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PPT Library Search

To gain the powers granted by the program properties table (PPT), a program must reside in an APF-authorized library or in the link pack area. Even if the program is not linked as authorized, it still gains the special privileges assigned by the PPT.

The PPT Library Search lets you display specific information about each program that resides in the PPT. This information includes the date that the program was linked into the library of origin, the size of the program, and the library where the program resides.

To search for a program from the Program Properties Table Analysis panel

  1. From the Primary Menu, select option 3.

    The z/OS Technical Information screen is displayed.

  2. Select option 6.

    The Program Properties Table Analysis panel is displayed.

  3. Enter S (Select) next to one or more PPT programs to request the search.

    The PPT Library Search panel is displayed. You cannot enter information on this panel. You can browse the program by entering B (Browse) next to it or freeze it by entering F (Freeze).

If this panel displays only the program name in the PROGRAM field and CA Auditor searched all of the possible libraries, the program displayed indicates a security exposure. A user could create a program with the same name and place it in an APF library or into the LPA. This lets the program gain the special privileges assigned to that entry in the PPT.