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CA View Modes and Access from CA OM Web Viewer

CA View provides support for SAR, SARO, EXP, and EXPO modes for report and cross-report index selection.

Within CA View, selection is based on the MODE and DISTID (for EXP and SAR modes) that is defined to the CA View database for the logon ID for the user. New users not previously defined to the CA View database default to the mode referenced by the CA View DEFMODE initialization parameter, and the DISTID is set to the logon ID of the user. The user profile exit, SARPRFUX, is called to allow overrides of default or existing user profile.

Note: CA OM Web Viewer automatically displays the selection list based on the default definition, or the last MODE used in 3270 viewing mode.

You can log in and change the mode and DISTID settings dialog.

JOB Mode and CA OM Web Viewer

Users can access JOB mode only through logging in to CA View directly through the mainframe. Users cannot access JOB mode through CA OM Web Viewer, which can result in the following scenarios:

• A mainframe user last accessed CA View in JOB mode and later attempts to access CA View through CA OM Web Viewer. The user is provided access through the first available mode for which the user is authorized. If the user is authorized for JOB mode only, the user is denied access and an error message appears.
• A new user attempts to access CA View through CA OM Web Viewer and the CA View SARINIT DEFMODE parameter is set to allow access through JOB mode only. The user is denied access and an error message appears.

To address these scenarios and to help provide users with optimal access to both products, follow these best practices:

• When you grant JOB mode access to existing CA View users, inform them that they cannot access CA OM Web Viewer through JOB mode, as explained earlier.
• When you define new CA View users and grant them access to JOB mode, also grant them access to at least one other mode. Verify that the other mode is appropriate for their role in your organization.