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Fields on the SSM Snapshot Panel

The following is a list of fields on the SSM Snapshot Panel:

Rules DSN

The full name of the data set containing the SNAPRUL1 and SNAPRUL2 rules. The data set does not have to be a valid rules data set for the active CA OPS/MVS on the system. The rules are read from the specified PDS and installed using the *DYNAMIC rule set.

The SNAPRUL1 and SNAPRUL2 rules are shipped to you in the OPS.STATEMAN.RULES data set.

SYSPARM

The suffix list of IEASYSxx members of the system parmlib that was used to IPL the system. The IEASYSxx members are used to locate other members that are relevant to system task initialization.

The suffix is obtained using the OPSIPL REXX function, and is not modifiable.

User DSN

The full name of the data set that contains user-supplied started task data. The Snapshot facility uses the data to determine the type of a started task, to specify START and STOP commands, and to override some Snapshot actions.

This field is optional. If you do specify a data set name, entries (identified by the TYPE parameter) in this data set override matching entries in the data set supplied by CA. See CA DSN below.

CA DSN

The full name of the data set containing started task data supplied by CA. The Snapshot facility uses the data to determine the type of a started task, to specify START and STOP commands, and to override some Snapshot actions.

As shipped on the CA OPS/MVS distribution media, this data set is the OPS.CNTL(SNAPDATA) member. Because we maintain the data in the OPS.CNTL(SNAPDATA) member, do not modify it. Instead, you can copy any entries you want to modify into the User DSN (described above) and make the modifications there.

This field is required.

Mode

The Snapshot execution mode. Valid values are:

ADD

Adds started task data to an existing resource information table without modifying any entries in the table.

If the table that you specify in the Table Name field does not exist, the Snapshot facility creates a new table and places all of the started task data it finds into the new table.

REFRESH

Clears and rebuilds an existing resource information table.

Note: This is the same process that occurs when you specify a value of ADD, and the table in the Table Name field does not exist.

UPDATE

Modifies existing data in the table but does not add any new started tasks to the table.

Resource Table Name

The name of the resource table that is to contain the started task control data. The action table name is assumed to be the resource table name suffixed with _ACT.

SSM version

Specifies SSM version for which required columns should be defined. Currently 2 is the only supported SSM version

SSMO Cols

Specifies whether the required columns for the CA Network and Systems Management System Status Manager CA OPS/MVS Option product should be included when a new SSM resource table is created.