1)  Is special RACF authority required to create a Universal Group?

No, it requires the same standard SSA authority.

2)  Can you just change an existing standard RACF group attribute to a Universal group attribute?

No, the Universal attribute can only be defined at creation. 

3)  Can you create a Universal group with the same name as an existing standard group?

Once a standard RACF group has been totally deleted from RACF, a Universal group can be created with the same name. 

5)  Do we have any Universal groups currently working in production?

Yes, several Universal groups are currently working in production.  Some of these groups have user membership above 20,000.

6)  Does TIM recognize Universal groups?

TIM recognizes Universal groups the same as standard.  Note:  If you are migrating a

TIM managed group from standard to universal, the TIM team needs to be involved in the migration of users as well as pointing TIM to the appropriate new group. 

7)  Is there a report which shows all the Universal groups currently in the Deere Environment?

Yes, Vanguard 3.2 report can return all RACF Universal Groups.