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Name Argument

This argument specifies the type of information to be returned. You can specify any of the following values for name:

PRODUCT

Returns the name of the security product (TSS, RACF, ACF2, or UNKNOWN SECURITY PRODUCT).

Valid in CA ACF2: Yes

Valid in CA Top Secret: Yes

Valid in RACF: Yes

MODE

Returns one of the following CA ACF2 operating modes:

Valid in CA ACF2: Yes

Valid in CA Top Secret: No

Valid in RACF: No

RELEASE

Returns the release number of CA ACF2, CA Top Secret, or RACF.

Valid in CA ACF2: Yes

Valid in CA Top Secret: Yes

Valid in RACF: Yes

USERID

Returns the security product user ID of the current user.

Valid in CA ACF2: Yes

Valid in CA Top Secret: Yes

Valid in RACF: Yes

GROUP

Returns the ID of the security group to which the current security product user or job is assigned.

Valid in CA ACF2: No

Valid in CA Top Secret: Yes

Valid in RACF: Yes

UID

Returns the UID string for the current CA ACF2 user.

Valid in CA ACF2: Yes

Valid in CA Top Secret: No

Valid in RACF: No

SOURCE

Returns the submission source for the current job or TSO session. This is the VTAM LU name for TSO sessions or the name of the job, TSO user, or started task that submitted the current job (wrote it to the internal reader).

Valid in CA ACF2: Yes

Valid in CA Top Secret: Yes

Valid in RACF: Yes

SPECIAL

Returns TRUE if the current user ID has the Special attribute, or returns FALSE otherwise.

Valid in CA ACF2: No

Valid in CA Top Secret: Yes

Valid in RACF: Yes

AUDITOR

Returns TRUE if the current user ID has the Auditor attribute or returns FALSE otherwise.

Valid in CA ACF2: No

Valid in CA Top Secret: Yes

Valid in RACF: Yes

OPERATIONS

Returns TRUE if the current user ID has the Operations attribute or FALSE otherwise.

Valid in CA ACF2: No

Valid in CA Top Secret: Yes

Valid in RACF: Yes

USERDATA

Returns the installation data for the current user ID.

Valid in CA ACF2: No

Valid in CA Top Secret: Yes

Valid in RACF: Yes

Important! This value will be removed from the CA OPS/MVS product in a future release. You should modify your code to use the new OPSECURE('A','INSTALLATIONDATA') function instead.