Using the EPI Recording and Playback Options › Record an EXEC to Automate Info/Management Inquiries

Record an EXEC to Automate Info/Management Inquiries

The following sample scenario uses the EPI to create a REXX EXEC that automates fetching status information about customer support incidents from a CA archive system based on the IBM Info/Management product. You first set up an EPI recording session with the archive system. Then, you use the EPI recording commands to build an EXEC including subroutines that:

• Issue the keystrokes required to display (and exit from) the appropriate CA and Info/Management screens
• Ensure that the EXEC displays the correct screens
• Respond to screen prompts
• Pull the desired incident status information into a REXX variable

The sample EXEC contains both the CA generic automation routines and a driver section containing REXX code generated by commands issued during recording. The next few sections describe only the code in the driver section.

To create the sample automated inquiries EXEC

1. Select the R (Record) option from the EPI Virtual Terminals List panel.
2. Choose the R (Record) option from the EPI Record and Playback Primary Menu.
3. Choose a data set member to store the recorded EXEC.

   The EPI Recorder panel appears, displaying the TSO session screen image and a list of recording commands.

More information:

Choose Where to Store the REXX EXEC