Understanding CA OPS/MVS Messages › Changing Message Severity Codes

Changing Message Severity Codes

The severity code of most CA OPS/MVS messages can be changed by using the OPSPARM command processor or OPSPRM OPS/REXX function.

Each message description in the Message Reference contains an indicator (Modifiable: Yes/No) that tells you whether the severity code of the message is eligible to be changed.

You may change message severity codes while CA OPS/MVS is initializing or after it becomes active.

Use this form of the OPSPRM OPS/REXX function to change a message severity code:

T = OPSPRM(“SET”,”OPSnnnn”,”c”)

Use this form of the OPSPARM command to change a message severity code:

OPSPARM SET(OPSnnnn) VALUE('c')

Reasons to change message severity codes include:

• To suppress a message
  • Setting the message severity code to H removes an unwanted message from all system consoles. The message is written only to the system log and OPSLOG.
  • Setting the message severity code to T removes an unwanted message from all system consoles and the system log. The message is written only to OPSLOG.
• To reduce product initialization time

  You can modify the startup OPS/REXX EXEC OPSSPA00 in the hlq.CLXSAMP library to suppress messages issued during CA OPS/MVS initialization.

  For example, you could customize the following code and place it in your OPSSPA00 EXEC:

  /*********************************************************************
  

   *                                                                   *
  

   *   Change message severity levels                                  *
  

   *                                                                   *
  

   *********************************************************************/
  

   T = OPSPRM("SET","OPS0049","T")   /* Avoid flooding consoles       */
  

   T = OPSPRM("SET","OPS3900","T")   /* Reduce initialization time    */
  

   T = OPSPRM("SET","OPS4320","T")   /* Reduce initialization time    */
  

  Once initialization is complete, you may want to change the message severity codes back to their original values.

• To highlight a message

  Setting the message severity code to S makes a message non-scrollable and highlighted on system consoles.

• To automate a message
  • Setting the message severity code to J allows the message to be automated by the AOF.
  • Setting the message severity code to O allows it to be automated by the AOF. The message is written only to the system log and OPSLOG.