Event replay limitations
As a result, some Rule variables might contain values that are different from the values from when the original event occurred. If these variables are used on the Selection Criteria (S1) panel, Variable Dependencies (SV) panel or on the Advanced Variable Dependencies (ASV) panel, this can prevent the original Rule from firing.The following table shows a list of the variables that might have different values during the event replay.
For all event types (except the MQS event type), the actions for the Rules that are fired during the event replay are completed exactly as if the Rule was fired with the original event. For MQS events, Rules actions are not executed because of limitations in the amount of data that can be captured when the original event occurs.
For the ALRT event type, any BiiZ-related data that was associated with the original ALRT event is not present for the Rule or for Rules actions (including scheduling EXECs) when the ALRT event is replayed.
BRC event types are not eligible for event replay.
Selection Criteria panel field name | Event types affected | Value during event replay |
|---|---|---|
Job Name | All | Contains the current BBI-SS PAS STC jobname during the replay regardless of the original value specified when the event originally fired |
Job Type | All | Contains the job type of the BBI-SS PAS during the replay regardless of the original value specified when the event originally fired |
Job Class | All | Contains the job class of the BBI-SS PAS during the replay regardless of the original value specified when the event originally fired |
Acct Info | All | Contains the BBI-SS PAS accounting information (if any) during the replay regardless of the original value specified when the event originally fired This variable might not be defined at all if the BBI-SS PAS is running as a started task. |
RACF User | All | Contains the RACF user ID of the BBI-SS PAS during the replay regardless of the original value specified when the event originally fired |
RACF Group | All | Contains the BBI-SS PAS RACF group name on the replay regardless of the original value was when the event originally fired. |
Variable values for variables during event replay
The following table lists the variable values for variables during event replay.
Variable name | Event types affected | Variable value during event replay |
|---|---|---|
AMFEEXEC | ALRT | Contains no value |
IMFACCTG | All | Contains the BBI-SS PAS accounting information (if any) during the replay regardless of the original value specified when the event originally fired This variable might not be defined at all if the BBI-SS PAS is running as a started task. |
IMFCIJOB | All | Contains the current BBI-SS PAS STC jobname during the replay regardless of the original value specified when the event originally fired For the ALRT event type, this variable is not created at all for the replay. |
IMFCLOCK | All | Contains the current system clock time at the time of the replay |
IMFDAY | All | Contains the current day of the week on which the replay occurs on |
IMFDDNAM | EXT | Contains no value |
IMFEID | All | Contains the current EXEC identification id at the time of the replay |
IMFGROUP | All | Contains the BBI-SS PAS RACF group name on the replay no matter what the original value was when the event originally fired |
IMFJCLAS | All | Contains the job class of the BBI-SS PAS during the replay regardless of the original value specified when the event originally fired |
IMFJTYPE | All | Contains the job type of the BBI-SS PAS during the replay regardless of the original value specified when the event originally fired |
IMFLFIRE | All except HTWO, NVC, NVM and TIME events | Contains no value This variable is not useful during event replay and does not contain the value from when the event originally fired. |
IMFOASID | All | Contains the address space ID of the BBI-SS PAS during the replay regardless of the original value specified when the event originally fired |
IMFOJOB | All | Contains the current BBI-SS PAS STC jobname during the replay regardless of the original value specified when the event originally fired |
IMFORGSS | All | Value might be different if the event is replayed on different BBI-SS PAS from the original BBI-SS |
IMFRLFRD | All | Contains the current Rule fired count on the replay no matter what the original value was when the event originally fired |
IMFRLID | All | Contains the Rule name of the Rule that fires for the replayed event |
IMFRLMAT | All | Contains the current Rule set matched count on the replay no matter what the original value was when the event originally fired |
IMFRLSET | All | Contains the Rule Set of the rules that fires for the replayed event |
IMFRUSER | All | Contains the RACF user ID of the BBI-SS PAS on the replay no matter what the original value was when the event originally fired |
IMFSTEP | All except TLM | Contains the BBI-SS PAS STC/job step name on the replay no matter what the original value was when the event originally fired |
IMFSTOKN | All | Contains the BBI-SS PAS address space token on the replay no matter what the original value was when the event originally fired |
IMFSYSID | All | Contains the BBI-SS PAS address space name on the replay no matter what the original value was when the event originally fired |
SYSDATE | All | Contains the current system date at time of replay |
SYSTIME | All | Contains the current system time at time of replay |