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File Information Checklists

To complete the checklists in this chapter, you use options from the File Information Menu. You access this menu by selecting option 6 from the Primary Menu.

The audit tests described in these checklists analyze the way that z/OS processes files. The checklists do the following:

File Integrity Analysis

Analyze the integrity of the z/OS system password, detect irregularities in load libraries, and review the accuracy of the VTOCs of data center disk packs.

Catalog File Scan

Review the names and locations on disk of the z/OS libraries, detect any changes in their location or security exposures, and determine the reasons for any changes made.

Volume File Scan

Analyze the disk packs, verify their VTOCs, and evaluate their use and protection.

File Comparison

Review differences in applications or system data files.

File History Search

Review the SMF records that journal access, updates, and other operations on z/OS system or production applications data files.

File Freezer

Review the efficiency of the data center’s change‑control practices.

Use the W/P Ref column on these checklists to record a cross‑reference to the work paper that documents your findings about the aspect of z/OS that the checklist analyzes.