SailPoint Connector for ACF2 includes the following features:
- Full aggregation
- Provisioning
- Monitoring of ACF2 activities to update IdentityIQ/IdentityNow in real time with User, Group and Password changes
This release includes new features, enhancements and fixes for important issues.
New Features and Enhancements
SailPoint Connector for ACF2 version 4.0.02 provides support for the following new features:
| Features |
Description |
| Improved Aggregation Performance |
SailPoint Connector for ACF2 version 4.0.02 now supports one phase account aggregation, which means that when accounts are aggregated, each account which is aggregated includes the connections as well. Therefore, there is not a separate phase of connections aggregation as it used to be until Connector for ACF2 version 4.0.02.
The one phase account aggregation feature is in effect when an equivalent support is provided by IdentityIQ which would be available with IdentityIQ version 7.2 and 7.1 Patch 4.
The changes caused due to one phase account aggregation may influence the existing customers who have implemented GTUSERS or GTUG2UC post-script. GTUG2UC (Get Connection) script does not get control as connections are set as part of the GTUSERS (Get Users).
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| Secured communication using AT-TLS (SSL) |
For more information about the implementation of this support, see SailPoint Connector for ACF2 Administration Guide.
Secured communication using AT-TLS is supported for IdentityIQ versions 7.2, 7.0 Patch 6, 7.1 Patch 1 and above.
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| Password Phrase |
Password Phrase support includes the following features:
- The service account configured in IdentityIQ ACF2 application can now have password phrase.
- Provisioning transactions issued from IdentityIQ may include password or password phrase. The differentiation is based on the length. Any value which is longer than 8 characters is treated as a password phrase. This is relevant to Add Account, Update Account, Change Password and Test Connection transactions.
SailPoint Connector for ACF2 version 4.0.02 supports interceptions of password phrase with the application of PTF's (FSD0052, FSD0053, FSD0064, FSD0065). For more information on downloading the PTF's, see Mainframe E-Fixes.
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| Batch Utility |
The batch utility enables using the Connector for ACF2 directly within the Mainframe without the requirement of a partner (IdentityIQ/IdentityNow). The batch utility may be helpful in the following scenarios:
- For installation verification, when a new installation is performed and connection has not yet been established with IdentityIQ/IdentityNow.
- For testing or debugging purposes as instructed by SailPoint Support.
- When multiple provisioning transactions are required to be performed quickly and easily from Mainframe than from IdentityIQ/IdentityNow.
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| DFSMS |
SailPoint Connector for ACF2 version 4.0.02 installation partly supports SMS. The installer may provide VOLSER and UNIT parameters with empty values and lets z/OS DFSMS feature handle it.
For more information about the implementation of this support, see SailPoint Connector for ACF2 Administration Guide.
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| STCJOBs |
STCJOBs may be used as per customer requirement but it is required when temporary datasets are protected by the ACF2 TEMPDSN.
For more information about the implementation of this support, see SailPoint Connector for ACF2 Administration Guide.
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Resolved Issues
SailPoint Connector for ACF2 version 4.0.02 has resolved the following major issues:
| Issues |
Description |
| Queue full scenario due to aggregations |
SailPoint Connector for ACF2 version 4.0.02 now does not write the aggregation messages to the Queue file by default. Until Connector for ACF2 version 3.3.02 aggregation messages were written to the Queue file and could fill the Queue file when the Online or Offline Interception was not implemented. |
| Allows skipping GRS RNL processing |
SailPoint Connector for ACF2 version 4.0.02 supports skipping RNL search by GRS when required using the ENQRNL parameter.
For more information about the implementation of this support, see CTSPARM: Assembler format parameters section of SailPoint Connector for ACF2 Administration Guide.
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Supported Platforms
- SailPoint Connector for ACF2 version 4.0.02 can manage CA ACF2 for z/OS.
For a complete list of supported versions of z/OS, see Support for z/OS.
- Software requirements are as follows:
- Job Entry Subsystem: JES2 or JES3
- TSO/E
- SMP/E
- TCP/IP
Compatibility with IdentityIQ
SailPoint Connector for ACF2 version 4.0.02 is compatible with all supported versions of IdentityIQ.For supported versions of IdentityIQ for the following features, see New Features and Enhancements section above:
- Improved Aggregation Performance
- Secured communication using AT-TLS (SSL)
SailPoint recommends upgrade of Connector Gateway (packaged with IdentityIQ) when IdentityIQ is upgraded.
Installation information
For detailed information of the installation of SailPoint Connector for ACF2 version 4.0.02, see SailPoint Connector for ACF2 Administration Guide.
Downloads
Note: You are only entitled to download components for which you have an active license with SailPoint and the availability of a component for download does not grant you a license to use a component or entitle you to use a component for which you do not have an active license. Please contact your Account Representative or CSM for more information.
SailPoint Connector for ACF2 v4.0.02 - Installer
Documentation
SailPoint Connector for ACF2 v4.0.02 - Administration Guide
SailPoint Mainframe Messages Manual
