DROPping users and groups in IDMS

Products

• IDMS

Issue/Introduction

To properly DROP USERs/GROUPs it is a three step process.  

Issue the DROP USER or DROP GROUP commands using OCF or IDMSBCF, then run the SDEL task in CV, then redo the same DROPs.

Is there a way to do this in a single execution?

Environment

Release: All supported releases.

Resolution

All three steps must be done to correctly drop Users and Groups that have been granted any security privileges using IDMS internal security GRANTs.

Suggestion is for the DBA/Security Admin is to create a three-step Batch Job.

1. Execute IDMSBCF to do whatever DROP USER or DROP GROUP commands are needed.
2. Execute UCF Batch (RHDCUCFB) to execute the SDEL task, then BYE.
3. Execute IDMSBCF with the exact same DROP commands as step 1.

Additional Information

Security for IDMS