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NetMaster REXX

NetMaster REXX lets you write and execute REXX programs and procedures in the CA NetMaster environment. This includes REXX programs written specifically for CA NetMaster, as well as existing REXX programs written to run under IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS (Tivoli NetView).

Writing and executing REXX programs and procedures in the CA NetMaster environment lets you do the following:

• Customize your product without learning the Network Control Language (NCL).
• Write specific monitoring and control procedures in a familiar language.
• Execute REXX programs written to execute in the Tivoli NetView REXX environment.

CA NetMaster is not Tivoli NetView, and NetMaster REXX is not Tivoli NetView REXX; however, CA NetMaster supports emulation of Tivoli NetView facilities. This can be summarized as follows:

• In this guide, the term NetView REXX means a REXX executable that is written to execute under Tivoli NetView
• By prefixing a NetView REXX command with NV (and a space), you can execute the command anywhere a NetMaster REXX command can be entered (including OCS, Command Entry, Operator Console Modify commands, NCL procedures, and so on).
• By issuing the NCCF command at the OCS window command prompt, you can enter an NCCF Emulation mode, whereby all following commands entered at the OCS screen are treated as NetView REXX commands.