Rules Function › Create a Ruleset › Name the Ruleset

Name the Ruleset

The first step in creating a ruleset is to specify a name for it. The ruleset's name depends on the type of ruleset it is:

• For a test stream ruleset, the ruleset's name must be the same as the name of the test stream it will be run against.
• For a system ruleset, the ruleset's name must be:

  ddname.SYSTEM.#RULESET.001

Follow these steps:

1. Specify the appropriate ddname; the rest of the name must be specified as shown.
   • For an application ruleset, the ruleset's name must be:

     ddname.application.#RULESET.001

2. Specify the appropriate ddname and application; the rest of the name must be specified as shown.

   All ruleset names consist of the following four parts:

   DDNAME

   Must match the DDname in your startup JCL. A DDname can be one to eight characters long, and can be any combination of letters, numbers, or national characters. The first character cannot be a number.

   APPLICATION

   Must match the application node in the test stream name. An application can be one to eight characters long, and can be any combination of letters, numbers, or national characters. The first character cannot be a number.

   MEMBER

   Must match the member node in the test stream name. A member can be one to eight characters long, and can be any combination of letters, numbers, or national characters. The first character cannot be a number.

   VERSION

   Must match the version used in the test stream name. Specify a number from one to three digits long.

   The name of the ruleset is specified on the Maintain Rules menu in the RULESET NAME: section. (A sample menu appears in the section Invoke the Rules Function.).

3. After typing the ruleset name, press Enter to display the Add Rules—Ruleset Description panel where you can add a description of this ruleset.

Note: If you do not supply the application, member, or version pieces of the name, the Ruleset Selection menu will be displayed when you press Enter; see the earlier section, Browse Through Rulesets and Rules, for details.