Keywords › DEPARTMENT Keyword—Department ACID Assignment

DEPARTMENT Keyword—Department ACID Assignment

Valid on z/OS, z/VSE, and z/VM.

Use the DEPARTMENT keyword to:

• Assign a new ACID to a department
• List data about ACIDs in a department

When used with CREATE, this keyword has the following format:

TSS CREATE(user|profile|DCA acid) NAME('name')
                                  FACILITY(facname)
                                  PASSWORD(password)
                                  DEPARTMENT(acid)

TYPE(USER) and TYPE(PROFILE) ACIDs must be created in a department.

Since a DCA can only create ACIDs in his own department, the new ACID is assigned to the DCA's department. CA Top Secret does not accept the DEPARTMENT keyword when entered by a DCA, even if the DCA specifies his own department ACID. The DEPARTMENT keyword is only required when the person entering the command is not a DCA.

When used with LIST, this keyword has the following format:

TSS LIST(ACID|ACIDS) DATA(datatype(s))
                     TYPE(USER|PROFILE|DCA)
                     DEPARTMENT(acid)

CA Top Secret only displays data concerning ACIDs within the administrator's scope. An MSCA or an authorized SCA could obtain LIST data for the entire site. A VCA may list data for his division and all subordinate departments. A DCA may not specify the DEPARTMENT keyword.

This keyword is used with:

• The commands LIST, MOVE, and CREATE
• The ACID types User, Profile, and DCA

Examples: DEPARTMENT keyword

This example (entered by a DCA) creates a new TSO user for the TECH Department:

TSS CREATE(TECH10) NAME('TECH USER')
                   FACILITY(TSO)
                   PASSWORD(XXXX,15,EXP)
                   TYPE(USER)

When TECH10 signs on using his password, he is automatically prompted for a new password which expires every 15 days

This example is the same entry from an administrator other than the DCA:

TSS CREATE(TECH10) NAME('TECH USER')
                   FACILITY(TSO)
                   PASSWORD(XXXX,15,EXP)
                   DEPARTMENT(TECHDEP)
                   TYPE(USER)

This example lists the names of all users in the TECH Department:

TSS LIST(ACIDS) DATA(NAMES)
                DEPARTMENT(TECHDEP)