RACF considerations for type dataset

Overview

This section describes which authorization level the Adabas Audit Data Retrieval applications and Adabas Audit Data Retrieval users need to access the database and libraries.

Dataset groups

There are several logical dataset groups. Depending on the naming conventions you used during the installation, you may be able to treat some of the following groups together:

Name

Description

SMP/E

SMP/E libraries

DLIB

Adabas Audit Data Retrieval ISPF distribution libraries

TARGET

Adabas Audit Data Retrieval target library

VSAM

Adabas Audit Data Retrieval databases

ARCHIVE

Adabas Audit Data Retrieval offline archive datasets

User groups and dataset authority

Assume the following groups of users:

Name

Description

SYSP

System programmer installing Adabas Audit Data Retrieval

USER

TSO users of Adabas Audit Data Retrieval

STC

Adabas Audit Data Retrieval started tasks

BATCH

all batch jobs

The following diagram shows the type of dataset authority each user group needs for each dataset group:

 

Authority required for user group

Dataset

SYSP

USER

STC

BATCH

SMP/E

ALTER

NONE

NONE

NONE

DLIB

ALTER

NONE

NONE

NONE

TARGET

ALTER

READ

READ

READ

VSAM

ALTER

NONE

ALTER

CONTROL

ARCHIVE

ALTER

NONE

NONE

ALTER (B97ARC)
ALTER (B97DEARC)
READ (B97RLD)
NONE (others)