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z/OS Component Enhancements

The CA SYSVIEW for z/OS component has been enhanced.

Data Collection

New data collection event functions have been added. Use the CA SYSVIEW Event Scheduler to controll and schedule the data collection events.

The new events are dynamically added to existing schedules during the initialization of the MVS data collection task MVSDATA.

The Event Scheduler definitions have been added to the parmlib member SCHDMVS.

CA OPS/MVS Event Notification

When an exception alert within CA SYSVIEW is triggered based on a defined threshold or state rule, multiple actions can be taken. One action is to send an event notification to CA OPS/MVS. This action is coded using )API rules.

The following REXX variables have been added:

API.APPLICATION

Provides a value that contains the application name. For example, SYSVIEW.

API.VERSION

Provides a value that contains the version. For example, 13.5.

API.LEVEL

Provides a value that contains the application level. For example, 00000713.

API.ID

Provides a value that contains the application ID. For example, CAGSVX0001.

API.COLOR

Provides the alert color.

0 - Default

1 - Green

2 - Blue

3 - Red

4 - White

5 - Pink

6 - Yellow

7 - Turquoise

API.GROUP

Provides the variable metric group name.

API.NAME

Provides the variable metric name.

API.DESCRIPTION

Provides a value that contains the variable metric description.

API.RESOURCE

Provides the associated resource.

API.STATUS

Provides the status of the current application.

API.VALUE

Provides the current value.

API.ELAPSED

REXX variable that provides the elapsed time after the last notification.

API.ASID

REXX variable that provides the ASID.

API.JOBID

REXX variable that provides the JES job ID.

API.TEXT

Provides the exception message text.

Commands Added to the z/OS Component

The following commands have been added to the base product:

ALERTSUM

Displays the current exception alert summary.

ASLOCKS

Displays the Address Space Suspend Locks data.

HCLOG

Displays the Health Checker log.

MODXREF

Displays the module cross reference data.