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Automating Through Rules

Through rules, CA Automation Point automates system tasks by managing messages and variables. Each rule specifies a message, group of messages, or time interval to which CA Automation Point responds. The CA Automation Point rules language allows CA Automation Point to detect and respond to system conditions automatically. Executing efficiently and using little system overhead, rules can handle about 80 percent of your automation needs, including automation for most time-sensitive operator tasks and for most message responses. Your rules can respond directly to system events or can invoke a CA Automation Point script or a REXX program to further automate tasks.

Through the CA Automation Point rules language, a variety of events can be specified for detection. When an event is detected, a rule can specify the action to be taken. This action can be as simple as issuing commands to the host system or displaying messages to an operator. An action can also include notifying someone to work on a problem by turning an icon red on the CA NSM WorldView Map or by calling, paging, or emailing someone. For more complex actions, you can specify a rule that initiates a REXX program.

Note: You can also send messages to the CA NSM Event Console to further consolidate information about critical events.