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Message Processing for JES3 Consoles

This is how CA Automation Point processes JES3 console messages:

• CA Automation Point recognizes the first line of a message by the time stamp. If a message line has no time stamp, that the line is assumed to be a continuation of a previous line. CA Automation Point concatenates the lines and processes the message through rules.
• If a message is longer than two lines, CA Automation Point processes the first line through rules. The display characteristics of continued message lines (such as color, prefix, and whether the message should be displayed or suppressed) are set to match the display attributes of the first line of the message.

CA Automation Point recognizes both JES3 and z/OS messages on a JES3 console. The following points indicate how CA Automation Point determines whether a message is a z/OS or JES3 message:

• A z/OS message has the string R between columns 10 and 19. When CA Automation Point recognizes a z/OS message, it parses the message and places the information in these environmental variables:
  • &HOSTTIME
  • &JOBNAME
  • &REPLYID
  • &MSG

  Important! CA Automation Point recognizes the "*" and "@" action message indicators for z/OS messages on a JES3 console.

• CA Automation Point treats any other message as a JES3 message. It parses the message and places the information in these environmental variables:
  • &HOSTTIME
  • &MSG

  In this case, the &JOBNAME environmental variable always contains the JES3 value.