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EVERY Keyword

The EVERY keyword controls how often a rule executes again after it has executed the first time.

This keyword has the following format:

EVERY(n interval)

n

Indicates how often or at what time interval you want the action to be taken. You can specify any positive integer, but the value you specify cannot be a status variable.

interval

Specifies the unit of time for the interval. This value can be any of the following:

SECOND(S)

Tells CA Automation Point to take the action every n seconds.

MINUTE(S)

Tells CA Automation Point to take the action every n minutes.

HOUR(S)

Tells CA Automation Point to take the action every n hours. In this case, the n value can be any number from 0 through 23.

Example:

Suppose that the following message, which shows the current spool usage, appears more frequently than necessary:

$HASP093 xx% SPOOL UTILIZATION

The following rules cause this message to appear at intervals at least ten minutes apart:

MSGID($HASP093), SUPPRESS
MSGID($HASP093), EVERY(10 MINUTES), DISPLAY