Re: Program user profile, adopted authority, and named activation groups

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To the best of my knowledge, there is zero link between the AG and authority.  So the normal rules should apply.


Jon Paris
Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx



> On Nov 10, 2025, at 1:04 PM, David Gibbs via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Folks:
>
> I'm having a brain cramp wrt authority and activation groups.
>
> I have program 'A' that has *OWNER as it's 'user profile' attribute,
> running in a specific named activation group.  This program is calling a
> procedure in a service program that has *USER as it's 'user profile' and
> 'use adopted authority' is *YES.  The service program has it's own named
> activation group.
>
> Will the procedure run with the authority of the owner of program A, or
> will it use the job users authority because it's in it's own activation
> group?
>
> Thanks!
>
> David
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