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How to Begin Using the Product › Lesson 8: Create Rules from an MPF Suppression List › Convert MPF Suppression Lists to Rules

Convert MPF Suppression Lists to Rules

By following the procedures outlined in this section, you can:

To convert MPF suppression list to rules

  1. Begin at the OPSVIEW Primary Options Menu. Enter 7.3 into the Option field.

    As a result of your selection, the MPF Conversion panel appears:

    MPF Conversion ------------ MSI1 --- O P S V I E W ------------ Subsystem OPSS
Command ===>
Specify data sets below, then press ENTER key
Logical parmlib MPF list member:
   Member name  ===>
AOF RULE DATA SET (Do not specify a member name):
   DATA SET NAME  ===>
  2. Enter the following data in the MPF Conversion panel and press enter:

    As a result, conversion proceeds automatically.

    Note: In recent versions of z/OS, multiple active MPF list members may exist. If this is the case at your installation, use the Member name field (as described in step 1) to enter the name of the MPF list member that you want to convert, and repeat the step as necessary. If you are using an older version of z/OS, the panel automatically displays the currently active MPF list member in the Member field.

  3. Test and verify. Test and verify rules according the procedures of your installation, the specific needs of your installation, or both. Use Lesson 2 as a guideline.

    Your newly created rule is tested and verified.

  4. Obtain approvals. Obtain installation approvals for canceling MPF message suppression and enabling the CA OPS/MVS rules for production.
  5. Implement. Because the conversion process usually introduces CA OPS/MVS message suppression to an installation that has not used it before, you will probably need to create a new rule set to hold the generated rules.

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Lesson 2: Test and Verify a Rule