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User Modes

This section explains the user modes: ALL, EXPO, EXP, JOB, SARO, and SAR. These modes let you access SYSOUTs, reports, and jobs for viewing, printing, and emailing. Two of these modes (EXP and SAR) handle private SYSOUT groups and reports.

A private SYSOUT group or report has one or more distribution identifiers (DIST IDs) linked to it. Only users who have linked DIST IDs can access that data. Private report viewing is the ability to verify DIST IDs of online users before the report selection lists are displayed. This ability provides a security level of the displayed selection list for users.

ALL Mode

Lets you retrieve any archived SYSOUT or any archived CA Deliver reports. No SYSOUTs or reports are restricted, unless by other security (for example, RACF).

EXPO Mode

Specifies CA Deliver Operations (EXPO) mode. Use this mode to access all reports archived from CA Deliver. Archived reports initially processed in CA View are not available through this mode.

EXP Mode

Specifies CA Deliver (EXP) mode. Use this mode to access reports that have been archived from CA Deliver and that are available to your distribution identifier (DIST ID). Archived SYSOUT initially processed in CA View is not available through this mode. With data in one or more of the selection criteria fields, press Enter to display a list of all CA Deliver reports that have characteristics matching the data you entered and are available to your DIST ID.

JOB Mode

Lets you access all archived SYSOUT for each occurrence of each job.

To obtain a list of all jobs that match your selection critieria, type data in one or more of the JOB mode selection criteria fields and press Enter.

Important considerations follow for JOB mode:

• Reports are viewable if they were archived via SARSTC, SARFSS text collector, SARXTD, or SARDBB.
• Binary, AFP, PDF, Xerox, and CA Deliver reports are not viewable.
• JOB mode access is not available through CA OM Web Viewer. A user can log off from CA View in JOB mode from the mainframe and later attempt to access CA View again through CA OM Web Viewer. In that case, CA View checks the mode access indicators for the user and assigns the first mode that permits access. If the user is authorized for JOB mode only, access is denied with this message in CA OM Web Viewer: "Userid denied. JOB mode access only. Contact your CA View Administrator." The message prefix in the CA DRAS log is CAHADOP08.
• Security cannot be based on dataset or DD name. Security rules are applied on the Job selection list only, in conjunction with report level security. For more information about security, see the Best Practices Guide and the Reference Guide.
• Bookmarks and Annotations work at the DD level. However, they do not work when you view the complete job.
• Cross report indexing is not supported.
• You can use logical views to browse jobs; however, logical views are not applied for the initial browse.
• SMF records are not created for JOB mode functions. However, in SMF logon and logoff records, the indicator is updated correctly to show that the user was in JOB mode.

SARO Mode

Specifies SAR Operations (SARO) mode. Use this mode to access all archived SYSOUT. Reports archived from CA Deliver are not available through this mode.

SAR Mode

Lets you access only archived SYSOUT groups that are available to your distribution identifier (DIST ID). Archived reports initially processed in CA Deliver are not available through this mode. With data in one or more of the selection criteria fields, press Enter to display a list of all SYSOUT that has characteristics matching the data you entered and is available to your DIST ID.

Note: For more information about assigning mode access to users, see the chapter "System Administration: Defining Online Specifications."