Profiles, including generic profiles, in the RRSFDATA class control which application updates get automatically directed to which nodes. The format for the resource names for USER, GROUP, class descriptor table (CDT) classes, and some DATASET updates is:

AUTODIRECT.target-node.classname.APPL

where:

target-node

Is the remote node the update is to be propagated to

classname

Is the class name associated with the update. This is USER, GROUP, any general resource class, or DATASET for updates not covered by the AUTODASD and AUTOTAPE profiles.

The formats when you are using this syntax for automatic direction of application updates in the DATASET class are:

AUTODIRECT.target-node.DATASET.APPL

AUTODASD.target-node.DATASET.APPL

AUTOTAPE.target-node.DATASET.APPL

where:

target-node

Is the remote node the update is to be propagated to

Use AUTODASD when:

• The request is a RACROUTE REQUEST=DEFINE or a RACDEF.
• The CLASS value is set to, or defaults to, DATASET.
• The DSTYPE value is not T.

Use AUTOTAPE when:

• The request is a RACROUTE REQUEST=DEFINE or a RACDEF.
• The CLASS value is set to, or defaults to, DATASET.
• The DSTYPE value is T.

These profiles provide security for automatic direction of application updates. An authorization check is made against these resource names to determine if the user is allowed to make these updates. The application updates are directed to the remote node if:

• Automatic direction has been activated using SET AUTOAPPL.
• The RRSFDATA class is active.
• There is a profile to cover the resource name AUTODIRECT.target-node.classname.APPL, AUTODASD.target-node.DATASET.APPL, or AUTOTAPE.target-node.DATASET.APPL.
• The user directing the application update has at least READ access to that resource.