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Security Level (SRT)

The level of security is site-dependent and is defined in the System Resource Table (SRT) parameter, SECLVL=. This parameter determines the level of security enforced by CA Datacom Datadictionary. If more security information is defined in a profile than is specified with the SECLVL= parameter, the information is used by the CA Datacom Datadictionary Security Facility, as appropriate.

Person Level SECLVL=0

Any user identified with a PERSON entity-occurrence is authorized access to most CA Datacom Datadictionary capabilities. An example is one or two people in a small shop.

Facility Level SECLVL=1

Restricts a user to selected batch and online facilities such as the DDUPDATE and DDCFBLD of batch or the CA File Maintenance Mode of CA Datacom Datadictionary online, and so on.

Entity Level SECLVL=2

Restricts access of a user to selected entity-types. For example, in a medium-sized shop, a group of people maintain, report, and develop definitions in CA Datacom Datadictionary and need full access in all statuses, while operation analysts need access to jobs, steps, and programs and do not need access to other definitions in CA Datacom Datadictionary.

Status Level SECLVL=3

Restricts access of a user to selected entity-types in a certain status. For example, developers designing files and databases change TEST status definitions and do not need to access PROD status definitions, while support personnel need access to PROD status definitions and do not need access to TEST status definitions.

Function Level SECLVL=4

Restricts access of a user to selected functions that can be performed on a certain entity-type in a certain status. For example, development personnel can retrieve, display, and update an entity-type in TEST status and only display PROD status definitions, while support personnel would have display-only access to TEST status and have retrieve, display, and update access to PROD status definitions.

Security levels are cumulative. In other words, Status Level security implies that Person Level security and Entity Level security have been defined.