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ACF Subcommands

After you enter the ACF command and establish the appropriate command setting, you can issue ACF subcommands. These subcommands let you do the actual processing of CA ACF2 for VM records and rule sets with the setting you established. The ACF subcommands are shown below.

You can abbreviate these subcommands to characters that uniquely identify each command. Uppercase letters indicate the minimum abbreviation for each subcommand.

ACFServe
Change
CMS
Compile
CP
DEComp
DELete
End
EXEc
Help
Insert
List
Quit
SEt (or seT)
Show
Store
Test
XEdit

Some subcommands are not valid in all settings. The END, QUIT, HELP, SET, and SHOW subcommands are common to all settings. The functions of all the ACF subcommands are described below.

ACFServe

This subcommand and its ACFSERVE command operands are passed to
CA ACF2 for VM CP code. Refer to for more information.

Change

Under the LID setting, this subcommand modifies the fields of the logonid record; under the SCOPE setting, it modifies scope records; under the SHIFT setting, it modifies shift records, and under the ENTRY setting, it modifies entry lists defining input sources and input source groups.

CMS

Specifies that when you enter a CMS command on the command line, the CMS command is executed. After the CMS command completes processing,
CA ACF2 for VM returns you to the ACF command mode you were in when you issued the CMS command. This subcommand lets you perform ACF command and CMS command functions in the same session.

Compile

Under the ACF, RULE, RESOURCE, CMDLIM, and DIAGLIM settings, this subcommand builds the specified rule sets.

CP

Issues a command to CP. This subcommand recognizes CP commands.

DEComp

Under the ACF, RULE, CMDLIM, DIAGLIM, RESOURCE, and MODEL setting, this subcommand decompiles a rule set that you had previously compiled or stored, and displays it on the screen.

DELete

Deletes individual records. In most CA ACF2 for VM settings, you can also delete several records.

End (or Quit)

Terminates the ACF command session and returns you to the CMS environment where you issued the ACF command.

EXEc

Runs an exec in an ACF command setting.

Help

Accesses the CA ACF2 for VM help facility. Provides information on
CA ACF2 for VM and ACF subcommands. You can enter HELP to access the help facility directly from CMS or any ACF setting.

Insert

Adds new records to the Logonid and Infostorage databases. You can use an existing logonid record as a model to add new logonid records. You can add entry records, scope records, and shift and zone records with this subcommand. This subcommand is valid in all ACF settings except RULE, CMDLIM, DIAGLIM, and RESOURCE.

List

Displays individual records or a range of records in the CA ACF2 for VM databases. When processing rules, LIST is a synonym for the DECOMP subcommand.

SEt (or T)

Tells CA ACF2 for VM what type of ACF command processing you want to do. You must always issue an operand following this subcommand.

Show

Displays information about your system. CA ACF2 for VM only displays information that you have the authority to see. This chapter contains more information on the SHOW subcommand on subsequent pages.

STore

Stores a compiled rule set. This subcommand lets you store compiled access rules, command and diagnose limiting rules, and resource rules. It is valid under the ACF, RULE, CMDLIM, DIAGLIM, and RESOURCE settings.

TEst

Verifies how CA ACF2 for VM interprets rules. This subcommand is valid under the ACF, RULE, CMDLIM, DIAGLIM, and RESOURCE settings.

XEdit

Issues the CMS XEDIT command to let you create new files and perform basic editing tasks.

Additional factors, besides the ACF command setting that you establish, determine what ACF subcommands you can use and under what conditions you can use them. They are: