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What Is the AOF

The AOF lets you program a response to system events (such as messages) by using AOF rules. AOF rules are special OPS/REXX programs that support automated operations by taking advantage of extensions made to the OPS/REXX programming language.

AOF rules are stored in rule sets. A rule set is implemented as a partitioned data set (PDS). Each member of the PDS contains one rule. Using option 4.5, you can act on an entire rule set, or on an individual rule in a rule set.