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Report Indexing / Re: Data in column 2 not showing when report loads
« on: August 15, 2022, 12:30:04 PM »
Glad to see you got it fixed! Thanks for posting your solution.
-JD.
-JD.
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Report Indexing / Re: Best Practice - Index vs Filter
« on: August 15, 2022, 11:27:43 AM »
1) Storage space. Indexes take up a lot of space.
2) Only the MOST UNIQUE ("high cardinality") fields like customer number or policy number.
3) Usually.
4) Probably.
Indexes in the CMOD database work the same was as the index in the back of a book. Indexing the words 'the' 'and' & 'a' are pointless, because it's not particularly meaningful or useful - you only put words in the index that help you find what you're looking for.
I've had a few questions about this lately. I'll write something up.
-JD.
2) Only the MOST UNIQUE ("high cardinality") fields like customer number or policy number.
3) Usually.
4) Probably.
Indexes in the CMOD database work the same was as the index in the back of a book. Indexing the words 'the' 'and' & 'a' are pointless, because it's not particularly meaningful or useful - you only put words in the index that help you find what you're looking for.
I've had a few questions about this lately. I'll write something up.
-JD.
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MP Server / Re: Converting mainframe Hex character
« on: July 22, 2022, 01:47:17 PM »
Can you post your indexing parameters so we can see what's going on?
Thanks.
-JD.
Thanks.
-JD.
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Report Indexing / Re: Data in column 2 not showing when report loads
« on: July 22, 2022, 01:39:48 PM »
Column 2? That's weird - it's normally the first column that goes missing if you get the indexing parameters wrong.
Can you share some sample data and your indexing parameters?
Thanks.
-JD.
Can you share some sample data and your indexing parameters?
Thanks.
-JD.
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Announcements & News / Re: SECURITY - IBM FLASH update on Log4j
« on: July 22, 2022, 01:38:15 PM »
I saw this, but I don't think there's anything particularly new or exciting in the technote.
Can anyone provide some more insight on what's changed?
-JD.
Can anyone provide some more insight on what's changed?
-JD.
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MP Server / Re: Successful Load Fails to Unload
« on: June 21, 2022, 07:01:48 AM »
Try adding the -Q parameter...
If that doesn't work, consider removing everything after 57FAA and trying again.
-JD.
Code: [Select]
-Q Continue if unable to find LoadId in System LogIf that doesn't work, consider removing everything after 57FAA and trying again.
-JD.
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Report Indexing / Re: counting number of documents in CMOD
« on: June 08, 2022, 02:33:49 PM »
I'm guessing you have a large number of empty App Groups.
-JD.
-JD.
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MP Server / Re: Audit , SSL/TLS
« on: June 08, 2022, 07:41:29 AM »
In response to your question about SSL/TLS versions, there are some undocumented parameters that you can add to ars.ini in order to control how CMOD & SSL work together:
https://cmod.wiki/index.php?title=ars.ini#Unlisted_CMOD_Configuration_Parameters
-JD.
https://cmod.wiki/index.php?title=ars.ini#Unlisted_CMOD_Configuration_Parameters
-JD.
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MP Server / Re: Audit , SSL/TLS
« on: June 08, 2022, 05:11:22 AM »
As far as I know, there is no such feature, but it's possible to build something that does this.
This would probably be a good candidate for an Enhancement Request.
-JD.
This would probably be a good candidate for an Enhancement Request.
-JD.
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MP Server / Re: Audit , SSL/TLS
« on: June 07, 2022, 11:31:27 AM »
As long as you have maximal logging enabled, the System Log is your Audit Trail.
Unless you have some specific need that you haven't told us about...
-JD.
Unless you have some specific need that you haven't told us about...
-JD.
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Other / Re: Tsm/Spectrum protect filenames
« on: May 16, 2022, 05:57:30 AM »
Ah. So you're just exploring. 
If you want to ensure that you can still get files from TSM/SP (for auditing reliability) then you can simply do retrievals from CMOD for data that you know has been moved to TSM/SP.
If you're trying to do the reverse, you can query a filespace, and then compare the list of document objects returned to the Application Group's database tables.
If you want to do a project that does this in a more automated fashion, please reach out to me by phone or eMail.
-JD.
If you want to ensure that you can still get files from TSM/SP (for auditing reliability) then you can simply do retrievals from CMOD for data that you know has been moved to TSM/SP.
If you're trying to do the reverse, you can query a filespace, and then compare the list of document objects returned to the Application Group's database tables.
If you want to do a project that does this in a more automated fashion, please reach out to me by phone or eMail.
-JD.
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Other / Re: Tsm/Spectrum protect filenames
« on: May 13, 2022, 07:30:03 AM »
Hi.
It's not really clear what you're trying to do. Are you investigating a problem with CMOD? You shouldn't normally need to worry about the inner workings of CMOD unless there's a problem.
CMOD uses the archive facility of TSM / Spectrum Protect, not the backup facility.
What's the end goal here?
-JD.
It's not really clear what you're trying to do. Are you investigating a problem with CMOD? You shouldn't normally need to worry about the inner workings of CMOD unless there's a problem.
CMOD uses the archive facility of TSM / Spectrum Protect, not the backup facility.
What's the end goal here?
-JD.
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Report Indexing / Re: Document download
« on: May 12, 2022, 08:52:23 AM »
Hi Steve.
Just remove the -c option (concatenate). I know that this will have an effect on other parameters (like the -g option that provides the generic index file) and possibly others.
Alternately, I have a utility that splits files out of generic index files. Contact me if you'd like some help with this work.
-JD.
Just remove the -c option (concatenate). I know that this will have an effect on other parameters (like the -g option that provides the generic index file) and possibly others.
Alternately, I have a utility that splits files out of generic index files. Contact me if you'd like some help with this work.
-JD.
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MP Server / Re: Users with and without SSO
« on: May 10, 2022, 08:26:36 AM »
Hi Anne!
LDAP is normally a ON or OFF, with nothing inbetween.
Having said that, there is a configuration parameter in the ars.cfg file that lets you 'exclude' a short list of User ID's from LDAP authentication - this is normally used for administrative accounts and service accounts (loading / ODWEK API access, etc.) so that they don't have to change their passwords regularly, as required by the enterprise LDAP system.
To get the functionality you require, you'd have to write a custom CMOD Security User Exit.
Hope all is well, and take care!
-JD.
LDAP is normally a ON or OFF, with nothing inbetween.
Having said that, there is a configuration parameter in the ars.cfg file that lets you 'exclude' a short list of User ID's from LDAP authentication - this is normally used for administrative accounts and service accounts (loading / ODWEK API access, etc.) so that they don't have to change their passwords regularly, as required by the enterprise LDAP system.
To get the functionality you require, you'd have to write a custom CMOD Security User Exit.
Hope all is well, and take care!
-JD.
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Report Indexing / Re: APK462S A TRIGGER PARAMETER WAS SPECIFIED, BUT THE INPUT FILE IS ALREADY INDEXED
« on: April 13, 2022, 07:16:12 AM »
It looks like you already have a .ind file in the directory, so arsload is trying to use that, but sees that there's already an index file in the directory.
-JD.
-JD.