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Program Freezer

Because programs are frequently updated, you must monitor these changes to ensure that they conform to your data center’s change control practices. However, even the best data center policies cannot always catch “changes made on the fly” or changes to protected data. Using the CA Auditor Program Freezer functions, you can detect changes that escape the normal methods of detection.

Use the Program Freezer Add option the first time you freeze a program. This option adds the program to the CA Auditor database and performs the initial freeze. Once you add a program to the freezer database, you can use the Refreeze Program panel to refreeze and monitor changes to that program.

CA Auditor considers a file a program if it is a member or is in virtual storage. If the file is not a program, use the File Freezer option. Use only the Program Freezer Delete and Program Freezer Query options for programs in virtual storage—the Program Freezer Add panel cannot be used for programs in virtual storage. All programs that you can add using the Program Freezer Add panel can be added using the File Freezer Add panel.

The ADD function does not change program information already in the database. To refreeze programs in the database at the same time, use the REFREEZE option and then add the new programs.

To add a program to the CA Auditor database

  1. From the Primary menu select option 5.

    The Program Information menu is displayed.

  2. Select option 5.

    The Program Freezer options are displayed.

  3. Select option 1.

    The Program Freezer Add screen is displayed with the frozen programs listed.

  4. Press Enter.

    The Programs To Add To Freezer panel is displayed with a preview of the results of your request for review.

  5. Press F3 to cancel the additions or change NO to YES to confirm the initial freezes.