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Functional Security

Functional security involves protecting CA Endevor SCM inventory functions from unauthorized access. These functions include access to menu options, the ability to perform certain actions against certain inventory areas, and other secured CA Endevor SCM options.

Functional security is provided by CA Endevor SCM, unlike data set security. You must choose between one of two methods for providing functional security:

Native Security Tables

Control environment access, primary and foreground menu options, and action authorization.

External Security Interface (ESI)

Controls environment access, primary and foreground menu options, action authorization, package actions, and concurrent action processing authorization, as well as allowing you to store security rules under your site security package. In addition, ESI allows you to customize your functional security capabilities.