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Masking in Resource Rules

You can also mask the $KEY of a resource rule. This greatly reduces the number of rules that you need to write during initial implementation.

Use masking to select a series of items, such as files or programs that have similar characters in their names. Instead of selecting each item individually, masking lets you select all items at once by entering a masking name‑that is, a common root name and masking symbols. A masking symbol is like a “wild card” that represents any other character that can be included in the name of an item. CA ACF2 for z/VM supports two masking symbols: the asterisk (*) and the dash (‑).