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Tools Available in AOF Rules

The purpose of all AOF rules is to perform an automated procedure such as issuing system messages or system commands, querying system devices, or updating user databases.

The following tools are available in AOF rules to accomplish these automated tasks:

AOF variables

Obtains, saves, and shares event data.

REXX programming techniques

Makes decisions about AOF events.

OPS/REXX host environments and built-in functions

Programmatically performs various system actions and queries the status of system resources.

AOF RETURN statement

Suppresses messages. 

These tools are described in the following sections.