Maintaining Access Rules with the ACF Command

This chapter provides information for maintaining access rules through the ACF command. The ACF command lets you maintain access rules through line commands instead of the full‑screen panels. Whatever method you choose, you must have the necessary privileges in your logonid record to process access rules.

After you complete this chapter, you will know how to use the ACF command to:

Establish the RULE setting and issue ACF subcommands
Create an access rule, including control statements and rule entries
Create access rules for all portions of your VM system
Compile rule information from a CMS file
Store an access rule on the Rule database
Decompile an existing access rule
Change an access rule
Delete an access rule
Test an access rule before you store it.

This section contains the following topics:

Beginning Rule Processing

Access Rule Components

How CA ACF2 for VM Sorts Rules

Using ACF COMPILE to Build Access Rules from a Terminal

Compiling an Access Rule from a CMS File

Using ACF STORE to Store Access Rules

Using ACF DECOMP to Display Access Rules

Changing an Access Rule

Using ACF DELETE to Delete an Access Rule

Using ACF TEST to Test an Access Rule