Viewing ALERT detail information

To view ALERT detail information

1. Enter the DETAIL primary command on the COMMAND line of the ALERT Detail panel.
2. Position the cursor on the ALERT that you want to investigate.
3. Press Enter.

   A panel similar to Figure 1 is displayed:

   Figure 1. ALERT Detail information panel

    BMC Software --------- ALERT detail information -------- MainView AutoOPERATOR
    COMMAND ===>
    Time     : 12:36:02           Date: 30-MAR-01     Help: AMF001I
    Origin   : DETROIT       System ID: RE1X         Alarm: NO     Tgt switch:  NO
    Priority : MAJOR              User: RAE1         Color: PINK       Retain: YES
    Queue    : MVS              Target: RE1X       Creator: EXEC  / DEMOALRT
    Key      : MVS
    Text     : AMF001I - INITIATOR NOT AVAILABLE FOR FINANCE PRODUCTION         :
             :                                                                  :
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    EXEC     : ALRTINIT                                                         :
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    Command  : #$SI25                                                           :
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    User data:                                                                  :
                     Hit ENTER to view rest of Alert detail or END to exit

4. Press Enter to display the next panel (Figure 2).

   Figure 2. ALERT detail information panel: secondary panel (example 1)

   BMC Software ------- ALERT detail information (cont) ----- MainView AutoOPERATOR
   COMMAND ===>
   Disposition            :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 1 :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 2 :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 3 :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 4 :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 5 :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 6 :                                                    :
   Escalation direction   :                                                    :
   Escalation Cmd( MVS  ) :                                                    :
                          :                                                    :
   Alert publishing status: REPLACE                                               
                     Press END to return to previous panel

   If you have installed the BMC Impact Integration for z/OS product and specified PRODUCT=IIZ in BBPARM member BBISSP00, the ALERT detail information panel includes an additional line at the bottom of the panel (Figure 3).

   Figure 3. ALERT detail information panel: secondary panel (example 2)

   BMC Software ------- ALERT detail information (cont) ----- MainView AutoOPERATOR
   COMMAND ===>
   Disposition            :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 1 :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 2 :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 3 :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 4 :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 5 :                                                    :
   Escalation intervals 6 :                                                    :
   Escalation direction   :                                                    :
   Escalation Cmd( MVS  ) :                                                    :
                          :                                                    :
   Alert publishing status: REPLACE                                               
                     Press END to return to previous panel
                     Press ENTER to view BiiZ fields in Alert

5. Press Enter to display the next panel Figure 4.

   Figure 4. ALERT detail information panel: secondary panel (example 3)

   BMC Software  -------- Alert detail information (BiiZ) ----------- AutoOPERATOR
   COMMAND ===>                                                                   
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   Alias :                                                                        
   Target: US_EAST_NY       US_WEST_CA                                            
   Target:                                                                        
   Slot: mv_user_slot-Unit                 3FA1                                   
   Slot: mv_user_slot_Volume               120497                                 
   Slot: mv_user_slot_Code                 03C889C8                               
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                      Press END to return to previous panel

   These panels show all the parameters that can be associated with an ALERT when an ALERT is created either in the Rule Processor or the IMFEXEC ALERT command.

   Table 1 describes the fields on the primary panel:

   Table 1. Primary panel fields

   Field	Contents	Associated IMFEXEC keyword
   Time	time the ALERT was created	N/A
   Date	date the ALERT was created	N/A
   Help	name of any associated help member (retrieved using EXPAND command) When a help panel is associated with an ALERT, the help text member must be included the BBPLIB concatenation for the terminal session.	HELP
   Origin	origin of the ALERT (the default origin is subsystem from where the ALERT was issued)	ORIGIN
   System ID	the subsystem identifier (SSID) where the ALERT originated from	N/A
   Alarm	indicates whether or not the ALERT is accompanied by a warning beep	ALARM
   Tgt switch	indicates whether or not target switching was specified for a PCMD that was associated with the ALERT	SYSTEM
   Priority	indicates ALERT priority	PRIO
   User	indicates ALERT target user	USER
   Color	color in which ALERT should be displayed	COLOR
   Retain	indicates whether or not the ALERT is coded to be retained between restarts of the BBI-SS PAS	RETAIN
   Queue	queue in which the ALERT resides	QUEUE
   Target	ALERT subsystem target (the default is subsystem where ALERT originated)	TARGET
   Creator	programmatic origin of the ALERT; can be as a result of an EXEC or a RULE. If created by an EXEC, the indicator EXEC is followed by the name of the EXEC. If created by a Rule, the indicator RULE is followed by the identifier of the Rule.	N/A
   KEY	ALERT identifier for retrieval reference positional parameter	KEY
   TEXT	ALERT text displayed in ALERT Detail application positional parameter	TEXT
   EXEC	name of follow-up EXEC and any parameters	EXEC
   Command	associated command	PCMD
   User Data	display user-defined data associated with the ALERT. The contents can be retrieved using the READQ function	UDATA

   Table 2 describes the fields on the secondary panel.

   Note

   Rhe basic information relating to the ALERT is repeated at the top of the panel.

   Table 2. Secondary panel fields

   Field	Contents	Associated IMFEXEC keyword
   Disposition	disposition of the ALERT after the final interval elapses	DISPOSE
   Escalation Intervals 1 through 6	allows you to see the user-specified time periods over which ALERTs can either increase or decrease in severity When you create an ALERT, you can specify up to six separate intervals of time over which the priority of the ALERT can be changed. When the final priority is reached, the action specified by the DISPOSE parameter is taken. For more information about creating ALERTs, refer to the table in What ALERTs are.	INTERVAL
   Escalation Direction	shows whether the ALERT will escalate in severity (UP) or be downgraded (DOWN) in severity Default is UP.	ESCALATE
   Escalation Cmd ( )	shows the type of action such as schedule an EXEC or issue a command (and any additional keywords) that is taken when the ALERT reaches its final escalation level Valid values for Escalation Cmd ( ) are EXEC, BBI, CICS, IMS, IMP, MVS, MQ, or NV	ESCCMD

   When you are viewing ALERT detail information for ALERTs created before MainView AutoOPERATOR release 4.1, these fields will display N/A.