The CICS® region user ID is
used for authorization checking when the CICS system (rather than an individual user
of the system) requests access to a resource.
CICS uses the region user
ID when checking authorization for these resources:
- MVS™ system log streams
- For more information, see Authorizing access to MVS log streams.
- CICS system data sets
- For more information, see Authorizing access to CICS data sets.
- CICS user data sets
- For more information, see Authorizing access to user data sets.
- Temporary storage data sharing servers
- For more information, see Authorizing access to temporary storage servers.
- The SMSVSAM server
- For more information, see Authorizing access to SMSVSAM servers.
- Named counter servers
- For more information, see Authorizing access to named counter pools and servers.
- The z/OS® Communications
Server ACB
- For more information, see Controlling the opening of a CICS region's z/OS Communications Server ACB.
- JES spool data sets
- For more information see JES spool protection in a CICS environment.
- The CICS interregion program
- For more information, see Logon security checking with MRO.
- Coupling facility data tables
- For more information, see Security for coupling facility data tables.
- RACF key rings
- For more information, see Building a key ring manually.
The CICS region user ID
is assigned to a CICS region
at initialization, and is the user ID that is associated with the
job or started task. For more information, see Specifying the CICS region userid.
Last updated: Thursday, 27 June 2019