PQ74701: PROVIDE THREAD IDENTITY SUPPORT FOR CONNECTORS FOR WEBSPHERE FOR Z/OS 5.0

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APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
Connector Thread Identity Support will not be available at GA
and will be implemented with this APAR.  Thread Identity Support
is the capability to have the identity associated with the
current thread be used as the owner of the connection when a
getConnection() is issued with res-auth=Container. This
capability was supported in WebSphere z/OS 4.0.1 and will be
added to WebSphere z/OS 5.0 with this APAR.  Until this APAR
is implemented, customers will be able to associate a
userid/password with each ConnectionFactory or datasource that
is configured.  The associated userid will then be used as the
connection owner whenever a connection is requested from the
configured ConnectionFactory or datasource.
Local fix Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server    *
*                 V5.0 for z/OS                                *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Need to provide thread identity support *
*                      for connectors under WebSphere V5.0     *
*                      for z/OS.                               *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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In WebSphere V4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390 when getting a
connection, support was provided by Connection Management to use
the userid associated with the current thread as the owner of
the connection. This support was provided for IMS, CICS, and DB2
JDBC connectors. Similar support is required in WebSphere V5.0
for z/OS 5.0 for these connectors.
Problem conclusion
This apar fix provides the capability to use the identity of the
current thread as the owner of a connection when obtaining a
connection. This function is only applicable to the following
connectors that support the use of thread identity when getting
a connection: 5.01 CTG CICS ECI Connector, IMS 2.1 Connector,
the DB2 390 Local JDBC Provider for WebSphere V5.0 for z/OS used
through the Relational Resource Adapter (RRA), and the IMS JDBC
Connector for WebSphere V5.0 for z/OS. In the case of the DB2
390 Local JDBC Provider, the support is initally only available
for the new 5.0 datasource support used J2EE 1.3 applications.
This function is also applicable to connections obtained through
the WebSphere MQ JMS Provider, i.e. external MQ, (see 
PQ74697
for more details).

APAR PQ74701 requires a change to the WebSphere V5.0 for
z/OS documentation.

To access the latest online documentation that discusses the
Thread Identity Support, go to the Web site at:


http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/index.jsp

The InfoCenter is updated with the following three new files:
  cdat_conthid
  rdat_conthidref
  tdat_conthidep
Enter "thread identity" as the InfoCenter search argument to see
the content in these files. The documentation describes the
thread identity support function, and lists the steps required
to implement this function. It also defines levels of thread
identity support.

APAR PQ74701 is associated with SERVICE LEVEL W500103 of
WebSphere Application Server V5.0 for z/OS.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ74701
Reported component name WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Reported component ID 5655I3500
Reported release 500
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Special Attention NoSpecatt
Submitted date 2003-05-30
Closed date 2003-08-01
Last modified date 2003-08-08

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Publications Referenced

Fix information
Fixed component name WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Fixed component ID 5655I3500

Applicable component levels
R500 PSY UQ79131    UP03/08/08 I 1000

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Document Information


Current web document: swg1PQ74701.html
Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
Operating system(s):
Software version: 500
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ74701
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Aug 8, 2003