Doing a DECOMP into('pds name') using ACF2, masked resource rules use ACF2 created names causing confusion

Products

• ACF2
• ACF2 - DB2 Option
• ACF2 for zVM
• ACF2 - z/OS
• ACF2 - MISC

Issue/Introduction

Whenever command DECOMP into('ACF2.RESOURCE.RULES') and the resource has any kind of masking such as asterisk (*) I get the message ACFF6034 *** IS AN INVALID MEMBER NAME, @0000001 SUBSTITUTED .  This may over write previous DECOMP rules.  How is this problem alleviated?

Environment

Release:
Component: ACF2MS

Resolution

ACF2 has to follow the IBM standards in most cases, and PDS members must start with US National characters or Alpha characters. The rest can be US National or Alpha-numeric. Decide what the member name should be, and add a $MEMBER card to the resource rule with that new name.  An example is to use @ for an * because they looked similar.

$KEY(A****) TYPE(xxx)
$MEMBER(A@@@@)
UID(uid string) ALLOW
... etc.