The output from the Top Secret command: TSS MODI FAC(CICSPROD), shows something like this:
TSS9550I FACILITY DISPLAY FOR CICSPROD
TSS9551I INITPGM=DFH ID=C TYPE=004
TSS9552I ATTRIBUTES=IN-USE,ACTIVE,SHRPRF,ASUBM,NOABEND,MULTIUSER,NOXDEF
TSS9552I ATTRIBUTES=LUMSG,STMSG,SIGN(M),INSTDATA,RNDPW,AUTHINIT
TSS9552I ATTRIBUTES=NOPROMPT,NOAUDIT,RES,WARNPW,NOTSOC,LCFTRANS
TSS9552I ATTRIBUTES=MSGLC,NOTRACE,NOEODINIT,IJU,NODORMPW,NONPWR
TSS9552I ATTRIBUTES=LUUPD
TSS9553I MODE=DORM DOWN=GLOBAL LOGGING=INIT,SMF,MSG,SEC9
TSS9554I UIDACID=8 LOCKTIME=000 DEFACID=*NONE* KEY=8
TSS9560I FACMATRX=YES EXTSEC=YES EJBRPRFX=NO
TSS9561I XJCT=YES XFCT=YES XCMD=YES XDCT=YES XTRAN=YES XDB2=NO XEJB=NO
TSS9561I XTST=YES XPSB=YES XPCT=YES XPPT=YES XAPPC=NO XUSER=YES
TSS9561I XHFS=NO XRES=NO
TSS9564I PCTEXTSEC=OVERRIDE PCTCMDSEC=OVERRIDE PCTRESSEC=OVERRIDE
TSS9565I DSNCHECK=NO LTLOGOFF=NO RLP=NO SLP=NO PCLOCK=NO
TSS9566I MAXUSER=03000 PRFT=003 MAXSIGN=010,RETRY
TSS9567I CICSCACHE=TASKLIFE,NOAUDIT,0512
TSS0300I MODIFY FUNCTION SUCCESSFUL
***
The TSS9567I shows either CICSCACHE=TASKLIFE or CICSCACHE=SESSLIFE.
TASKLIFE and SESSLIFE deal with caching resource validations for resources such as OTRAN, FCT, DCT PPT, etc. When a resource is validated, the results are placed in the cache. The next time the same resource check is done, CA Top Secret checks the cache to see the results. An example of this is when one is browsing a file, when the first check for the FCT takes place, we cache the results. The next time that FCT check takes place, CA Top Secret checks the cache first.
The difference between TASKLIFE and SESSLIFE is that for TASKLIFE, at the end of the transaction we clear out the cache (end of the task).
With SESSLIFE, the cache is cleared out when the user signs off (end of the session).
The cache is kept in 31 bit storage in private.