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iSecurity AP-Journal Release News

  • Product is enabled to continue working without locking the *BASE.
  • Improvements and issue fixes.
  • SIEM improvements
  • Fixed: System Control in AP-Journal had locked SMZ4 when starting jobs
  • SIEM all FIELDS – DFT 9.
  • Fixed: AP-Journal license for Business intelligence again supports container.
  • We changed the license code for Applications. Only receivers functions are allowed. Container actions are not.
  • SIEM enhancement for JR sends more fields.
  • When activating AP-Journal using STRJR, 11, 11, 1 APP(*ALL) CPD1EFA, you now can specify *ALL with another object type.
  • AP Journal HTML format report was improved. The header had overlapped with some of the rows in the report.
  • We added activation instructions.
  • Commands that require entry of Application name or Report name, now display the existing names if F4=Prompt is used.
  • Prints of data from an Application or a Report now include the Selection criteria
  • Improvements in HTML/PDF to enable support of special characters, larger files etc.
  • Cumulative changes for Versions 8.57 through 9.06

    • UnDo option for displayed operations
      Once updates are displayed, user can select U=Undo and undo one or more operations. This procedure is based on the RRN (Relative Record Number) of the record. If the expected data in the RRN is not found, the Undo informs this and requests additional consent before performing the operation.
    • Product enhanced to support Data Queue journaling
      The product now supports journaling of the following types: File, IFS, Data-Area, Data-Queue
    • Enable sending only Commitment updates to SIEM
      The DB Journal reflects all activities including those which have been rolled down (not committed). As such, transmitting the information of the DB Journal in As-Is format may not show the actual changes.
      To denote this, in every application, select 6. SIEM Support, and specify:
      As only operation/Committed. C                      Y=Yes, C=After commit, N=No
    • Support for working with three SIEMs in parallel
      It is possible to select which SIEM of the three supported will get the information.To denote this, in every application, select 6. SIEM Support, and specify:
      1 2 3
      Send to SIEM . . . . . . . . Y Y Y                  Y=Yes, N=No
    • The product Safe-Update was added to the same library as AP-Journal
      The product Safe-Update protects production libraries against update attempts made by unauthorized programs. In this aspect it complements AP-Journal, which can report such updates after being done.
    • The Journal printing commands DSPAPCRJ and DSPDBJRN have been enhanced to optionally include the Ticket number of updates made with an active Safe-Update ticket
      Safe-Update is a product that regulates File-Editor usage in production environments. The Ticket number replaces in such cases the Job or Job-user fields.
      This is set by a new parameter INCTKT in the Display commands:
      Include ticket # as  . . . . . .   *JOB          *JOB, *USER, *NO
    • Installation on IASP support
      AP-Journal has been enhanced to support installation on IASP. (AP-Journal already supports data that exists on IASP.)
    • Set Journal As Planned now supports generic names
      STRJR, 11, 71-73 provides a Journal Objects Care to ensure that files are journaled, and to the right journal, as planned. The command Set Journal As Planned (SETJRPLN) now supports generic names
    • Organizations can now decide to share Item Groups and Time Groups between Audit and AP-Journal.
      To define this sharing, use Global Installation Defaults parameter (89, 59):
      Share Item/Time Groups Y     Y=Yes
      (AP-Journal shares Audit)
    • Improvements in AP-Journal scheduler to allow easier use.
    • The text (No Data) appears in email subjects when the data set to be transmitted is empty. This saves the time it would take to open the attachment.
    • Improvement in HTML and PDF.
    • Improved Support of G type fields
    • Improve support for Authority on Demand reports when there are empty Journal receivers.

    Sharing Item/Time Groups between Audit And AP Journal.

    Now it is possible to share group/time definitions between Audit and AP Journal. To define if AP Journal is sharing Item/Time group with Audit, use Global Installation Defaults parameter.

    Share Item/Time Groups  .  Y           Y=Yes (AP-Journal shares Audit)

In STRJR>11>79 – Building Journals and Receivers, menu items were added

  • When adding a journal, the Program Library, and the IP address are added and the user can start a new receiver. To add a journal, do the following:
    1. Select 82 – Maintenance Menu from the AP‐Journal Main Menu.
    2. Select 71 – Add Journal from the Maintenance Menu.
  • Users can now define journal output as either an application or a report. To define journal output, do the following:
    • Select 11 – Applications, BizAlerts etc. from the AP‐Journal Main Menu.
    • Select 1 – Work with Journal Applications from the Applications, BizAlerts – Definitions Menu.
    •  A new BASE support menu has been added to all products.

Many of the options from the Maintenance Menu were moved to the BASE Support Menu.

The email options from the Configuration Menu have also been moved to the BASE Support Menu.

To make use of this new feature, the BASE product (SMZ4) MUST be installed first.

To access the BASE Support Menu, select 89 – Base Support from the product Main Menu.

  • When adding a journal, the Program Library, and the IP address are added you can start a new receiver.
    To add a journal, do the following:
    • Select 82 – Maintenance Menu from the AP‐Journal Main Menu.
    • Select 71 – Add Journal from the Maintenance Menu.
  • Define journal output as either an application or a report.
    To define journal output, do the following:
    • Select 11 – Applications, BizAlerts etc. from the AP‐Journal Main Menu.
    • Select 1 – Work with Journal Applications from the Applications, BizAlerts – Definitions Menu.
  • The journal Collect Job Now works under the SECURITY4P user profile.