Accessing the Rules Management application


You can access the Rules Management application in two different ways.

To access the Rules Management application from the AUTOMATION MENU:

  1. Display the AUTOMATION MENU.
  2. Select R for Rules Management via Rules Registry (Windows Mode) and press Enter.
BMC Software ---------------- AUTOMATION MENU -------------------- BMC AMI OpsA
OPTION  ===>                                               DATE   -- yyyy/mm/dd
                                                           TIME   -- 14:17:35  
                                                                              
                                                                              
    Basic Automation:                                                          
      1  Event Activity Statistics                                             
      2  Display/Modify Rules and Rule Sets (Full-Screen Mode)                 
      3  Continuous State Manager - Global Overview                            
      4  Object Management                                                     
      R  Rules Management via Rules Registry (Windows Mode)                    
                                                                              
    Advanced Automation:                                                       
      6  Shared Object Facility                                                
      7  Display/Modify EXEC Status                                            
      8  Time-Initiated EXEC Requests                                          
      9  Open Systems Procedural Interface (OSPI)                              
                                                                              
    Utilities:                                                                 
      C  CSM Conversion                                                        
                                                                              
                                                PF1/13  HELP  PF3/15: EXIT

The following steps describe a second way to access the Rules Management application.

  1. Display the EZAO Menu in windows mode.
  2. Select Rules Management from the Automation Support list of options.
ddmmmyyyy 12:15:42 ----- BMC AMI Ops WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) -----------
COMMAND  ===>                                                                                   
CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                                             
 W1 =EZAO==============JO83=====*========ddmmmyyyy==10:51:35====MVAO=====D====1=
                              BMC AMI Ops Automation                                            
  Automation Support                EZ Menu             Operator Workstations                   
  >Automation Reporter       +-----------------------+  >z/OS Resources                         
  >Tools and Stats           |   Place cursor on     |  >CICS Resources                         
  >Administration            |   choice and press    |  >IMS Resources                          
  >Rules Management          |        ENTER          |  .IBM MQ                                 
  >Solutions                 +-----------------------+                                          
  >Full-screen Mode                                                                             
                             General Automation Data    Utility                                 
  Automation Log             .System Message Log        .List of Views                          
  .Events-Only List          .BBI-SS Journal in Logger  .List of User Views                     
  .All Events and Actions    .BBI-SS Journal (native)   .List of Screens                        
  .Only Events w/ Actions    .Alert Log                 >Metric Information                     
  .Events without Actions    .EXEC Message Log          .Quit/Disconnect                        
  .Events to Automate        .Event Replay Log          .Quit                                   
                             .Aux Log                                                                                                                                                            

The Rules Management option will be greyed out if the BMC AMI OpsA PAS is not using the Rules Registry.

For more information about this view, place the cursor on the view name and press PF1.

The EZAORUL view is displayed:

 W1 =EZAORUL===========KMZ2=====*========2024/01/08=15:48:02====MVAO=====D====1==
                                Rules Management
  Real-time Information                                Utility
  .MVAO AOPlex Members      +----------------------+   .List of Views
  .AOPlex Member Checkup    |   Place cursor on    |   .List of User Views
  .Ruleset List             |   choice and press   |   .List of Screens
                            |        ENTER         |
  Administration            +----------------------+   .Select MVAO Target
  .PAS Definitions                                     .Select SSI Context
  .Valid PAS List           Getting Started            .Select Product
  .All Setbases             >Rules Mgmt Guides
  .Rulesets in Setbase      >Rules Mgmt Tools          Messages and Codes
  .All Rule Pools                                      .AGSLOG Product Messages
                            Automation Support
  .Chained Rule Groups      .Total Object Manager      .Quit/Disconnect
  .Last Viewed Rules                                   .Quit
                      General Automation Data
                           .BBI-SS Journal in Logger
                           .BBI-SS Journal (native)
                                                            

From the EZAORUL menu, select Rules Mgmt Guides to display the EZAORULG view:

 W1 =EZAO=====EZAORULG=AGSKZ82D=*========yyyy/mm/dd=10:23:54====MVAO=====D====1===
                                 Rules Management
  Setup Guides                     Usage Guides        Utility
  1.Check Setbase Default    +----------------------+  .List of Views
  2.Import AAORUL00 Ruleset  |   Place cursor on    |  .List of User Views
  3.Review Rule Pools        |   choice and press   |  .List of Screens
  4.Review Rules             |        ENTER         |
  5.Review Rulesets          +----------------------+  .Quit/Disconnect
  6.Review Ruleset Members                             .Quit
  7.Review PASDefs
  8.Review Valid PAS List
  9.Review PAS Automation        
                                                                         

From the EZAORUL menu, select Rules Mgmt Tools to display the EZAORULT view:

W1 =EZAO=====EZAORULT=AGSKZ82D=*========yyyy/mm/dd=10:23:54====MVAO=====D====1===
                               Rules Management
 Tools                               Tools           Utility
  .Deployment Queue         +----------------------+  .List of Views
  .Import Ruleset(s)        |   Place cursor on    |  .List of User Views
  .Local Options/Parms      |   choice and press   |  .List of Screens
                           |        ENTER         |
 Rule Details by           +----------------------+  .Quit/Disconnect
  .Ruleset                                            .Quit
  .Pool                     Find Orphaned Structures
  .PASDef                   .Setbases not in PASDef
                            .Rulesets not in PASDef
                            .Pools not in Ruleset
                            .Rules not in Ruleset
                                                     

 

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