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PSB Resource Class—Secure the IMS Program Specification Block

Valid on z/OS.

Use PSB to secures IMS Program Specification Block.

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

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

Prefix length

One to eight characters

Capacity of list

One to five PSBs per TSS command

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

TSS PERMIT(acid) PSB(prefix(es))

Prefix length

One to eight characters

Capacity of list

One to five prefixes per TSS command

This keyword is used with:

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

The administrator can specify the access levels: INQUIRE, SET, ALL, NONE, READ, and UPDATE.

Access levels INQUIRE, SET and UPDATE are for CICS (CEMT) access to the PCBs that are active in a CICS region. Access level READ is the level that authorizes access to the PSB through the control region or standalone batch region. Access level ALL allows access to PSB from both CICS and IMS in any of the above.

If ACCESS is not specified, CA Top Secret defaults to READ access.

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

Examples: PSB resource class

To assign ownership of the PSB, PERSDB, to the Personnel Department:

TSS ADDTO(PERDEPT) PSB(PERSDB)

This example removes ownership:

TSS REMOVE(PERDEPT) PSB(PERSDB)

This example permits users to access the department's PSBs:

TSS PERMIT(DTG05) PSB(PERSDB)

This example revokes access:

TSS REVOKE(DTG05) PSB(PERSDB)