Scenario #1: Macro-based automation: Configuring Web Express Logon in a z/OS and DCAS environment

You are a network administrator who works for an electric and gas company with over 1000 employees. These employees must connect to z/OS V1R4 host systems and host-based applications throughout the day to access customer and employee records. Using IBM WebSphere Host On-Demand, they are able to access the data securely through their Java-enabled browsers and do not have to interact directly with the traditional mainframe green screen. Your job is to maintain this environment.

Here is a summary of your environment:

• host operating system: z/OS V1R4 with APAR PQ74457
• network security application: IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business V4.1
• J2EE-compliant Web application server for editing and deploying CMS: IBM WebSphere Application Server V5
• HCM database application: IBM DB2 Universal Database V7

You have just upgraded to Host On-Demand Version 8 and learned that you can enable single sign-on for Host On-Demand within your existing z/OS V1R4 environment.

You take the following steps to enable Web Express Logon:

Complete the planning worksheet

Configure the network security application (if needed)

Configure the Digital Certificate Access Server

Create the SSL key database

Create the Host Credential Mapper database

Configure the Credential Mapper Servlet

Deploy the Credential Mapper Servlet

Start creating your HTML file

Configure your Host On-Demand session

Record the Web Express Logon macro

Finish creating your HTML file

Click Next to complete the planning worksheet.