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Masking the $SYSID

By masking the $SYSID control statement, you can create a rule set that applies to multiple DB2 subsystems.

You can use the asterisk to mask the $SYSID field. The number of characters, including asterisks, must correspond to the number of positions in the $SYSID field. For example, a mask of DB** matches DB23 and DBP3.

The dash (‑) is not a valid masking character in the $SYSID value. When a dash occurs in the $SYSID value, CA ACF2 Option for DB2 treats it as a literal character for matching purposes. For example, the SYSID of PR-1 covers only the DB2 subsystem with the ID of PR-1.

For more information about using a SYSID in CA ACF2 Option for DB2, see SYSID Use in CA ACF2 Option for DB2 in “Defining DB2 Records.”