Specifying Virtual Terminal Masking Rules › Add or Select a Masking Rules Table

Add or Select a Masking Rules Table

Define a masking rules table before you define masking rules for applications.

To add or select a masking rules table

1. From the TPX Administration Menu, select option 2, TPX System Options.

   The TPX System Administration Menu is displayed.

2. Select option 3, Virtual Terminal Masking Rules.

   The TPX Masking Rules Table List is displayed.

3. Do one of the following:
   • To add a table, type S table-name on the command line, where table-name is the name of the table you want to add or select. Then press Enter.
   • To select an existing table, either type S table-name as described previously, or use the Tab key to move the cursor to the table you want, type S, and press Enter.

   In the following panel, the administrator is adding a masking rules table named SYSBTEST.

                     TPX Masking Rules Table List 
                                                          Panelid - TEN0150 
   Command ===> S SYSBTEST                                Userid  - SYSADMIN
                                                          Termid  - DXAP59B 
                                                          Date    - 03/14/03
     Masking Rules Table    Last updated by   Userid      Time    - 07:40:50
     SYSAPROD               03/03/03 13:33:12 TPXADMIN STARTUP 
   **************************** BOTTOM OF DATA *****************************
   

   The Masking Rules Table Entry List is displayed, as shown here.

                    TPX Masking Rules Table Entry List                           
                                                              Panelid  - TEN0151 
   Command  ===>                                              Userid   - VALGA02 
                                                              Termid   - A55TU055
      Masking Rules Table: SYSBTEST <New>                     Date     - 08/21/12
                                                              Time     - 15:36:29
      Masking Rules Table Entry                                                  
   ******************************* BOTTOM OF DATA *******************************
   

4. To copy an entire Masking Rules Table from another table, type COPY table-name on the command line. Then press Enter. You will see message: MENA8017 table-name copied. The copied Masking Rules Table Entries may now be modified.

                    TPX Masking Rules Table Entry List                           
                                                              Panelid  - TEN0151 
   Command  ===> copy sysaprod                                Userid   - VALGA02 
                                                              Termid   - A55TU055
      Masking Rules Table: SYSBTEST <New>                     Date     - 08/21/12
                                                              Time     - 15:36:29
      Masking Rules Table Entry                                                  
   ******************************* BOTTOM OF DATA ******************************
   

                  TPX Masking Rules Table Entry List                           
MENA8017 SYSAPROD copied                                    Panelid  - TEN0151 
 Command  ===>                                              Userid   - VALGA02 
                                                            Termid   - A55TU055
    Masking Rules Table: SYSBTEST <New>                     Date     - 08/21/12
                                                            Time     - 15:38:18
    Masking Rules Table Entry                                                  
    CICSA                                                                      
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ******************************

If you want CA TPX to use this table at startup, you must specify the table name in your startup procedure, as explained in the Installation Guide.