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What Are 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.

You store your AOF rules in rule sets. A rule set is implemented as a partitioned data set (PDS). Each member of the PDS contains one rule. You must create your rule sets before using the AOF edit option. CA recommends that you use ISPF/PDF option 3.2 (Data Set Utility) to create your rule sets. However, you may use the TSO ALLOCATE command instead.

For a detailed description of the AOF and instructions for writing AOF rules, see the AOF Rules User Guide.