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APPLICATION Resource Class—Secure IMS Application Group Names

Valid on z/OS.

Use APPLICATION to secure IMS Application Group Names and, when securing APPC conversations (z/OS, ESA 4.2.2 and above), to identify the application name of the LU to which a conversation request is sent.

When used with TSS ADDTO/REMOVE, this resource class has the following format:

TSS ADDTO(acid) APPLICATION(oper,oper...)

Prefix length

One to eight characters

Capacity of list

One to five AGNs per TSS command

When used with TSS PERMIT/REVOKE, this resource class has the following format:

TSS PERMIT(acid) APPLICATION(prefix(es))

Prefix length

One to eight characters

Capacity of list

One to five prefixes per TSS command

APPLICATION is used with:

• The commands CREATE, ADDTO, REMOVE, PERMIT, REVOKE, ADMIN, DEADMIN, WHOOWNS, and WHOHAS
• The ACID types User, Profile, Department, Division, Zone, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, SCA, and MSCA when used with TSS ADD/REMOVE
• The ACID types User, Profile, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, SCA, and MSCA when used with TSS PERMIT/REVOKE
• APPL(OWN) authority to ADD or REMOVE ownership of APPLICATIONs from ACIDs
• APPLICATION(XAUTH) authority to PERMIT or REVOKE access to APPLICATION resources

The administrator can use any of the following methods to control access to APPLICATIONs: Expiration, Facility, Time/Day, and Actions.

Examples: APPLICATION resource class

This example protects the IMS application 'PAYP' (production payroll), by assigning ownership to the Corporate IMS Department (CORPIMS):

TSS ADDTO(CORPIMS) APPLICATION(PAYP)

This example removed ownership:

TSS REMOVE(CORIMS) APPLICATION(PAYP)

This example permits access to the production payroll application on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.:

TSS PERMIT(IP3AA) APPLICATION(PAYP) DAYS(WEEKDAYS) TIMES(08,17)

This example revokes access to PAYP:

TSS REVOKE(IP3AA) APPLICATION(PAYP)