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Option Selection and Change

CA Top Secret provides five methods for selecting and changing control options:

O/S START Command

Use this method to specify that a control option initiates with the O/S START command.

Started Task Procedure

Use this method to add or change control options at CA Top Secret startup.

Parameter File

Use this method to specify a set of control options at CA Top Secret startup. CA Top Secret takes site‑standard control options from the Parameter File (PARMFILE). The parameters can optionally be overwritten by specifying an option list as part of the START command for the CA Top Secret started task.

TSS MODIFY Command

Use this method to add or change control options from an online terminal.

O/S Modify Command

Use this method to add or change control options from the O/S console. For example:

Commands continue in effect until they are overridden or until the TSS task is terminated.