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How You Override the Status Monitor Fields

Use the Extended Display field to define the text to be overlaid on the status monitor line for this resource. The override text can pick up specified words from the original message if you specify &ZMSGWORDn. For example, if you specify an extended display of ACTIVE CLASS=&ZMSGWORD9, the override text displays the class as the ninth word in the original message.

If you leave this field blank and the rule triggers a state change, the status monitor line resets to normal display. If the rule does not trigger a state change and you want the monitor line reset to normal display, specify ##RESET## in the field.

You can use the Severity field in the Extended Display Attributes window to determine whether an extended display can be overwritten by another extended display. When an extended display is invoked, it can overwrite a display of equal or lesser severity only. The field ensures that the monitor displays the most severe condition. The greater the value in this field, the lesser the severity. For example, 9 is less severe than 1.

An operator, using the status monitor, can enter the primary command EXTDISP ON to display override text on the monitor or EXTDISP OFF to display standard message text. The default is to display override text.