When a member becomes active (that is, joins a group using IXCJOIN), the member is associated with the address space in which the IXCJOIN was issued. To tie the member to a more specific unit of work, you can further associate the member with either the task or job step task in which the IXCJOIN was issued (see Member Association for more information.)

Members choose the active state when they need to use XCF services. Members can be active with or without permanent status recording.