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Introduction › Option Selection and Change › The Parameter File › Sequential Processing

Sequential Processing

CA Top Secret processes most of the control options in the Parameter File sequentially. Global entries must be entered before facility‑specific entries to ensure that the facility‑specific entries take effect.

Place FACILITY modifications after all global modifications:

Example: sequential processing

In this example, CA Top Secret is in WARN mode with TSO in IMPL mode:

* SECURITY CONTROL OPTIONS FOR TEST MACHINE
  MODE(WARN)                     * SELECT PROCESSING MODE
  FAC(TSO=MODE=IMPL,LOG=(ALL))   * TSO IS DIFFERENT
  BACKUP(0400)                   * 4 IN MORNING
  NEWPW(MIN=5,MASK=CVCVCV)       * NEW PASSWORD MASKING

If the FACILITY control option was specified before the MODE option, CA Top Secret would process all requests under the WARN MODE, regardless of the facility from which the request was entered.

Examples: changing facility names

This example changes a facility name:

FACILITY(USER4=NAME=CICSA)

All subsequent control option entries that impact the newly named facility must contain the new facility name.

This example changes the name of USER4 to CICSA and forces CICSA to process in WARN mode:

FACILITY(USER4=NAME=CICSA)
FACILITY(CICSA=MODE=WARN)

Given the entries shown below, the CICSA facility will process security in WARN mode and will have the NOABEND attribute. Additional changes must be made to CICSA, not USER4.

FACILITY(USER4=MODE=WARN)
FACILITY(USER4=NOABEND)
FACILITY(USER4=NAME=CICSA)

Important! Only modify the names of USERxxx facilities. Do not modify the names of product‑supplied facilities, except under the direction of CA Top Secret Support.