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Object Classes

Predefined pattern classes have been established to define the characteristics of the objects to be matched. These classes define whether the object is nodal or nodeless, what characters to recognize as node separators, and the size of the object. The following classes are predefined for the CA TLMS pattern masking facility:

MVSFILE

Indicates that the object is a z/OS file (data set) name. The object is defined as nodal, 44 characters in length, and uses the period (.) as a node separator.

MVSJOB

Represents any z/OS name that has the same characteristics as the job name. The object is defined as nodeless and eight bytes in length. Other objects in this class include DDnames, step names, PROC names, program names, and so forth.