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Fields on the AOF Test MSG Panel

For descriptions of fields that are common to many or all of the AOF test panels, see Common AOF Test Panel Fields in this chapter. The fields that are unique to the AOF Test MSG panel are:

Descriptor

The descriptor codes of the message in binary format.

Hardcopy Log

A value indicating whether CA OPS/MVS should record the message in the JES hard copy log. Values are YES and NO.

Job Id

The job ID for the JES subsystem.

MCS Flags

The simulated MCS flags you want to associate with the current message.

For more information about MCS flags, see the Command and Function Reference. Read the section about the OPSBITS built-in function in the chapter covering the OPS/REXX programming language.

Message

The message text.

MSF Sys

The system identification string of the Multi-System Facility (MSF). The MSF is an optional feature of CA OPS/MVS. For more information about the MSF, see the User Guide.

Msg Disp

The disposition of the current message. Values are SUPPRESS, NORMAL, DISPLAY, and DELETE.

Msg Id

A message ID of up to 10 characters in length. If the first word (delimited by blanks) in the )MSG section of a rule matches this value, the AOF tests the rule. Example: IEF403I.

Route

The routing codes of the message in binary format.

Special Ch

The special screen character for the message event. The primary characters are:

System message; requires action.

Problem program message; requires action.

Problem program message; no action required.

Note: If a problem program tries to counterfeit a system message event by issuing a message with the same message ID as the system message, the attempt fails because z/OS prefixes the message with a plus sign (+). The plus sign permits people and rules to tell the difference.

Term Name

The terminal name associated with the issuer of a message event. For COF messages, this field contains the CICS queue name. For messages that come from the generic data set interface, this value indicates the ddname related to the subsystem data set from which the messages are obtained.