policy Control record in the Baseline Policy File are shown in the table below.

Function                           Policy Control Record
Function                                Value    Panel
APF LIBRARY STATISTICS SUMMARY           221     2.2.1
APF LIST LIBRARY DISPLAY                 241     2.4.1
DUPLICATE LINKLIST MODULES               245     2.4.5
FIND DUPLICATE APF PROGRAMS              222     2.2.2
LINKLIST LIBRARY DISPLAY                 242     2.4.2
LPA LIBRARY DISPLAY                      243     2.4.3
PARMLIB DATASET CONCATENATION            211     2.2.1
PARMLIB DATASET CONCATENATION            212     2.1.2
PARMLIB DATASET INFORMATION              213     2.1.3
SHOW APF-AUTHORIZED TSO CMDS AND PGMS    223     2.2.3
SMF EXITS                                153     1.5.3
SMF FILES                                152     1.5.2
SMF OPTIONS DISPLAY                      151     1.5.1
Z/OS KEY SYSTEM FILE DISPLAY             244     2.4.4
Z/OS SYSTEM OVERVIEW                      11      1.1

Sample CA Auditor Policy File:

* ** Start ** Sample Examine Baseline Policy File Configuration           *
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
*                                                                         *
* This is a sample Examine Baseline Policy File Configuration             *
*                                                                         *
* Lines that have an '*' in column are comments.                          *
* The POLTJS member responsible for supplying the parameters              *
* necessary for eTrust CA-Examine to automatically handle batch           *
* job submissions for baseline processing. This member:                   *
*                                                                         *
* - Supports resolution records and policy control records                *
* - Is created and maintained by the user                                 *
*                                                                         *
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
*
* Resolution record
* Syntax:
* Columns Length   Description
* ------- ------   --------------------------------------------------------
* 1       (10)     Literal 'RESOLUTION'
* 12       (1)     Blank
* 13       (2)     Minutes (two digit numeric with leading zero if
*                  necessary)
* 14       (1)     Blank
* 15-80   (66)     Used for comments
RESOLUTION 01
* 
* Policy Control Records
* Syntax:
* Columns Length   Description
* ------- ------   -------------------------------------------------------- 
* 1        (8)     Function Name or '*xxxxxxx' (Comment); the function
*                  name is currently a 2 or 3 character numeric followed by
*                  blanks
* 9        (1)     Blank
* 10       (1)     Autobase / Baseline
* 11       (1)     Blank
* 12-14    (3)     Interval Days component (numeric value 000-364)
* 15       (1)     Blank
* 16-17    (2)     Interval Hours component (numeric value 00-23)
* 18       (1)     Blank
* 19-20    (2)     Interval Minutes component (numeric value 00-59)
* 21       (1)     Blank
* 22       (1)     Immediate / Now / Expire / Defer
* 23       (1)     Blank 
* 24-31    (8)     JCL Control Member Name in this dataset to be submitted. 
*     This member is generated by function 0.6.1, its provides a 
*     jobcard which should conform to site standards.
* 32-80     Use for comments                     
11    A 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   z/OS SYSTEM OVERVIEW
151   A 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   SMF OPTIONS DISPLAY
152   B 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   SMF FILES
153   A 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   SMF EXITS
211   A 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   PARMLIB DATASET CONCATENATION
212   B 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   PARMLIB DATASET CONCATENATION
213   B 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   PARMLIB DATASET INFORMATION
221   A 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   APF LIBRARY STATISTICS SUMMARY
222   A 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   FIND DUPLICATE APF PROGRAMS
223   A 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   SHOW APF-AUTHORIZED TSO CMDS AND PGMS
241   B 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   APF LIST LIBRARY DISPLAY
242   A 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   LINKLIST LIBRARY DISPLAY
243   A 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   LPA LIBRARY DISPLAY
244   A 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   z/OS KEY SYSTEM FILE DISPLAY
245   B 001 01 01 I JCLCMN   DUPLICATE LINKLIST MODULES
* ** End ** Sample Examine Baseline Policy File Configuration

 

Additional Information

Details on the Baseline Function and the Policy Control File can be found in the sections Baseline Policy File Configuration and  Policy Control Records of the Auditor documentation.