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TST Resource Class—Secure CICs Temporary Storage Table Names

Valid on z/OS.

Use TST to secure CICS Temporary Storage Table names.

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

TSS ADDTO(acid)TST(name)

Prefix length

One to sixteen characters

Capacity of list

One to five prefixes per TSS command

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

TSS PERMIT(acid)TST(prefix(es)) ACCESS(access levels)

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 TST ACID types User, Profile, Department, Division, Zone, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, SCA, and MSCA when used with TSS ADD/REMOVE
• The TST ACID types User, Profile, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, SCA, and MSCA when used with TSS PERMIT/REVOKE
• TST(OWN) authority to ADD or REMOVE TSTs from ACIDs
• TST(XAUTH) authority to permit or revoke access to TSTs

The administrator can:

• Specify the access levels: INQUIRE, SET, ALL, NONE, PURGE, READ, REPLACE, and WRITE. If access in not specified, CA Top Secret defaults to READ access.
• Use any of the following methods to control access to TSTs: Expiration, Facility, Pathing, Time/Day, and Actions.

Example: TST resource class

This example assigns ownership of a TST to Department 5:

TSS ADDTO(DEPT5)TST(XCOM7)

This example removes ownership:

TSS REMOVE(DEPT5)TST(XCOM7)

This example permits a CICS user to access restricted temporary storage when using the CICSTEST facility:

TSS PERMIT(SYST3)TST(XCOM7) ACCESS(ALL)
                            FACILITY(CICSTEST)

This example revokes access:

TSS REVOKE(SYST3)TST(XCOM7)