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What Resource Group Records Do

The X‑RGP record cross‑references the resource name and the $TYPE control statement in a resource rule and can cross‑reference another X‑RGP record. For resource access validations, CA ACF2 for VM matches the X‑RGP record ID with the resource name specified in the $KEY field of the resource rule record.
CA ACF2 for VM matches the value defined in the TYPE field of the X‑RGP record with the $TYPE control statement in the resource rule.

To let users access a group of transactions, you need to do the following:

• Ensure that the type codes of the resources are defined in the VMO RESTYPE record.
• Specify the individual transactions that belong in the group.
• Assign the group a resource group name (which is the record ID of the
  X‑RGP record).
• Specify the type code of the resource rule in an X‑RGP record.
• Use the X‑RGP record ID to write one resource rule for all of the transactions that belong to the resource group. Specify the resource group name (the
  X‑RGP record ID) in the $KEY field of the resource rule record and ensure that you use the same type code for both the resource rule and the X‑RGP record.
• Use the ACFSERVE RELOAD RESOURCE RGP command to rebuild the resident typelist for the resource type.
• Use the ACFSERVE RELOAD XREF command to rebuild the cross‑reference table.

For more information about resource rules, see the “About Resource Rules” chapter. For information about the CA ACF2 for VM console operator commands, see the Systems Programmer Guide.