ACF2 Access sub-command fails when $key that protects the resource is a masked key

Products

• ACF2 - z/OS

Issue/Introduction

Access sub-command to see who has access to IMS  transaction ABCD123.
The resource rule has $KEY(ABCD***

 ACCESS  RESOURCE(ABCD123) TYPE(ITR)   CLASS(R)    
doesn't work.

 

 

 

Environment

Release : 16.0

Resolution

ACCESS command can be used.
The resolution is to create a global directory for the resource type.

ACF
SET CONTROL(GSO)
CHANGE INFODIR TYPES(R-RITR) ADD
F ACF2,REFRESH(INFODIR)
F ACF2,REBUILD(ITR)
END

IMS uses a local directory - the access command also requires a directory 
to be available so that masked rules can be used.