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ADDRESS AOF Commands

The ADDRESS AOF host environment sends commands to the Automated Operations Facility (AOF). The AOF uses rules (compact OPS/REXX programs) to respond automatically when events occur on your system, relieving system operators from having to identify each event and react to it. For a description of AOF rules and how to use them, see the AOF Rules User Guide.

AOF rules and OPS/REXX programs can issue ADDRESS AOF commands. All of these commands place some information in the external data queue, and all set the RC variable to the return code from the task that the command performs.

Some ADDRESS AOF commands require you to specify a rule set and rule. To do so, you need to know the current values of three parameters:

• RULEALTFIX specifies the highest level (first) qualifier of the name of the alternate rules data set.
• RULEPREFIX specifies the highest level qualifier of the current rules data set.
• RULESUFFIX specifies the lowest level (last) qualifier of the current rules data set.

Note: For descriptions of these parameters, see the Parameter Reference.