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Name Equates Entries (NAMEQU)

The NAMEQU entries become the pseudo data set names that are sent to the RACROUTE macro. Each entry corresponds to a specific security control point that you can secure. There are six different security call formats for pseudo data sets. The following shows the correlation of the pseudo data set formats to security control points:

Security Control Point

Format

Where the Security Check Occurs

Environment

ENVIRONMENT_ACCESS

(formerly FORMAT1)

  • Prior to building the Environment Selection menu
  • When you change the current environment through a panel
  • During batch processing to validate your environment access

Primary Options

PRIMARY_OPTIONS

(formerly FORMAT2)

  • Prior to building the Environments Primary Options menu
  • During LOAD/UNLOAD/RELOAD processing
  • During batch package processing

Foreground Options

FOREGROUND_OPTION

(formerly FORMAT3)

  • Prior to building the Foreground Options menu for the environment

Action Initiation

ACTION_INITIATION-standard and extension

(formerly FORMAT4 and FORMAT5)

  • Prior to performing the requested action
  • Prior to cast, during package processing if PKGCSEC=Y
  • Prior to inspect, during package processing if PKGISEC=Y
  • During package verification processing

Package Actions

PACKAGE_ACTIONS

  • Prior to performing the requested package action

Concurrent Action Processing

CONCURRENT_ACT_PROC

  • Prior to initiating concurrent batch actions