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Types of Shift Records

There are two different type codes in the storage class “T,” SFT for Shift records, and ZON for Zone records. These records control access according to time‑of‑day and date.

Shift records (SFT)

The shift record has a type code of SFT. In a user's logonid record, the value of the SHIFT field indicates the shift record that applies to that user. You can also reference this record in access rules and resource rules to control data access by time‑of‑day and day‑of‑week.

A shift record name is one‑to eight‑characters long. The fields in this record can specify:

• Days of the week (two characters, such as MO and TU)
• Dates (mm/dd/yy, dd/mm/yy, or yy/mm/dd), depending on the DATE operand of the OPTS VMO record
• Time ( hhmm, hours and minutes, in five minute intervals using a 24‑hour clock)

You can specify the LOGSHIFT field in a user's logonid record, letting the user access the system outside of his specified shift period. All such off‑shift system accesses are logged. These loggings appear in the Invalid Password/Authority Log (ACFRPTPW).

Zone Records (ZON)

The zone record has a type code of ZON. It contains one field that specifies that particular time zone's offset (in hours and minutes) from CPU time. In a user's logonid record, the value of the ZONE field indicates the zone record that applies to that user. zone record names are one to three characters.