Resources › FCT Resource Class—Secure CICS File Control Table Entries

FCT Resource Class—Secure CICS File Control Table Entries

Valid on z/OS and z/VSE.

Use FCT to secures File Control Table entries (DDnames) in CICS.

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

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

Prefix length

One to eight characters

Capacity of list

One to five FCT prefixes per TSS command

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

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

The administrator can:

• Specify the access levels: SET, INQUIRE, ALL, BROWSE, DELETE, NONE, READ, UPDATE, WRITE, INSTALL, COLLECT. If ACCESS is not specified, CA Top Secret defaults to READ access.
• Use any of the following methods to control access to FCTs: Expiration, Facility, PPT Pathing, Time/Day, and Actions.