Does the UID need to be masked to the end

Article Id: 75097

Status: Published

Updated On: 30-03-2018 07:58

Products:

CA ACF2 , CA ACF2 - DB2 Option , CA ACF2 for zVM , CA ACF2 - z/OS , CA ACF2 - MISC

Issue/Introduction:

Do UID strings in rules need to be masked out to the end of the UID field? For one rule on STC1SOTR and STC1SOTB, do I need to use UID(STC*SOT*) instead of UID(STC*SOT)?

Environment:

Release:
Component: ACF2MS

Resolution:

The UID string is automatically treated as a mask. Any thing at the end of the coded UID field is considered a masked character. UID TFINPAYNLTSTCLLAB would be a match to a rule that has UID(TFINPAY). By omitting characters at the end, you can form a more general UID mask up to 24 total characters.
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