Steps for adding data to a custom field

Before you begin:

Review the CFIELD profile that defines the custom field by issuing the RLIST command. For an example, see Step 2 of Steps for defining a custom field and its attributes.
For a list of all custom field names (CFIELD profile names) in your RACF® database, issue the SEARCH command for the CFIELD class.

Example: SEARCH CLASS(CFIELD) NOMASK
If you delegate authority to view custom field definitions (using Step 1 of Steps for authorizing users to define custom fields), authorized users can issue the RLIST command to review CFIELD profiles.

Perform the following steps to add data to a custom field.

Add custom field data to the CSDATA segment of a user or group profile.
Example 1: To add data to multiple custom fields in the user profile of ANDREW, issue the following:
```
ALTUSER ANDREW CSDATA(EMPSER(256400)
   ADDRESS('14 Main Street, Anywhere, IL 01234')
   PHONE(555-555-5555)
   CODE(FC01B2D8)
   ACTIVE(NO))
```
Example 2: To add data to the COMPADDR field in the profile of the ABCSUPLY group, issue the following:
```
ALTGROUP ABCSUPLY CSDATA(COMPADDR('75 Industrial Way, Someplace, NC 55555')) 
```
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Issue the LISTUSER or LISTGRP command to review the contents of the CSDATA segment for the changed user or group profile.
Example 1:
```
LISTUSER ANDREW CSDATA NORACF
USER=ANDREW 
CSDATA INFORMATION 
-------------------------------------- 
 ACTIVE= NO
 HOME ADDRESS= 14 Main Street, Anywhere, IL 01234 
 EMPLOYEE CODE= FC01B2D8
 EMPLOYEE SERIAL= 0000256400
 HOME PHONE= 555-555-5555
```
Example 2:
```
 LISTGRP ABCSUPLY CSDATA NORACF
INFORMATION FOR GROUP ABCSUPLY
CSDATA INFORMATION 
-------------------------------------- 
 COMPADDR= 75 Industrial Way, Someplace, NC 55555
```
Note: When listing numeric custom fields, the value is always displayed using 10 integers, with leading zeros if necessary. Therefore, the length of a displayed numeric field might not match the length as defined by the MAXLENGTH attribute for the custom field. For example, the listed value for EMPLOYEE SERIAL (as shown in the LISTUSER example) is correctly listed as 0000256400 while the MAXLENGTH attribute for EMPSER is 8 (as defined in Step 1 Example 1 of Steps for defining a custom field and its attributes).

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You have now added data to a custom field of a user or group profile.

If you encountered errors, see the appropriate messages documentation and check Common errors when defining and using custom fields.