VOLUME Resource Class—Secure DASD and Tape

Valid on z/OS, z/VSE, and z/VM.

Use VOLUME to secure DASD or tape volumes.

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

TSS ADDTO(acid) VOLUME(entries)

Length of entries: Two to six characters. Entries are treated as prefixes only if the generic indicator (G) follows each entry.
Capacity of list: One to 30 entries per TSS command

Generic prefixing allows the administrator to group a set of similar resource names together, and define them by generic prefix.

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

TSS PERMIT(acid) VOLUME(oper,oper,...)
                 ACCESS(access levels)

Length of entries: Two to six characters. Entries are treated as prefixes only if the generic indicator (i.e.,(G)) is suffixed to the entry.
Capacity of list: One to 30 entries per TSS command

This keyword is used with:

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

The administrator can:

Specify the access levels: ALL, BLP, CONTROL, CREATE, NOCREATE, NONE, READ, SCRATCH, and UPDATE. If access in not specified, CA Top Secret defaults to READ access.
Use any of the following methods to control access to VOLUMEs: Expiration, Facility, Program Pathing, Time/Day, and Actions.