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Pass/Fail Indicator

Information is passed from events to the Security Exit Program through a Parameter Address List described later in this appendix. The exit program then indicates what action CA‑PanAPT should take based upon the Pass/Fail indicator.

Upon entry to the Security Exit Program, the value of the Pass/Fail indicator is set to C or F according to CA‑PanAPT's built-in authorization for the activity. Based on the indicator, CA‑PanAPT can take one of two possible actions:

• Process the request and continue normally.
• Fail the current request but permit another selection.

To cause a particular response, set up the Pass/Fail indicator as follows:

• Process the request and CONTINUE normally. This occurs when you set the Pass/Fail indicator to C. CA‑PanAPT processes the user's request and continues normally.
• FAIL the current request, but permit another selection. This occurs when you set the Pass/Fail indicator to F. The user remains on the CA‑PanAPT panel but receives a security violation error message.
• FAIL the request if an invalid response is specified in the Pass/Fail indicator and write a message to the ISPF log data set.