Fields on the AOF Test MSG Panel

OPSVIEW Editors Option › Using the AOF Test MSG Panel › Fields on the AOF Test MSG Panel

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. The following fields are unique to the AOF Test MSG panel:

Descriptor

Specifies the descriptor codes of the message in binary format.

Hardcopy Log

Indicates whether CA OPS/MVS records the message in the JES hard copy log.

Values: YES or NO

Job Id

Specifies the job ID for the JES subsystem.

MCS Flags

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

Note: 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

Specifies the message text.

MSF Sys

Specifies the system identification string of the Multi-System Facility (MSF). The MSF is an optional feature of CA OPS/MVS.

Note: For more information about the MSF, see the User Guide.

Msg Disp

Specifies the disposition of the current message.

Values: UPPRESS, NORMAL, DISPLAY, or DELETE

Msg Id

Specifies a message ID up to ten 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

Specifies the routing codes of the message in binary format.

Special Ch

Specifies the special screen character that you can use to filter message events. Messages with a special screen character prefix fall into one of the following categories:

System message; requires action
Problem program message; requires action
Problem program message; no action required

Use one of the following characters to filter messages with a special screen character prefix:

*: Returns system messages that require action; for example, Tape Mount or WTOR messages.
@: Returns system messages that require action; for example, action events from an unauthorized source.
+: Returns duplicated problem program messages from an unauthorized source; 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

Specifies the terminal name that is 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 that is related to the subsystem data set from which the messages are obtained.