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Private Reports: SYSOUT/DIST ID Relationships

A private report, either a CA Deliver-generated report or a CA View SYSOUT group, is output that has a list of linked DIST IDs that are checked before access is allowed. If the DIST ID of a user is not valid for access to a private report, the user cannot access that report. For example, if a user in EXP mode tries to view a private report and the DIST ID is not in the set of valid DIST IDs, CA View automatically denies access.

The facility that identifies valid users of private output is called private report viewing.

Private report viewing can also link a list of report IDs or SYSOUT IDs to a DIST ID, so that one DIST ID can access multiple reports/SYSOUTs. EXP mode users have a list of reports; SAR mode users have a list of SYSOUTs.

If you are a system administrator with master authority, you are provided with two methods for setting up private reports and SYSOUT groups with the Private Report Viewing facility. These two methods are identified by the names of the commands that invoke them:

• DEF SYSOUT (Define SYSOUT)
• DEF DIST (Define distribution)

Note: Because private report relationships are inherent in CA Deliver (they are established when a report's distribution list is defined), and the CA View EXP mode is similar to CA Deliver, these relationships or lists do not have to be established in EXP mode.