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Workspace IBM Z Common Data Provider
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 2, 2021

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CDPz: support nonprintable characters for datatype 6 of SMF80DTA

System: Product Common Data Provider for z Systems
Actor: User needing support for nonprintable characters for datatype 6 of SMF80DTA

CDPz collects operational data from z/OS SMF, syslog, joblogs and other sources and sends to subcribers (analytic patforms)

Description: Our customer is willing to use CDP to collect security data fom z/OS and send to SIEM Splunk. However, non printable characters for datatype 6 of SMF80DTA are not supported thereby excuding critical information needed to understand what is going on.
Example:

Event: 23 Command REMOVE
Data type 6 for command REMOVE:
6, Data type 6
26, Length
Ø, Data reported by CDP - the entity removed is missing.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 6, 2021

    Hi,

    We are dealing the same problem in one of our customers. Could you please give us an estimation when will be this fix released? Thank you.

    Tamas Pencs
    Kyndryl, Hungary

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 6, 2021

    Hi,

    We are dealing the same problem in one of our customers. Could you please give us an estimation when will be this fix released? Thank you.

    Tamas Pencs
    Kyndryl, Hungary

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