Previous Topic: Sample AOF RulesNext Topic: Sample OPS/REXX Programs


Available Sample Rules

This section lists the details regarding the individual sample AOF rules as outlined in the appendix Supplied Sample Rules and Programs, which overviews a specific automatable system component or event.

You can find these rules in hlq.CCLXRULS.

ABENDLOG

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Collects and stores all IEF450I messages in a RDF table. Creates a dynamic TOD rule to trigger an OPS/REXX program to process the data and offload to a sequential data set.

APISVMVS

Rule Type: API

Subsystem: z/OS

Process CA Sysview MVS threshold API events

APIWSEV

Rule Type: API

Subsystem: z/OS

Process API events triggered by an event web service request.

ACF8A900

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: Security

Restarts the CA OPS/MVS security interface after CA ACF2 is active.

ACTNMSGS

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Creates an automated filtering tool to assist in identifying WTORs and action messages (messages with descriptor codes 1,2,11) that have not been automated upon using a corresponding unique CA OPS/MVS rule.

AMALRCV

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Sets the name of the CA NetMaster EPS Receiver ID parameter value.

APIHRTB1

Rule Type: API

Subsystem: n/a

Detects heartbeat failures for CA products that internally generate API CAHEARTBT events.

APIHRTB2

Rule Type: API

Subsystem: n/a

Detects abnormal heart beat intervals for CA products that internally generate API CAHEARTBT events.

APIHRTB3

Rule Type: API

Subsystem: n/a

Detects DOMs previously issued heart beat interval failures upon participating CA products reissuing NORMAL heart beat events.

APIMIMGR

Rule Type: API

Subsystem: n/a

Detects unique API events from CA MIM.

APIPDSMN

Rule Type: API

Subsystem: n/a

Demonstrates using an API rule for API events generated from CA PDSMAN.

APISCHED

Rule Type: API

Subsystem: n/a

Detects unique API events from CA Scheduler.

APISYSVC

Rule Type: API

Subsystem: z/OS

Processes CA SYSVIEW CICS lifetime transaction threshold API events.

APNOTIFY

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: TSO

Sends the IKJ574I Broadcast Data Set Full message to a list of TSO user IDs. If the user does not respond after twelve messages, the CA Automation Point Notification Manager is used to escalate the problem.

ARMSAMP

Rule Type: Automatic Restart Manager

Subsystem: z/OS

Provides synchronization for System State Manager (SSM) any time ARM restarts an element that may be a resource managed by SSM.

ARMTASK

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

When z/OS issues message IEF403I for a started task initialization, this rule registers the task with z/OS Automatic Restart Manager, using the OPSARM function. The task name must be contained in GLOBAL0.ARMTASK.

ARMTASKE

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Reacts when z/OS issues message IEF404I. If the task that is ending is defined to ARM, then OPSARM is issued to DEREGISTER the task.

ASOABEND

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Traps z/OS symptom dump multiline message IEA995I and saves dump data in a relational table that you can review online using the table editor.

BMWRULE

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: IMS

After starting IMS, you receive the outstanding REPLY:

*nn BMW001A REPLY DBDNAME TO STOP DATABASE.

The BMWRULE stops the database by REPLYing the DBDNAME to the BMW001A WTOR if one of the following occurs:

BPXI078D

Rule Type: MSG

Subsystem: z/OS

Respond to initialization WTOR from OMVS zFS file system.

CA11MSG

Rule Type: API

Subsystem: n/a

Demonstrates creating MSG rules for message IDs greater than 10 characters (sample logic replies to CA 11 WTOR).

CANTSO

Rule Type: Request

Subsystem: TSO

Enables you to cancel TSO users and jobs that have the same user ID.

CAS9200I

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CAIENF

Restarts CA OPS/MVS when CAIENF is active.

CAS9300E

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CAIENF

Stops CA OPS/MVS when CAIENF is inactive.

CA7ABEND

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CA7

Processes CA 7 SMF0-19 job failure messages.

CA7BRWSE

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CA7

Processes additional segment lines for multi-segmented CA 7 events.

CA7LATE

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CA7

Processes CA 7 SCNP-11 job late messages.

CHE

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: IMS

Shuts down the IOF BMP at the termination checkpoint.

CHKSYS

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Shows you how to create a generic INIT section in situations where a rule set is active on all systems, but certain rules are only intended to be ENABLEd on some systems. The generic INIT section can be used in any rule to maintain such rules.

CICSEOJ

Rule Type: EOJ

Subsystem: z/OS

Monitors CICS regions that are abnormally terminating within a non CA OPS/MVS SSM environment through an End-of-Job event. Demonstrates how to use EOJ rules.

CICSMON1,CICSMON2,CICSMON3

Rule Type: MSG,EOM

Subsystem: z/OS

Monitors CICS regions that are abnormally terminating within a non CA OPS/MVS SSM environment. Demonstrates logic needed to correlate different events from the same ASID (msg1,msg2,eom,etc) using unique global variables.

CICSREGS

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CICS

Saves the name of a CICS region within a CA OPS/MVS global variable. The variable is needed within the aggressive system shutdown sample procedure SHUTSYS2, to initiate the proper shutdown of a CICS region that may have started outside of STATEMAN.

CMDALLC

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

The CMD rule component of the CMDALL application. This command initiates the CMDALL OPS/REXX program.

CMDALLR

Rule Type: Request

Subsystem: z/OS

The REQ rule component of the CMDALL application. Triggered through the CMDALL OPS/REXX program on each system to issue desired command, collect response output, then send back to the requesting system.

CMDAUTHW

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Requests WTOR confirmation for a specific command or list of commands.

CMDCOUNT

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Keeps track of the number of times each z/OS and subsystem command has been used since the last IPL occurred. You can use this count to determine the types of commands being used most on the system, which will give you an idea of where automation of commands would be most valuable.

CMDVARY

Rule Type: CMD

Subsystem: z/OS

Forces WTOR verification if a VARY command exceeds a defined maximum range threshold.

DB2CMD

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: DB2

Enables you to enter DB2 commands without suspending JES3. The command goes to an OSF server address space for execution.

DB2MSTRS

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: DB2

Saves the name of a DB2 master region (ssidMSTR) within a CA OPS/MVS global variable. This variable is needed by the DB2TASKS sample rule which saves the starting of spawned DB2 regions. The variable is also needed within the aggressive system shutdown sample procedure, SHUTSYS2, to initiate the proper shutdown of a DB2 region that may have started outside of STATEMAN.

DB2TASKS

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: DB2

Saves the names of DB2 tasks (ssidIRLM, ssidDIST, and so on.) that are spawned or started from a master DB2 subsystem within an OPS/MVS global variable. This variable is interrogated within the aggressive system shutdown procedures performed by the SHUTSYS2 OPS/REXX sample program. This variable allows the shutdown logic to bypass the stopping of a spawned DB2 tasks. These tasks are stopped through the shutdown of the associating DB2 master region.

DEBUGDOM

Rule Type: Delete-operator message

Subsystem: z/OS

Traps the DOM related z/OS and subsystem interface control blocks for debugging purposes. The control block information is saved in the CA OPS/MVS temporary global variables and can be viewed using OPSVIEW option 4.8.

DEBUGCMD

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Traps the command related z/OS and subsystem interface control blocks for debugging purposes. The control block information is saved in the CA OPS/MVS temporary global variables and can be viewed using OPSVIEW option 4.8.

DEBUGWTO

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Traps the z/OS and subsystem interface control blocks for debugging purposes.

DFHS0126

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: N/A

Creates threshold (x times y seconds) monitoring logic for CICS max socket error conditions.

DFS690A

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: IMS

Replies to the DFS690A message to allow the IOF BMP to wait for the control region to become active.

DFS8000A

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: IMS

Highlights IMS MTO message ERROR CHECK TO MTO on the z/OS console any time the message is issued.

DFS994I

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: IMS

Starts the IOF BMP only after the control region is fully active.

DISASTER

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Initiates disaster recovery procedures.

DOM

Rule Type: Delete‑operator message

Subsystem: z/OS

DOM events are triggered to remove high intensity messages from MCS consoles. This rule displays the WTO sequence number of the message being deleted.

DRL

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Enables an operator to get a complete list of the outstanding replies using the old form of the D R,L command. The command will be converted to D R,L,CN=(ALL) if your release of z/OS requires this format.

DSNL027I

Rule Type: MSG

Subsystem: z/OS

Suppress and deletes from syslog specific DB2 Distributed Agent abend failure MLWTO messages as determined by the last line of the MLWTO that indicates the failure reason.

DSNP002I

Rule Type: MSG

Subsystem: z/OS

Process DB2 data set-definition failure MLWTO messages.

DSNT376I

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: DB2

Process DB2 Thread timeout conditions.

DSNT378I

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: DB2

Responds to DB2 IRLM lockouts caused by a system or DB2 failure within a shared data group.

DSNT501I

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: DB2

Process DB2 Thread timeout conditions.

EOJXSYS

Rule Type: EOJ

Subsystem: z/OS

Demonstrates the logic that can be used to obtain status or event data from another system such as the maximum condition code (maxcc) of a batch job in order to perform some automated action on a local system.

EOMDEQ

Rule Type: End‑of‑memory

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Dequeues remaining table editor and schedule manager enqueues after TSO users terminate.

EPITSO

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Demonstrates EPI capabilities by logging on a TSO user ID to get a data set name list based on the AOF rule set prefix and suffix.

GCM

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CA MIM

Keeps CA MIC internal messages out of OPSLOG.

IAT3100

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: JES3

Informs the operator when JES3 has been initialized and issues a prompt to start the XYZ job.

IEA611I

Rule Type: MSG

Subsystem: z/OS

Process IEA611I dump messages and generate an alert with the captured dump dsn for abends that are monitored from the IEA794I sample rule.

IEA794I

Rule Type: MSG

Subsystem: z/OS

Process IEA794I dump messages and store relevant dump data in a unique CA OPS/MVS global variable so that it can be manipulated in the IEA611I sample rule which generates a detail email of the dump event.

IEA989I

Rule Type: MSG

Subsystem: z/OS

Restarts the SMSVSAM address space if it produces a specific abend. Demonstrates throttle logic to process this event on time in 10 minutes.

IEC606I

Rule Type: MSG

Subsystem: z/OS

Processes the first occurrence of a VTOC error condition from the specific DASD device within a sysplex. All other identical issuances of this failure for the same VTOC error will not be processed for the next 10 minutes. This prevents reacting to the same event more than once. Create dynamic JCL to invoke the ICKDSF utility to reinitialize the VTOC when the IEC606I event occurs.

IEE043I

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Starts a sample external writer when the SYSLOG data set is full and informs the operator.

IEE362A

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Submits a disk reader command to JES3 to read in the job when an SMF data set is full.

IEE391A

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Starts a job that dumps a full SMF data set.

When z/OS issues message IEE391A, this rule issues the following command:

MVS START SMFDMP,DSN=smfdsn

No JCL or procedure for dumping the SMF data set is provided in the rule. You must tailor the rule to fit your needs.

Note: When the SMF data set name does not use the SYS1.MANn naming convention, message IEE391A is issued instead of message IEE362A.

IEF

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Issues information messages for job management messages IEF403I and IEF404I.

IEF176I

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Stops the external writer when it becomes idle.

IEF433D

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

When a job wait is requested with the reply HOLD or NOHOLD, this rule issues an operator REPLY command using the reply number from the first word of the message.

IFB040I

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

When z/OS issues message IFB040I to indicate that the SYS1.LOGREC data set is full, this rule submits and issues an MVS START command and notifies four users. No JCL or procedure for dumping/printing or clearing the data set is provided in the rule. You must tailor the rule to fit your needs.

IKJ574I

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: TSO

Reduces the number of Broadcast Data Set Full messages to one every five minutes.

IKT010D

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: TSO

Replies to the message indicating that a STOP command was entered to stop TCAS, but a number of TSO users are still active. The sample replies with the FSTOP response. If you prefer, you can change the response to SIC.

IMSREGS

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: IMS

Saves the name of an IMS region within an CA OPS/MVS global variable. The variable is needed within the aggressive system shutdown sample procedure SHUTSYS2 to initiate the proper shutdown of an IMS region that may have started outside of STATEMAN.

INFOSAMP

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

When z/OS issues message IEA404A for WTO buffers full, the rule executes a CLIST that inserts a record into the IBM INFO/SYSTEM problem database. This CLIST is included in the CA OPS/MVS sample CLIST library.

INVKISPF

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Dispatches a program to invoke ISPF services.

IOS

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Highlights all IOS messages.

IPLINFO

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Obtains various IPL data information, stores that data in a variable, and then issues a MLWTO OPSLOG only message with the data.

The MLWTO can be used as a quick tool within OPSLOG to locate the started IPLs, and the variable will be accessed using the OPSINQRY sample OPS/REXX program as a tool to present the collected IPL data across MSF connected systems.

IPLSUPPR

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: MVS

Aggressively suppresses the numerous WTOs generated during a system IPL.

Rule Type: MSG

Subsystem: z/OS

Issues commands after a system IPL has been performed.

IRA200I

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Responds to the Auxiliary Storage Shortage message by adding a page data set and highlighting the message.

IRA201I

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Responds to the Auxiliary Storage Shortage message by adding a page data set and highlighting the message.

JES2$TJ

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Allows a user to issue a $TJ command to only a jobname that corresponds to the TSO user ID. For example, user ID TSOUSR1 can issue $TJ commands only to TSOUSR1x jobnames.

JOBINFO

Rule Type: CMD

Subsystem: z/OS

Create pseudo command rule to trigger JOBINFO OPS/REXX program to extract specific JES data for a job and display data back to the console.

MIMTAPE

Rule Type: TOD

Subsystem: N/A

Invokes the MIMTAPE OPS/REXX program to determine if any outstanding mount pendings are occurring for locally managed CA MIM tape devices.

MLWTO1

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Demonstrate rule logic needed to manipulate data across different lines of an MLWTO message in order to take some automation action. Specific logic processes the IEA995I event.

MLWTO2

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Demonstrate rule logic needed to store each data line of an MLWTO so it can be manipulated within an OPS/REXX program to perform some type of asynchronous automation. The MLWTO keyword of the )MSG specifier is utilized.

MLWTO3

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Demonstrate rule logic needed to manipulate data across different lines of an MLWTO message in order to create a single alert message. Specific logic processes the DSNT376I event.

MLWTO4

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Demonstrate rule logic needed to process MLWTO events without the MLWTO keyword being specified.

MSFROUTE

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Enables operators to route console commands to a remote system using the MSF component of CA OPS/MVS.

MSFTERM

Rule Type: Global Variable

Subsystem: MSF

Deactivates all active MSF sessions and deletes all MSF‑defined nodes when the rule is disabled during normal product termination.

MSGBHOLE

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Demonstrates how to completely eliminate a message from the OPSLOG, SYSLOG, consoles, JESMSGLG (joblog), and JESYSMSG data sets.

OPAODIGL

Rule Type: Request

Subsystem: TSO

Provides a full screen control application for viewing or updating OPS/REXX global variables. This rule provides a good illustration of the power and flexibility of REXX programs.

Note: This program must be invoked under ISPF.

OPNFFNET

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: NetView

Displays all copies of NetView in the system.

OPS1000J

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Prevents the messages that result from SAY statements in rules from appearing in the JES JOBLOG.

OPS3014O

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Sets SVCDUMP parameter to ON after ESTAE routine has set SVCDUMP to OFF and issued this message.

OPS3445O

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Switches automatically to an alternate active OPSLOG when current live OPSLOG nears a wrap condition.

OPS3487O

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Detects when the CA OPS/MVS to CAICCI interface is activated and attempts to activate CCI connections.

OPS3716O

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Executes when the OSF execute processor detects that a server address space has been cancelled but not terminated.

OPS4402O

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Triggers on the OPS/MVS message that is issued when some asid may be looping and generates a formal alert if a defined threshold is met. The MSGDRAINRATE and MSGTHRESHOLD parameters within CA OPS/MVS detect address spaces that issue excessive message traffic.

OPSAOF

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Enables console operators to issue AOF commands and receive responses at the z/OS console.

OPSCMD

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Prohibits certain TSO user IDs from issuing the OPSCMD command. Replace the USERID parameter with a valid TSO user ID before you enable this rule.

OPSLGSCN

Rule Type: TOD

Subsystem: z/OS

Invokes OPSLGSCN OPS/REXX program to periodically scan OPSLOG looking for specific OPS/REXX compiler and execution error messages that might have occurred within rules and programs. Generates an alert email of these messages to a list of designated users.

OPSLOGCK

Rule Type: Time‑of‑day

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Warns when OPSLOG sequence numbers are approaching a wrap condition.

OPSMEDS

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Invokes Mainframe Environment Discovery Script (MEDS) for specific CA products.

OPSMSF

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Allows for display and control of MSF facilities from a console. It can also be used to start MSF on another system in a sysplex using the MVS ROUTE command.

OPSOF001

Rule Type: API

Subsystem: SOF

Demonstrates how to bring selected devices online in response to API event OPSOF001 issued by SOF.

OPSOSF

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Lets you display and control OSF servers from a console.

OPSPARM

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Lets you display and set CA OPS/MVS parameters from a console.

OPSTORE

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Displays home address space virtual storage on the console.

PDT0170

Rule Type: MSG

Subsystem: z/OS

Processes data collector messages from CA Xmanager and invokes TSFBATCH Proc unload to submit detector data to TSF.

PLEX*, STAP*

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Indicates various sample rules that provide support to sample SSM Sysplex applications.

REPLY

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: JES3

Enables console operators to reply to WTOR messages by entering only a reply number and reply text. JES2 provides this facility as a standard feature. This rule provides the same capability for JES3.

SECAOF

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Allows console operators to enter AOF commands and receive the responses. This version executes a request rule in the server to prompt for a password for CA ACF2 validation.

SECAOFRQ

Rule Type: Request

Subsystem: z/OS

Works with the SECAOF command to CA ACF2 to protect a command.

SECLOGM1

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Allows a selective list of userids to access the GLV prefix particular to the OPSLOG Merge application. One of five sample rules for securing the OPSLOG Merge application.

SECLOGM2

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Allows a selective list of userids to use Address OPSCTL MSF and OPSLOG functions. One of five sample rules for securing the OPSLOG Merge application.

SECLOGM3

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Allows a selective list of userids to view any defined OPSLOG. One of five sample rules for securing the OPSLOG Merge application.

SECLOGM4

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Allows a selective list of userids to issue the OPSRMT command. One of five sample rules for securing the OPSLOG Merge application.

SECLOGM5

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Allows a selective list of userids to access the GLOBAL0 prefix particular to the OPSLOG Merge application. One of five sample rules for securing the OPSLOG Merge application.

SECOC

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: z/OS

Illustrates how generalized resource rules can be used to protect the OPSCMD command processor.

SECREQ

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Allows all users to issue the OPSREQ TSO command.

SECSSM*

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: n/a

Demonstrates techniques to secure SSM control from OPSVIEW panels.

SECWEBV*

Security

Subsystem: n/a

Demonstrates techniques to secure the OPSLOG WebView component.

SECWSEV

SECWSEV

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Allows a selective list of userids to access the GLOBAL0 prefix particular to the OPSLOG Merge application. One of five sample rules for securing the OPSLOG Merge application.

Allows a selective list of userids to issue the OPSAPI request integral to Web Service event request. Works in cooperation with rule APIWSEV.

SECWSGV

SECWSGV

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Allows a selective list of userids to access the GLOBAL0 prefix particular to Web Service osfrexx request. You only need this rule if the Web Service API is in use and companion rule SECWSRQ is also enabled.

SECWSRQ

SECWSRQ

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: CA OPS/MVS

Allows list of users of the OPS/MVS osfrexx Web Service enable a dynamic rule to periodically run Garbage Collection. You only need this rule if the Web Service API is in use and companion rule SECWSGV is also enabled.

SENTINEL

Rule Type: Time‑of‑day

Subsystem: N/A

Starts the QUERYRES REXX program every five minutes to query the status of resources and update global variables.

SHUT

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Enables console operators to issue a shutdown for CICS. The rule starts the REXX program CICSSHUT in a CA OPS/MVS server address space to perform the shutdown.

SHUTSYS

Rule Type: Time‑of‑day

Subsystem: STATEMAN

This TOD rule is part of the aggressive system shutdown sample procedures (as described within the SHUTSYS1 OPS/REXX program sample). This rule issues highlighted MLWTO system shutdown status messages within a specified 10‑minute shutdown window, and stops the security package and CA OPS/MVS if all resources have stopped. Manual intervention alerts are generated if resources are still active at the end of the ten‑minute shutdown window.

SOFCMDR

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: SOF

Secures access to SOF from MVS console commands by using resources defined to a security product.

SOFCMDU

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: SOF

Secures access to SOF from MVS console commands issued by user IDs defined in the rule.

SOFSECR

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: SOF

Secures access to SOF from OPS/REXX ADDRESS SOF and OPSVIEW panels by using resources defined to a security product.

SOFSECU

Rule Type: Security

Subsystem: SOF

Secures access to SOF from OPS/REXX ADDRESS SOF and OPSVIEW panels used by user IDS defined in the rule.

SPOOLMON

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: JES2

Invokes sample SPOOLMON OPS/REXX program when JES2 TGS (spool space/track groups) threshold warnings are received. Application creates an alert of the problem which includes the jobname of the top spool user.

SSMALTSB

Rule Type: Request

Subsystem: n/a

Demonstrates using SSM v2 techniques to perform a reverse order shutdown of resources. Start A, then B, then C, but stop B, then A, then C.

SSMCNTL

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: STATEMAN

Provides the ability to monitor and control SSM resources using a pseudo command that can be entered from anywhere a system command can be issued.

SSMEOJA

Rule Type: EOJ

Subsystem: z/os

Process all End-Of-Job events on a system if a large amount of batch jobs and STCs are being monitored in SSM and Type 30 records are being generated for STCs.

SSMEOJB

Rule Type: EOJ

Subsystem: z/os

Process all End-Of-Job events on a system if a large amount of batch jobs and STCs are being monitored in SSM and Type 30 records are not being generated for STCs.

SSMEOJC

Rule Type: EOJ

Subsystem: z/os

Process End-Of-Job events for a particular batch job or jobs that are being monitored within SSM.

SSMEXCPS

Rule Type: Request

Subsystem: N/A

An end‑user TSO tool to display SSM mismatches (exceptions) from all MSF‑connected systems.

SSMMOVE, SSMPLEXC

Rule Type: Request

Subsystem: N/A

Demonstrates using SSM v2 techniques to move resources between sysplex systems.

SSMXPREQ, SSMXSUBQ

Rule Type: Request

Subsystem: N/A

Demonstrates using SSM techniques to perform cross sysplex prerequisite and subrequisite checking.

STARTMII

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: N/A

Intercepts a command and modifies command contents.

STCB4OPS

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: N/A

Saves the names of all system related STCS that are started prior to CA OPS/MVS within global variable. The variable is needed within the aggressive system shutdown sample procedure SHUTSYS2 to bypass the stopping of these tasks that will be internally stopped by the operating system.

SUPPRALL

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: n/a

Implements aggressive message suppression.

SYSINFO, SYSINFO2

Rule Type: Message, Request

Subsystem: N/A

Obtains various system‑related IPL information for a system and saves it in a CA OPS/MVS shared variable database. Query the data from a TSO focal point.

SYSVALRT

Rule Type: Time‑of‑day

Subsystem: n/a

Invokes SYSVALRT OPS/REXX program to monitor and respond accordingly to any CA SYSVIEW Alerts.

SYSVE

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: COMMAND

Issues CA SYSVIEW commands on the console with information returned to the console. This rule must be implemented together with the OPS/REXX program SYSVECMD.

TAPEMNT1, TAPEMNT2, TAPEMNT3, TAPEMNT4

Rule Type: Message, Delete-operator-message, Time‑of‑day

Subsystem: N/A

Creates notification alerts for outstanding tape mounts that are pending for some defined threshold.

TIMECHNG

Rule Type: Time‑of‑day

Subsystem: N/A

Schedules the TIMECHNG REXX EXEC to run in an OSF TSO server, prior to the time the system clocks are changed. This rule is typically used for Daylight Savings time changes. See the TIMECHNG sample REXX program.

TIMERUL2

Rule Type: Time‑of‑day

Subsystem: N/A

Illustrates a rule that executes at time intervals for multiple days. The example rule executes every 15 minutes starting on August 2, 2007, at 1:50 and continuing until December 31, 2007.

TIMERUL3

Rule Type: Time‑of‑day

Subsystem: N/A

Illustrates a rule that executes 10 seconds after it is enabled. The rule is disabled after its first and only execution.

TIMERULE

Rule Type: Time‑of‑day

Subsystem: N/A

Demonstrates how a rule can execute multiple times in one day. The example executes nine times between 3:00 and 4:00 on August 3, 2007.

TIMING*

Rule Type: Time‑of‑day

Subsystem: N/A

Illustrates comparative rules to be used as directed by CA OPS/MVS support.

TSOCHECK

Rule Type: Time‑of‑day

Subsystem: TSO

Monitoring time rule to trigger the TSOCHECK sample OPS/REXX program that monitors TSO/E access and response time.

TSS90001

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: Security

Restarts the CA OPS/MVS security interface after CA Top Secret is active.

UEJM*

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS, CA7

Demonstrates creating a focal point for UEJM messages destined to OPSLOG.

WAEE2OPS

Rule Type: GLV

Subsystem: z/OS

Interrogate and process job monitoring data stored in a global variable as set through CA Workload Automation EE script.

WAEE2SEC

Rule Type: SEC

Subsystem: z/OS

Allow CA Workload Automation EE to create a global variable through the WAEE2OPS sample CA WAEE script.

WTOBUF

Rule Type: Message

Subsystem: z/OS

Responds to IEA404A and IEA405E MCS console backlog messages by detecting and clearing the backed‑up consoles.

WTORS

Rule Type: Command

Subsystem: z/OS

Creates pseudo command rule for manual display request of sysplex WTOR information.

XCOPSEOJ

Rule Type: EOJ

Subsystem: z/OS

Initiate CA XCOM failover procedures if CA XCOM abnormally terminates.

XCOPSMSG

Rule Type: MSG

Subsystem: z/OS

Set a flag to be used within XCOPSEOJ to indicate CA XCOM is requested to shutdown.

XCSA

Rule Type: OMEGAMON

Subsystem: z/OS

Performs a shutdown on CICS when a z/OS CSA shortage exists.

XJOBSTAT

Rule Type: CMD

Subsystem: z/OS

Processes a pseudo sysplex routed command that can be used to remotely determine if an ASID is active using the OPSTATUS().

ZEROAOF

Rule Type: Request

Subsystem: N/A

Extracts and retains any enabled AOF rule that has a zero fire count.