READ vs WRITE access for Panvalet COMPARE

Products

• Panvalet

Issue/Introduction

By default the Panvalet and Panvalet ISPF function to compare Panvalet source modules open the Panvalet library with a request for WRITE access.
If the Panvalet library is protected by security products such as RACF, ACF2, Top Secret, this results in a violation.

Can the Panvalet COMPARE access to the Panvalet library be changed from WRITE to READ?

Resolution

If using PCOMPARE in batch, you can specify READ ONLY access by following these steps:

1. Use the OPEN=INP parameter

2. Apply special fix $CSF001 found in the SPECLMVS member is located in the CBA3SAMP library. 

 

If using PANVALET ISPF, you can specify READ ONLY access by following these steps:

1. Verify that the ISPF Options member PSPIPOPT has &PDLA = 'N' and &POPC = 'Y' set as shown in the Panvalet for z/OS Getting Started manual

2. Apply special fix $CSF001 found in the SPECLMVS member is located in the CBA3SAMP library.

Additional Information

For more information on the OPEN=INP parm, see the Read-only Access section in Chapter 7: Executing Panvalet of the Panvalet System Management Guide.

For more information on the &PDLA and &POPC optiones, see the Security Package Support and Update Intent Security Violation Messages sections in Chapter 6: Configuring Your
Product in the Panvalet Installation Guide.