VANTAGE - UPDATE Access Not Granted to Dataset AUTOSCR

Products

• Vantage Storage Resource Manager

Issue/Introduction

At startup of Vantage the following security violation occurred:

TSS7220E 102 J=SAMS A=SAMSUSR VOL=VOL001 ACC=UPDATE DSN=XXXX.AUTOSCR
TSS7227E UPDATE Access Not Granted to Dataset XXXX.AUTOSCR               
IEC150I 913-38,IFG0194E,SAMS,SAMS,SYS01312,2005,VOL001,  369                 
XXXX.AUTOSCR

Why does the Vantage Userid SAMSUSR need UPDATE access to the AUTOSCR library at startup?
We have never seen this before and it is no problem to update or create new automation scripts using the Windows Client.

 

Environment

Vantage

Resolution

This can happen if an automation script in the AUTOSCR library has been created or has been changed using ISPF EDIT. Vantage maintains internal information in the PDS Directory entry for each script. If such a script is
created or changed using ISPF EDIT, this information is lost. This is detected at startup and Vantage tries to update the PDS directory with this internal information.
In order to update the PDS directory UPDATE ACCESS to the script library is required.

It is correct that scripts can be created or changed using the Windows Client, even if the Vantage USERID does not have UPDATE ACCESS to the script library, as in this case the update is performed under the security
context of the logged on TSO User, who must have appropriate permissions to the library.
 

Additional Information

For Security requirements for Data Sets used by Vantage see chapter Grant Authority for Data Sets Update

For details on PDS Directory Statistics see chapter PDS Directory Statistics