Methods of Profile Selection

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Methods of Profile Selection

If you are using RACF, SAF, CA ACF2, or CA Top Secret, you can use one of the following methods to determine which profiles are assigned to dynamic users.

Method of Profile Selection	Description
Specify a default profile in the SMRT.	You can specify a profile name in the Default Profile field of the System Options Table (SMRT). The profile specified in this field will be assigned to dynamic users when they sign on. For procedures for modifying the SMRT, see the Administration Guide.
Specify ADDPROFs in a Signon/Signoff user exit.	You can write a signon/signoff exit that uses ADDPROFs to assign profiles to dynamic users when they sign on. Dynamic users are sent to the Get Profile call point of the signon user exit. For information on using the signon/signoff exit, see the chapter Setting Up User Exits.
Specify information in the security system to perform user-level or profile-level profile selection.	User-level selection involves specifying information in the user record that will allow the security system to determine which profiles can be assigned to the user. Profile-level selection involves specifying rules in the security system that will allow the security system to determine which profiles can be assigned to which users.

Method of Profile Selection

Description

Specify a default profile in the SMRT.

You can specify a profile name in the Default Profile field of the System Options Table (SMRT). The profile specified in this field will be assigned to dynamic users when they sign on.

For procedures for modifying the SMRT, see the Administration Guide.

Specify ADDPROFs in a Signon/Signoff user exit.

You can write a signon/signoff exit that uses ADDPROFs to assign profiles to dynamic users when they sign on. Dynamic users are sent to the Get Profile call point of the signon user exit.

For information on using the signon/signoff exit, see the chapter Setting Up User Exits.

Specify information in the security system to perform user-level or profile-level profile selection.

User-level selection involves specifying information in the user record that will allow the security system to determine which profiles can be assigned to the user.

Profile-level selection involves specifying rules in the security system that will allow the security system to determine which profiles can be assigned to which users.