Action characters

Most action characters cause an interaction with two resources:
  • The object of the action character, such as an initiator, printer, MAS member, job, or data set
  • The MVS command that is generated by the action
When these resources are protected, a user must have authority to both resources to use the action characters. For ISPF-only actions such as browse and edit, the user must be permitted to open the data set.

A few action characters that do not cause an interaction with a resource for an object or a system command are protected as separate resources.

Protecting action characters is the same whether they are typed in the NP column or issued from the command line.