Maintaining Access Rules with the Full-Screen Feature › Writing Access Rules

Writing Access Rules

To begin writing access rules, you must access the Data Access Control (2) screen. To get to this screen, enter the full‑screen feature described in the “Using the CA ACF2 for VM Full‑Screen Feature” chapter and select option 2 from the Primary Option Menu.

Use this screen to select the type of data access maintenance you want to do. Enter your selection on the option line.

M9PA‑2000      Data Access Control (2)                  CA ACF2 for VM 
OPTION ===> ___________________________________________________________
                                                            TIME 17:12
      0 Change options or PFkeys
 
      1 Add Access Rule Set
 
      2 Display Access Rule Set(s)
 
      3 Change Access Rule Set(s)
 
      4 Delete Access Rule Set(s)
 
      5 Test an Access Rule Set
 
      Option may be followed by “.rulekey” to select
      the rule set to which the option is to apply.
 
 
 
 
 
PF1=Help       2=Print       3=Quit       4=Return      5=        6=
PF7=           8=            9=Director   10=           11=       12=Retrieve

You can enter a number followed by a rulekey to indicate the rule set to be affected. For example, the following displays the rule set with the $KEY of TLCAMS:

OPTION ===> 2.TLCAMS

Valid options are:

0 Change Options or Pfkeys

Displays the current values of the PF key settings and lets you change them.

1 Add Access Rule Set(s)

Lets you add new access rule sets.

2 Display access rule set(s)

Displays current access rule sets. You cannot update this field.

3 Change Access Rule Set(s)

Lets you change currently existing access rule sets.

4 Delete Access Rule Sets

Lets you delete access rule sets. There is no recovery from this action, so use caution. If you delete a rule set in error, you will have to recreate it.

5 Test an Access Rule Set

Lets you test an access rule set before it is compiled and stored on the Rule database.